Water may soon taste (& smell) a little weird in the Triangle. Here’s when...
There’s a chance your water is about to smell or taste a little different. But it won’t last long. Water customers in Raleigh, Durham and the rest of the Triangle could notice their water smells and tastes like chlorine soon . Like last year , the annual utilities disinfection process for many towns will begin in...
Durham suddenly halts zoning code overhaul after property owner lawsuit threats
Durham leaders have canceled a Feb. 24 public hearing to update the city and county’s joint development codes, attributing their short-notice decision to a 2024 state law and potential property owner lawsuits. The Durham Planning Commission was scheduled to meet Tuesday to consider rewriting its local unified...
Construction on Downtown South project in Raleigh could begin by year-end
Kane Reality confirmed the news to Eyewitness News on Thursday.
3 new stores are opening in the Triangle, including at Crabtree mall
Several new stores are now open or are opening soon in the Triangle. Here’s what to know about the businesses, which span downtown Raleigh, a popular mall and Wake Forest. New store joins Crabtree mall JD Sports , which sells sneakers and sportswear, is opening its first Triangle location at Crabtree mall. The...
Legendary jam rock band is coming to Raleigh. Here’s how & when to see...
A popular jam rock band is bringing its summer tour to North Carolina. Phish is set to perform in Raleigh this July , and fans already can request tickets. Phish — consisting of members Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon and Page McConnell — emerged in the 1980s. The band “has earned one of music’s most...
Staffer ‘no longer’ at NCSU after undercover video
RALEIGH — An NC State staffer is no longer with the school following an undercover video by Accuracy In Media in which the employee boasted about getting around diversity, equity and inclusion prohibitions put in place by the UNC System. In May 2024, the UNC System Board of Governors...
North Carolina teens accused of killing boy in gas station shooting
Two teenagers were arrested Thursday in connection with a deadly shooting in Durham earlier this week that took the life of a juvenile, police said.
SBI probing Kentucky distillery tours taken by NC lawmakers and lobbyists
The State Bureau of Investigation has launched a probe into trips sponsored by a nonprofit with ties to a former powerful lawmaker that took state legislators and lobbyists on distillery tours in Kentucky in 2022 and 2024. The investigation will specifically look for violations of the State Ethics Act and State...
Chapel Hill Police Department Warns About Recent Strings of Break-Ins and Mail Theft
Two separate strings of crimes led the Chapel Hill Police Department to warn residents this week about taking precautions around their vehicles and mailed checks. An alert from the town government on Friday said police are investigating vehicle break-ins happening in the northeast part of Chapel Hill around Fordham...
18 and 16-year-old arrested in connection to Durham homicide, police say
The juvenile victim was taken to a hospital, where he later died.

















