Cary NC

In a message sent to families, school officials said the incident happened Monday and was reported to a teacher.

An Apex man already facing domestic-violence allegations is now looking at a slate of serious felony charges, after prosecutors say he assaulted his wife twice over roughly three months, including a January incident that led to rape and stalking counts and an alleged violation of his pretrial release in April.

After 16 years of slinging New York pies and red-sauce comfort food in Lochmere, Bocci Trattoria & Pizzeria has quietly served its last slice in Cary. The restaurant at 2425 Kildaire Farm Road has closed, bringing an end to the family-owned group’s final foothold in the Triangle and leaving regulars suddenly short on Grandma-style pizza and big bowls of pasta.

On Friday, May 1, educators, parents and supporters across the state are expected to gather for a “Kids Over Corporations” rally in Raleigh that, according to the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE), “represents the culmination of growing frustration among educators, students, and communities over the state’s continued failure to adequately invest in public schools, the 1.5 million students they serve, and the educators...

Much has been made of Whataburger’s arrival in the Triangle, part of a statewide blitz that’s seen more than a dozen restaurants open in North Carolina in less than a year. So far Whataburger has been a hit, with packed locations in Wake Forest and Raleigh . Sure the burgers are good, the onion rings are not to be slept on and (for some reason...

A Durham man is facing serious felony charges after court records allege a 5-year-old in his care was severely malnourished and suffering from major developmental and cognitive delays. Authorities say medical records for the child also describe low bone density and chronic skin problems, and the suspect is being held in the county detention center while the case moves toward prosecution.

DURHAM, N.C. — A mid-morning shooting inside a Durham home sent a woman to the hospital and ended with a convicted felon in custody, after what police describe as a targeted incident between two people who knew each other. The case is now raising renewed concerns about illegal firearms and violence in residential neighborhoods just east of downtown.

Tristin Taylor grew emotional as she recalled slipping into homelessness after debilitating migraines caused her to lose her job.  Taylor, 63, had been a regional salesperson for a high-end skin care line, earned a good salary and considered herself solidly middle class. After burning through her savings, she landed in the shelter. She rode Raleigh […]

A groundbreaking ceremony was held this week in Southeast Raleigh to mark the start of construction on 25 new affordable homes across nine city-owned lots, a project aimed at expanding housing options in established neighbourhoods. The development is the result of a partnership between the City of Raleigh and Southeast...

Rhiannon Giddens has announced the Biscuits & Banjos Foundation, a new nonprofit organization celebrating the African diaspora’s role in creating American identity and culture through music, literature, food, and community. The Foundation envisions a world where the full story of American music, literature, food, and culture is told — and where the communities that created it are resourced, visible, and thriving.