Staff recommend expanding Durham’s red‑light cameras from 12 to as many as 24 after an analysis found angle crashes fell sharply at cameraed intersections. Council will review procurement and cost details before deciding.

A block of Duke Street is closed while crews build a 4.3‑acre wetland at 808 West Trinity Avenue; drivers and trail users face detours into mid‑September.

An Amtrak train struck a tractor-trailer near the Durham County Courthouse Tuesday morning, stopping the train and damaging the truck's front.

A $12 million federal grant plus local funds will pay for sidewalks, shelters and signal upgrades on Holloway Street — but residents worry the work could speed displacement.

Durham approved a roughly $1.6M design amendment to convert Roxboro and Mangum from one‑way to two‑way between Markham and Lakewood, aiming to slow speeds and reduce crashes.

Crews rebuilding five miles of eastbound I‑40 through the Pigeon River Gorge say timber rattlesnakes are spotted almost every day. Officials say no workers have been bitten and safety protocols are in place.

A transmission‑line problem left more than 7,000 Piedmont Electric customers in southern Orange County without power Friday morning. Crews worked to restore service while traffic signals remained out.

NCDOT will widen a one-mile stretch of Old Stage Road south of NC 540 to four lanes, realign the Rock Service Station intersection and add new traffic signals. The Fred Smith Company is the contractor and completion is targeted for fall 2027.

Lenoir Community College opened the Senator Jim Perry Aviation Center at the NC Global TransPark, creating a hands‑on pipeline to aviation and defense jobs for eastern North Carolina. The facility pairs degree tracks with a high‑school academy and university partnerships.

New data show North Carolina drivers are paying more for monthly payments, insurance and repairs — squeezing household budgets across the Triangle.

EPA proposes removing emissions testing from the federal clean‑air plan in 19 North Carolina counties, a change that could save drivers nearly $20 million a year while drawing environmental pushback.

Cary is weighing new e‑bike rules after hundreds of calls and a police operation that led to seizures and citations. Leaders are debating education versus enforcement.

The Navy's draft EA would station up to 11 E‑130J Phoenix II aircraft and about 1,000 military personnel at MCAS Cherry Point, and opens a public comment period through May 31, 2026.