City of Raleigh

This year, North Carolina officially began recognizing only two genders, male and female. The gender identity law is one of many anti-LGBTQ laws and actions that have been passed in N.C. and beyond — however, the number of people who openly identify as nonbinary and gender expansive are growing across the country. Here are the stories of four nonbinary community leaders who are working to create spaces for queer folks in the Triangle.

What once was a church has taken on a new congregation: low-income seniors searching for affordable housing.

Measles exposure in Wake, Durham and Orange occurred at various locations on Feb. 5 and Feb. 6. Johnston County also reported a measles case Wednesday — the first it's had since 2018.

An 18-year-old has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and other charges for a mass shooting in North Carolina in 2022.

Austin Thompson, the teenage suspect of a 2022 mass shooting in Raleigh's Hedingham neighborhood that killed five people, will plead guilty to all charges.

City of Raleigh leaders were called before a state House committee Wednesday to discuss a video that claimed the city violated a federal ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

Liberation Station first opened in 2019 in downtown Raleigh on Fayetteville Street. Scott-Miller decided to close it in April 2024 after she and her family received threats.

The Raleigh Police Department was initially sued for wrongful death seeking $25 million in damages after Darryl "Tyree" Williams, a Black man tased to death by white Raleigh police officers in January 2023.

Maggie Kane founded Raleigh’s A Place at the Table café to erase the invisible lines she saw in traditional soup kitchens and food pantries.

The glasses cost $5,000 but, unlike other smart glasses being marketed to those with hearing loss, XanderGlasses do not have a monthly subscription fee.