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While different from what voters asked for, here’s why businesses downtown Durham are excited about the future bathroom .

The new DMV office is expected to open by early next year and will include 14 terminals. The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles has found a home for a new, larger driver’s license office in fast-growing ...

Police say most of the “teen takeover” participants weren’t from Raleigh. Find out where those who were arrested are from.

While the settlement only applies to the National Guard, it could create a precedent for state employees to cite in similar cases of alleged censorship.

Shaw University says the new doctoral degree in Artificial Intelligence and Moral Agency coming to its divinity school is the ...

On Wednesday at 1:47 a.m. an extreme heat warning was released by the NWS Wilmington NC valid between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. The ...

On Wednesday at 7:20 p.m. the NWS Raleigh NC issued an updated severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 8:15 p.m. The ...

At 4:09 p.m. on Wednesday, the NWS Blacksburg VA released an updated flash flood warning in effect until 10:15 p.m. for Surry County.

At 3:40 p.m. on Wednesday, the NWS Blacksburg VA issued an updated severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 4:45 p.m. for ...

The attack on DEI has caused one UNC school to lose a valuable scholarship. The post PWI loses $1 Million scholarship to ...

The NWS Raleigh NC released a severe thunderstorm warning at 5 p.m. on Wednesday in effect until 5:45 p.m. The warning is for ...