A Raleigh police officer was seriously injured in a south Raleigh shooting last night. The suspect is dead, the Raleigh Police Department said. (X)
✍️ President Trump's executive orderpardoning defendants tied to the Jan. 6, 2020 storming of the U.S. Capitol also commuted the sentence of Gaston County Proud Boys member Jeremy Bertino. (WUNC)
💰 SAS Institute has acquired more land near its Cary campus, though it isn't saying why. (Triangle Business Journal 🔒)
🚌 North Carolina state transportation officials announced a new bus route between Winston-Salem and Danville, Virginia, home to the Triangle's closest casino, saying they've "identified a great need for additional connectivity." (Department of Transportation)
Our Axios Richmond colleague Karri Peifer said it best: "I assume this is basically just a casino party bus."
Wake County state Rep. Joe John, 85,resigned from the state legislature and said he is now facing a terminal cancer diagnosis. (Facebook)
🗳️ North Carolina Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin is seeking to throw out some 5,500 votes of those who cast military absentee ballots. He cast his own ballot the same way in 2019 and 2020. (ProPublica)
President Trump will visit western North Carolina Friday as part of his first trip as president. (WRAL)
