Teacher raises, ACC football and major Murdaugh news: Today’s top Triangle stories
NC budget breakthrough brings raises and children’s hospital funding, Murdaugh convictions overturned and more top stories from May 14, 2026.
Why NC’s Rep. Valerie Foushee is introducing a bill to end the war in Iran
A North Carolina lawmaker says Congress must end the war in Iran, introducing bill that would aim to force withdrawal…
GOP health leader targets NC’s laws on pot, hemp and tobacco. Will it pass?
A GOP bill in North Carolina would decriminalize small amounts of marijuana, tighten hemp rules, raise tobacco age to 21…
Richard Jewell, long-serving Broughton High School principal, dies
Racial tension dominated Jewell’s early years at Broughton High but the Raleigh school would win recognition from U.S. News &…
Sports Reporter's Wife Gives Birth 3 Months After His Fatal Car Accident
Lauren Rucker, the widow of beloved sports reporter Wes Rucker, gave birth to a baby daughter three months after her…
How sewage from a broken pipe at RDU ended up in a creek several miles away
About 1.1 million gallons of wastewater spilled near airport’s main runway. Some was mistakenly discharged into Turkey Creek off Glenwood…
Police, teachers, state workers set to get raises in NC budget deal. When and how much
Republican leaders agreed on raises for NC teachers, state employees and law enforcement. Starting teacher pay, bonuses, and raises effective…
16-year-old may have killed her family days before bodies found, NC warrant says
Arrest warrant in a triple homicide reports 16-year-old girl conspired to kill her family in their home with 28-year-old man,…
NC mother calls Rep. Virginia Foxx’s letter to 10-year-old ‘reprehensible’
A Greensboro mother calls Rep. Virginia Foxx’s response to her 10-year-old son reprehensible after the congresswoman accused his teachers of…
Top coronavirus researcher Ralph Baric will retire from UNC-Chapel Hill
Ralph Baric, a leading coronavirus researcher at UNC-Chapel Hill, will retire June 1 after 40 years as HHS moves to…