You Have Cancer! Living Decades After Diagnosis
RALEIGH, NC. - A cancer diagnosis doesn’t always mean what it used to. New data from the American Cancer Society shows the U.S. cancer death rate has fallen significantly since 1991, preventing nearly five million deaths. More than 18 million Americans are now living after a cancer diagnosis, and that number is expected to surpass 22 million by 2030.
What $500,000 buys you in North Carolina vs New Jersey is not even close
A radio host explores the financial appeal of North Carolina’s housing market but opts to remain in New Jersey, valuing strong family and community connections over economic advantages.
QB CJ Bailey’s reunion with childhood friends, teammates a big hit for NC State
By Noah Fleischman It started as they were beginning to commit to colleges as teammates at Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna Prep. Quarterback CJ Bailey, an NC State pledge, was pleading with his longtime teammates to join him in the college ranks and continue their decade-long chemistry at the next level. “You need to come with me to NC State,” Bailey recalled telling them...
Wake County Targets 1,400 Households in Two-Year Push to Reduce Homelessness
A $22 million public-private effort aims to move people directly into housing faster, while officials confront funding gaps and limited housing supply
Hitachi Energy Plans Cary, North Carolina, Operations
Energy technology company Hitachi Energy plans to establish operations in Cary, North Carolina. The $10 million project is expected to create 150 jobs. The investment will include the construction of a new 32,000-square-foot Power Electronics Center of Competence which will be focused on the development of devices that enable customers to increase transmission capacity without building new power lines, while enhancing the...
For its 240th birthday, Raleigh wants 24,000 trees. Here’s where they’d go. | Opinion
In a spring drenched in pollen it might seem like Raleigh has too many trees, but the City of Oaks actually needs more of them to offset losses from development. A tree canopy assessment conducted by Wake County in 2023 found that between 2010 and 2020, the county lost 11,000 acres of trees, with Raleigh itself losing 1,305 acres, or 2% of its canopy...
Raleigh Fentanyl Dealer Who Hit 80 MPH In Chase Gets 12 Years In Fed...
A Raleigh man is headed to federal prison for 12 years after prosecutors said he sold fentanyl and a handgun in a pair of undercover buys. Jeremy Hinton pleaded guilty in early April and received the term under a federal career-offender enhancement. According to a press release from the U.S....
Stein calls for full Medicaid funding during Black maternal health event
Gov. Josh Stein stood with advocates at the Executive Mansion on Wednesday to mark Black Maternal Health Week, and used the event to call on the General Assembly to close a $319 million Medicaid funding gap when they return to Raleigh next week. “If we do not fully fund Medicaid soon, health care for millions […]
Autopsy report released in fatal shooting of WakeMed police officer
A WakeMed police officer killed during a struggle with a patient reportedly experiencing a mental-health crisis last November was fatally shot with his own gun, according to records released to The News & Observer this week. Roger Smith, 59, died Nov. 8 at the WakeMed Healthplex in Garner, The N&O previously reported. Benji Martin, 29, of Garner is charged with murder in Smith’s...
Dump trucks rolled into a Durham park. By evening, the homeless camp was back
On Monday morning, the fragile peace at Oakwood Park was broken by the sound of dump trucks and heavy machinery. In a coordinated effort to reclaim the public space, the city of Durham moved to clear a long-standing homeless encampment that has become a flashpoint for a city struggling to balance public health with an ongoing housing crisis. But by that evening, the...
