The cold weather moves into central North Carolina on Monday followed by possible snow on Tuesday. The North Carolina mountains will see snow Sunday along with very cold temps.

Duke has activated its severe weather and emergency conditions policy from 6 p.m. Friday to 2 p.m. Saturday, affecting both the University and the health system.

Durham, North Carolina, USA; Duke Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer calls a play during the second half against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-Imagn Images Rob Kinnan/Rob Kinnan-Imagn Images DURHAM,

The Blue Devils' competitiveness hasn't gone unnoticed in the eyes of the top 2025 Duke basketball recruiting prize.

The timeout came about two and a half minutes into the second half Tuesday night, with Duke’s 24-point halftime lead down to the 19 and Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer having seen enough. To be clear, neither Scheyer nor anybody inside Cameron Indoor Stadium thought this was in danger of actually becoming some kind of competitive game.

Cooper Flagg turned in the best game of his brief college career on Saturday. The Duke star scored a career-high 42 points during the No. 4-ranked Blue Devils’ 86-78 win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

No. 19 North Carolina defeated No. 14 Duke 53-46 on Thursday at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill, N.C., the first of two meetings between the rival teams. North Carolina senior Alyssa Ustby led the Tar Heels with 10 points and 12 rebounds. The loss is the Blue Devils’ first in conference play so far this season.

Duke Energy is advancing its plan to build new natural-gas power plants in Person and Catawba counties, following state approval of pollution permits. The energy company claims these facilities will emit fewer pollutants than the coal plants they replace,

Duke held an offense averaging 84.1 points per game to almost half its season average in a 76-47 win Tuesday over Pitt.

By mid-afternoon Sunday, snow was falling in North Carolina west of the Triangle around Winston-Salem and Greensboro — with reports of flurries in Burlington and Durham. Just before 3 p.m., light snow was seen falling outside of Duke University Hospital in Durham.

19 North Carolina defeated No. 14 Duke 53-46 on Thursday at Carmichael ... The teams will meet again on Feb. 27 in Durham. This story was originally published January 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM.

Not only was this a career-best for the projected first-overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft, but it also was the highest single-game scoring performance in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) history. However, he wasn’t even aware of what he had done.