After more than two years as head of the Dix Park Conservancy in Raleigh, Ruffin Hall is departing to take on a new position as deputy manager of Wake County.

Toby Fournier scored 24 points on 11-of-18 shooting and Duke maintained its momentum by opening the first round of March Madness with an 81-64 victory over the College of Charleston.

In North Carolina, $200 million in awarded grants have hung in the balance while state officials fought for the funding.

Terrence Hill Jr. made a stepback 3-pointer with 15 seconds left in overtime and No. 11 VCU erased from a 19-point second-half deficit to stun sixth-seeded North Carolina 82-78 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

North Carolina drivers can now check DMV wait times online before leaving home.

Chase Johnston made his first 2-point basket of the season, a fast-break layup with 11.7 seconds remaining that gave No. 12 seed High Point an 83-82 victory over fifth-seeded Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

As North Carolina begins to undergo The Pollening, Raleigh residents might just see the worst of it.

Duke enters the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed and looking to avenge a missed opportunity from a year ago. The Blue Devils were bounced in the Final Four by Houston despite a team that included five NBA players, including three lottery picks and two players now battling neck-and-neck for the Rookie of the Year honors in Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel.

The Department of Defense Inspector General blames four canine deaths on outdated and unsanitary military kennels at ten bases.