North Carolina-based First Citizens will buy Silicon Valley Bank, the tech industry-focused financial institution that collapsed earlier this month, rattling the banking industry and sending shockwaves around the world.

Raleigh-based First Citizens Bank to acquire Silicon Valley Bank

Parent Company of Silicon Valley Bank Files for Bankruptcy

Heavy rain was falling Monday morning across central North Carolina, but it shouldn't last all day.



Rain moving away from Triangle, but more showers on tap this week

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Three men were arrested on Saturday in Nash County when deputies uncovered a cock fighting operation.

Fowl play: Deputies bust cock fighting operation in Nash County, 3 men arrested

3 arrested in cock fighting ring

Plus: New candidate for NC governor; Lt. Gov. Robinson fights LGBTQ causes; EF-4 tornado rips through Mississippi; and Northern Lights spotted in western NC.

5 things to know Monday: Raleigh-based bank buys shuttered SVB for $500M

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BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — Several deputies from a Mississippi sheriff’s department being investigated by the Justice Department for possible civil rights violations have been involved in at least four violent encounters with Black men since 2019 that left two dead and another with lasting injuries, an Associated Press investigation found.

Deputies accused of shoving guns in mouths of 2 Black men

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<b>RALEIGH, N.C.</b> — Raleigh police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing woman.

Dawn Barbee, 50, was last seen at Atlantic Tire in Raleigh shortly before noon Friday.

Authorities said Barbee left her cell phone at home and her husband said some money is missing.

Barbee was last seen driving a 1997 silver Lexus with a North Carolina State Univeristy license plate  with North Carolina license number

The car also has a red N.C. State tag on the front.

Police Search For Missing Raleigh Woman

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One little girl and the swift actions of a group with a shared goal helped to save a giant pacific octopus in Washington state.

On cam: Little girl rescues giant Pacific octopus 

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Police said two people crashed a stolen car near North Duke Street in Durham

Person in custody, one on the run after stealing car in Durham

Durham police with a man in custody

Jordan Miller and Isaiah Wong rallied Miami from a 13-point second-half deficit, Norchad Omier made two big free throws and an even more important steal down the stretch, and the fifth-seeded Hurricanes stunned No. 2 seed Texas 88-81 on Sunday to reach the Final Four for the first time in school history.

Miller, Wong rally Miami past Texas 88-81 for 1st Final Four

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A shooting in Roxboro on the 200 block of West Morehead Street Friday afternoon has led to two deaths and one other serious injury.

Police: Roxboro man shot 2 people then turned gun on himself

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Once part of North Carolina's Medicaid expansion debate, the SAVE Act has lost steam. Nurses say doctors want to protect fees that current laws let them charge specialized nurses. Doctors say it's about patient safety.

Intense lobbying, broad support, no votes: NC nursing bill in limbo

Triangle hospitals experiencing nurse shortage as COVID hospitalizations rise 

The woman was taken to the hospital after being shot on Privette Road near Wendell