Durham City Council's latest work session ended in a heated, profanity-laced exchange once members left the table - an exchange that led to questions about dysfunction in the city's government.

'The council is human:' Durham council responds to concerns of dysfunction after screaming match caught on camera

The City of Durham logo. Photo taken August 17, 2018. 

An Asheville photographer captured an incredibly rare event Thursday night: The Northern Lights, typically not visible this far south, dazzling in the starry, purple North Carolina skies.

Incredibly rare: Northern Lights dazzle in North Carolina overnight

Northern Lights seen as far south as Asheville, NC, an incredibly rare event. Photo credit: Asheville Pictures

As he prepares for an expected campaign for governor next year, North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson continues to amp up rhetoric against gay, lesbian and transgender people that has become a key part of his political brand.

'God formed me' to fight LGBTQ issues, NC's Mark Robinson says as 2024 governor's race looms

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Friday will feature near-record heat, with the high temperature forecast to reach 87 degrees in Raleigh.



Big, big warmup: Near-record-breaking temperatures for Friday 

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A deputy on Friday shot and killed a person on Hickory Drive in Raeford, according to the Hoke County Sheriff's Office.

Hoke County deputies, faced with person with a gun, shot and killed him Friday morning

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<b>CARY</b> — A woman reported missing has been found.

Jennifer Hadley, 21, had disappeared from her parents' house yesterday morning. She was later seen at Cary Town Centre by a store employee.

Cary police had sought the public's help in locating the woman, who is  mentally disabled.

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Gilma Avalos reports on how artificial intelligence is helping humans during screenings for colon cancer. 

Artificial intelligence helping doctors during colonoscopies 

A Ukrainian youth hockey team played a game in Peoria, Illinois this week to raise funds to rebuild their hockey rink which was destroyed in the war. 

Ukrainian youth hockey team travels to US to play game, raise money to rebuild rink destroyed in war

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Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawings are held at 3 p.m. daily. They can be seen as live or on-demand video.

Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 Drawing

A massive fire erupted early Friday morning from a tanker truck in Pikesville, Maryland. The tanker was hauling heating fuel.

On cam: Tanker overturns, bursts into flames on major highway

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Guard RJ Davis is returning to North Carolina for his fourth season with the Tar Heels. He joins Armando Bacot as starters back for UNC.

UNC's Davis says he'll return for another season with Tar Heels

UNC falls, 68-59, to UVa. at ACC Tournament

UNC's Kennedy Todd-Williams and NC State's Camille Hobby announced they would look to transfer to other schools Thursday.

Key UNC, NC State women's basketball players to transfer

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President Joe Biden on Tuesday will travel to Durham as part of his Investing in America tour. 



President Joe Biden traveling to Durham next week to visit Wolfspeed

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One of the key defensive players on Mount Airy's 2022 1A state champion squad has committed to attend and play at Virginia Tech. Deric Dandy pledged to the Hokies on Thursday night. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound junior is a 3-star prospect in the class of 2024. 247Sports ranked him as North Carolina's No. 24 player in the class.