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UNC-Chapel Hill physics professor Zijie Yan was shot and killed by a student on campus in 2023.

BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Jury selection for the murder trial of John Robert Goins is set to begin on Thursday, July 24. The District Attorney’s Office told WECT they plan to start the trial of Goins after selection is over. Goins was arrested in Raleigh after Kenneth Ross...

(WGHP) — A Mebane man accused of exploitation of a minor was charged on Wednesday, according to an Invictus Task Force news release. In May 2025, members of the ITF began investigating a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. During the investigation, Andrew Cloyd Cook Sr., 50, of...

We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. For the first time since June 21, temperatures dropped into the 60s overnight at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. This made it the end of the longest stretch of days at or above 70 degrees (31) since 1934.

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The state of North Carolina has agreed to a $750,000 settlement to a wrongful death claim filed by the wife and children of a UNC-Chapel Hill physics professor who was murdered in his office in 2023. The complaint said UNC bore some responsibility for Zijie Yan’s death, alleging he “was killed by a UNC Student who...

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Layoffs are underway at Meredith College. A spokesperson confirmed the college implemented budget reductions on Tuesday that included “employee realignment as part of balancing the budget for 2025-26.” The workplace reductions amount to roughly 6% of Meredith’s total employees and “were necessary to align staffing...

CANTON, N.C. — Just four years after launching his first restaurant, local entrepreneur Howard Knepper is expanding Philly Italian Pasta and Subs beyond Canton, North Carolina, setting the stage for a regional franchise rollout across the Southeast. Founded in 2021, the carryout-only sub and pasta shop is preparing...