Billie Eilish, Tate McRae and NBA YoungBoy shows during the NC State Fair could lead to heavy traffic. (Sabrina Carpenter’s did last year.)

A Chris Brown concert at Carter-Finley Stadium on Tuesday evening caused a large traffic jam in Raleigh, and more headaches are expected this week as crowds flock to the North Carolina State Fair.

The Mariners catcher showed once again why he's received so much consideration in the American League MVP race.

After Mariners starter Bryce Miller found himself in a bit of trouble to start Game 1, Cal Raleigh came to the rescue.

Among the many, many, many impressive things about Cal Raleigh's 60-homer 2025 is something a lot more mundane, but extremely important: He showed up every day. Ralegh played in 159 games. He took 705 plate appearances.

"It's probably four jobs," Mariners bullpen coach Tony Arnerich said. "I don’t think people realize how hard it is, what he’s doing."

Monday marks the third anniversary of the mass shooting in the Hedingham neighborhood of east Raleigh, where five people were killed and two others injured on Oct. 13, 2022.

Cal Raleigh continued his Toronto torment and Jorge Polanco came back for an epic curtain call as the Mariners grinded through a gritty 3-1 win over the Blue Jays in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Sunday night.

Burnis Lee Morgan, 30, is accused of opening five safes in an attempt to steal $450 from WakeMed at 3000 New Bern Ave., according to an arrest warrant. He's charged with five counts of safecracking, breaking and entering and larceny after breaking and entering, according to the warrant.

The Raleigh Police Department on Tuesday contained and disposed of a hazardous chemical found on Shaw University's campus last week.