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SALT LAKE CITY — There was plenty to like as No. 25 North Carolina battled No. 8 BYU down to the wire, but too many careless turnovers kept the Tar Heels from pulling off an exhibition upset Friday night. Seth Trimble’s drive to the rim was denied at the...

NORTH CAROLINA — A man was killed early Saturday morning after being struck by two vehicles on South Miami Boulevard, according to the Durham Police Department. Police said the incident occurred around 4:20 a.m. when a 2016 Honda Accord traveling north on South Miami Boulevard hit 55-year-old Ernest Howard, who was...

An Apex man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly fled the scene of a Johnston County car accident that killed his passenger. Vicencio Monroy Pineda, 22, was arrested Wednesday on charges of felony death by vehicle and felony hit-and-run resulting in serious injury or death, court records show. Pineda is...

RALEIGH, N.C. – After years of community advocacy and a unanimous City Council vote to approve its creation, the Raleigh African American Affairs Board (AAAB) has been effectively blocked by the very council members who once championed it. We recently caught up with Byron Laws, the former chair of the Human Relations...

Amid a year of rapid expansion in North Carolina for Southern burger chain Whataburger, it is lining up more locations to open. It is adding a spot at 79 Inspiration Drive in Garner, according to reporting by the Triangle Business Journal. The chain first entered the state with a location...

Jubilee Home will open a new women’s home in Durham, North Carolina, with a ribbon cutting ceremony on October 30, 2025. The project is funded by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS). It is intended to support women recently released from prison or jail by providing safe housing and...

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Chilling 911 calls are shedding new light on the horrific murder of a Duke Hospital nurse in Durham. Auriel Lowe’s family is mourning her death. Prosecutors said she was killed by her boyfriend back in September. She was only 34-years-old “All the words you’ve...

Father-son duo Trey and Lawson Rankin have opened a flavorful new shop in Historic Downtown Apex. The Spice & Tea Exchange of Apex opened to the public on Friday, August 29th, to a throng of happy customers. They will host a Grand Opening celebration on Friday, November 14th, through Sunday, November 16th, at 104A...

Boby Geevarughese from Cary, North Carolina, has won a $25,000 annual prize for life in the Lucky for Life lottery. He matched all five white balls in the October 10, 2025, drawing. He bought his $2 ticket through Online Play. Geevarughese plans to use the prize money to buy a small home.

Danish artist Thomas Dambo's five troll statues have now been fully completed in Raleigh's Dix Park. Happy hunting to the tens of thousands expected to travel to the park to check them out. Why it matters: The troll statues, which join a network of more than 170 across the globe,...