Cary NC

Drivers may be confused about why a ramp connecting Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard with McDowell Street suddenly closed in downtown Raleigh, but there’s logic behind it. The N.C. Department of Transportation permanently closed the ramp from westbound MLK to northbound McDowell earlier this month. The 1,400 drivers who used it each day on average are being directed to nearby Wilmington Street into downtown...

In addition to Cary’s unusual arrangement with its police chief that allows the use of a vehicle to travel to a home in Lincoln County, the town’s chief is also the second highest paid in the Triangle. Cary Police Chief Terry Sult earns a salary of $250,016, second only to Raleigh’s police chief, Rico Boyce, who earns $256,150. Raleigh’s population, almost 500,000, is about...

Town will restart penalties July 1st and phase in service disconnections beginning in September, ending multi-year pause on enforcement across electric, water, and sewer accounts

Pitt County Schools is among about 15% of districts across the state closing Friday as thousands of educators are scheduled to march in Raleigh to demand more funding for public schools. The county’s Board of Education on Monday approved an optional teacher workday after learning of some 500 staff absences planned for the end of the week. Neighboring Edgecombe County Schools followed suit on...

Searching for mom-and-pop diners in North Carolina with the best home cooking around?. These 7 wonderful spots offer tasty food and genuine Southern hospitality!. 1. Watkins Grill (Raleigh) Watkins Grill has been making people happy in Raleigh since 1947. That’s a whole lot of years getting recipes just right.

Raleigh’s Red Hat Amphitheater is officially in the spotlight as it gets ready to move across the street and level up. In a new episode of the city’s “Your City, Answered” series, Kerry Painter, executive director of the Raleigh Convention and Performing Arts Complex, walks through how the long-planned relocation and rebuild is supposed to look, feel and function. The timing is not...

An 18-year-old student at Enloe Magnet High School in Raleigh was arrested this week after a reported secret peeping incident on campus, a case that has triggered both a police investigation and an internal review by school administrators. What happened at Enloe. Raleigh police said officers were called to the...

A Raleigh-area town has been crowned North Carolina’s safest city , recent rankings show. Home to more than 11,850 residents and counting, Rolesville took the No. 1 spot in SafeWise’s 2026 Safest Cities report despite a year-over-year rise in violent crime and property crime rates. The town reported 0.3 violent crimes per 1,000 people while its property crime rate stood at 4.5...

GARNER, N.C. – The Garner Town Council at its April meeting welcomed Lewis Hurd as Garner’s new housing and community development specialist in the Strategic Initiatives Department. Mr. Hurd comes to the Town of Garner with over three decades of experience in the fields of banking, housing and...

A Pinehurst man is sitting in the Wake County jail after N.C. State University police say he posted a threat of mass violence on social media tied to campus, prompting a fast arrest Monday night on university property. According to The News & Observer, the suspect is 24-year-old Luke Archer...