20+ hour, 18+ min ago   (274+ words) A man has been arrested on multiple charges after allegedly stealing a $900,000 air conditioning system from a Durham elementary school for scrap metal. William Leroy Jenkins, 38, of Durham was arrested Tuesday on five charges, including felony larceny, in the Aug....

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (216+ words) The late-summer heat wave forced an abrupt end to the school day at Hillside High School in Durham. Students were dismissed at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday after the building’s HVAC system broke under the extreme temperatures in the Triangle. Temperatures climbed to 95 degrees…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (165+ words) A 35-year-old man faces charges of felony hit-and-run and misdemeanor death by motor vehicle after a pedestrian was struck and killed along Capital Boulevard early Saturday, Raleigh police said. Tyrone Jamaal Jackson, 35, was driving a 2016 Dodge Challenger north on Capital…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (190+ words) A former Campbell University student was arrested Wednesday after being accused of planning a mass shooting on campus. Gabriel David Sharlow, 19, of Greenville is charged with communicating a threat of mass violence on educational property, as first reported by WRAL....

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (480+ words) Forty years ago, North Carolina’s coastal fisheries were nearly overflowing with local species like the Atlantic croaker, spot and weakfish. But today, experts say the once-abundant coastal waters are nearly empty, after decades of overfishing led to a staggering decline…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (525+ words) Against the backdrop of a controversial hemp bill and a stalled Alcoholic Beverage Control omnibus bill that were both tabled for further discussion, an advocacy group is pushing for more research and discussion around the topics before regulations are set....

1+ mon, 6+ hour ago   (274+ words) Buc-ee’s, the Texas-based chain opening a store in Mebane next year, made late-night television after the company filed a string of copyright lawsuits to protect their buck-toothed beaver mascot from competition. HBO Max’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” poked…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1761+ words) A criminal investigation into Greater Carolina, a politically connected nonprofit that took lawmakers on two bourbon tours in Kentucky, has expanded to examine its ties with a Florida developer seeking to build a liquor warehouse for the state Alcoholic Beverage…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (878+ words) North Carolinians won’t see any changes to the state’s liquor laws by the General Assembly this year because of disagreements over how a new Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission distribution warehouse should be built — or if it’s even necessary. Both chambers…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (224+ words) Raleigh News & Observer The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. At 4:12 p.m. on Thursday, the NWS Raleigh NC reported…...