A $1 Carolina Cash 5 ticket sold at Spring Mart in Raleigh matched all five numbers on Wednesday, paying a $476,189 jackpot. The N.C. Education Lottery lists the retailer but has not named a claimant.

Raleigh will warm into the low 80s Friday with patchy morning fog and a chance of storms Sunday.

Federal prosecutors say Life Touch billed Medicaid for $12.7M in fake claims, paid patients gift‑card kickbacks and now faces prison terms, forfeiture and a $15M fine. The clinics in Kinston and Goldsboro have been dissolved.

North Carolina’s updated greenhouse‑gas inventory shows long‑term declines but warns of a likely near‑term uptick tied to power generation and data‑center demand.

Tom Dundon agreed to sell a 12.5% stake in the Carolina Hurricanes at an implied $2.66B valuation, reports say, with three unnamed minority partners joining the ownership group.

A Durham student faces assault and arson counts after pepper spray and a trash‑can fire in Hillside High’s cafeteria left five people affected and a teacher hospitalized.

NCDHHS announced a March 5 pilot to let 988 counselors dispatch mobile crisis teams directly, aiming to shorten response times and reduce police involvement.

Erosion in Corolla uncovered a buried whale and a foul odor as Currituck County prepares to review its shoreline plan. The county's 2025 study also flags dozens of houses at long‑term risk.

Winston‑Salem chef Freddy Lee will open Fablewood, a steakhouse at Mount Airy’s Spencer’s Mill redevelopment, betting on small‑town dining as local restaurants close.

A Wake Forest dog‑training business owner is accused of secretly tracking a woman's car and sharing intimate photos without consent.

Federal marshals arrested Bryson Bradley in New York; he faces charges in the Sept. 20, 2024, killing of Korie Williams and will be extradited to North Carolina.

A general‑aviation plane returned to RDU after a tire blew following takeoff; crews briefly closed a runway to clear debris and no injuries were reported.

A Wake County judge sentenced Jenine Marie Ellis to 20 years after prosecutors say she used stolen medical identities to land hospital jobs and saddle victims with bills.