10-mile section of Capital Boulevard is one step closer to becoming a toll road
Attention drivers! A 10-mile section of Capital Boulevard is now one step closer to becoming a toll road. The Raleigh City Council picked its preferred plan to start charging drivers to travel the busy road. Members picked the option that would potentially turn Capital into an all-toll road. Philip Darity moved to...
Spring sports postseason preview: Duke softball
Postseason play has arrived for many of Duke's spring sports, and the Blue Zone is here to preview the matchups. We’ve already looked at women's and men's tennis, men’s lacrosse and women's golf. Next up is Duke softball, which begins ACC Championship play on Thursday:. Ups and downs...
The Heart of New Mobility
New Mobility has a beating heart. I’m not talking metaphorically. The heart is real, and it belongs to Jean Dobbs, a woman who has dedicated her life to nurturing the magazine from its earliest years. Now that NM is moving on from print, I decided to ask her about something that had been lingering in my mind.
Pioneering journalist honored posthumously with Pulitzer citation
The late Chuck Stone, a pioneering Black journalist who ended his career as an instructor at UNC-Chapel Hill, was awarded a special citation on Monday by the Pulitzer Prize Board. The citation honored Stone “for his groundbreaking work as a journalist covering the Civil Rights Movement, his pioneering role as...
Lumbee Tribal chairman seeks support for domestic violence situations
RALEIGH — On the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP), Lumbee Tribal Chairman John L. Lowery visi
Wrong-Way Crash on I-40 in Raleigh Sends Three to Hospital; Police Investigating
A serious wrong-way crash on I-40 near the Hammond Road and South Saunders Street exit sent three people to the hospital Monday night, according to the Raleigh Police Department. The crash occurred around 8:23 p.m. when a driver traveling the wrong direction on the interstate collided head-on with another vehicle....
Wake County’s homeless population is growing. More than 150 are children.
More than 60 veterans were counted among the local unsheltered population.
Closures shaping the Raleigh area grocery and pharmacy experience
Retailers are rethinking locations and offerings to create new shopping experiences.
Black snake may be to blame for power outage to over 10K customers in...
Power has been restored for over 10,000 people in Durham Tuesday morning. The outage occurred Monday around 11 p.m. at a substation serving east Durham near Ashe Street, with most of the impact affecting the Hidden Hollow neighborhood. A spokesperson with Duke Energy said it may have been caused by a snake. "Crews...
Supervisor told NC trooper to lie about chase before fatal wreck, warrant states
Warrant shows that the state trooper lied about trying to stop a man before the fatal crash. Wake County district attorney has dropped traffic charges linked to officer.
