The agents' body armor, helmets, and camouflage mimic military special forces, but may not be the most effective gear for enforcing immigration law.

The last 10 years have been pivotal in shaping North Carolina’s immigration policy.

The NBA season is about halfway done, coming out of the All-Star break, so it feels like a good time to check in on the Hornets. Just before the All-Star Weekend, they managed a nine-game winning streak, something the Hornets had not done in nearly 30 years. That streak was brought to end with a loss to the Detroit Pistons in a game that also included an on-court brawl that led to the suspension of two players and coach Charles Lee being ejected. WCNC sports director Nick Carboni joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry.

Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. was a beloved alumnus of North Carolina A&T State University. On Tuesday, Aggie students paused to share their thoughts on his lasting legacy.

The State Law Enforcement Division says an 18-year-old man has been charged with murder in a shooting that left two people dead last week at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg. Khamanti Kennedy is accused of shooting and killing two men in a room at a university housing complex, neither of whom was a student at the school. One student at the school was wounded but survived. Investigators said the shooting stemmed from a drug deal to buy marijuana.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to use Rivers Correctional Facility in Winton as a detention center. Residents of the Historic West End convene to study how to reconnect the neighborhoods to uptown. Birkdale Village implements a new 6pm curfew for unaccompanied minors.