Dunkin Plots Another Perk In Clayton’s Red-Hot Growth Corridor
Dunkin' is lining up another store in the Clayton area, a fresh sign that national quick-service brands are chasing the town's housing-fueled boom. As new subdivisions rise and shopping-center outparcels fill in, retail is spilling into corners of Johnston County that not long ago were a lot quieter. As reported...
Durham ‘Joke’ With Gun Turns Deadly, Family Left Shattered
What one young man reportedly thought was a harmless joke with a handgun has left a Durham family grieving and searching for answers. Relatives of 20-year-old Jeremiah Bell have called his death "senseless" after investigators said a friend pulled the trigger as a joke, not realizing there was still a round in the...
Duke Energy’s largest battery storage facility now open in Knightdale
Duke Energy’s largest battery energy storage facility is now operational in Knightdale. At its peak, the facility can provide 100 MW of power for up to two hours. "This is our first 100 megawatt site as a company. That's a reflection of the growing need on the system," said Gray Thompson, business development manager...
Prescribed Fire At Jordan Lake Could Lead To Smoky Conditions For Chapel Hill Residents
An upcoming controlled burn at Jordan Lake could lead to Chapel Hill residents experiencing smokey conditions for a multi-day period. A release from the North Carolina Forest Service Wednesday said personnel at Chapel Hill’s Jordan Lake Educational Forest will commence prescribed fire operations “on a 74-acre tract,...
NCDOT announces train to Rockingham rides again
RALEIGH -- The N.C. Department of Transportation's Rail Division announced today that NC By Train, the state's passenger rail service, will run a special train from Raleigh to Rockingham ...
One Of North Carolina’s Best Brunch Restaurants Is A Cute Raleigh Gem With Tasty...
A popular brunch in Raleigh, North Carolina consists of chicken and waffles, fried green tomatoes, and peach cobbler. Except, one restaurant in the capital city has been shaking things up with a Cajun twist. Hummingbird, a 20-minute drive east of the Raleigh-Durham International Airport, is in the heart of downtown...
Durham man charged with 3 bank robberies in Charlotte over the past 2 weeks,...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police say one man is responsible for three armed bank robberies over two weeks. Stephen Edward Ford was arrested in connection with the three robberies that happened between February 27 and March 10. According to court records and incident reports, Ford stole over $13,000 in...
American Tobacco Trail stabbing was not random, but Durham police still need help
A fatal stabbing Monday afternoon on the American Tobacco Trail in Durham wasn’t a random attack, police said Wednesday. Police were called to a portion of the trail near Pilot and Fayetteville streets about 4:15 p.m. Monday, The News & Observer previously reported . First responders searched for the victim for about...
Mystery Man Hunted As Crime Trail Cuts Across The Triangle
Apex police are putting the word out across the Triangle, asking for help to identify a man caught in photos on social media who they say is a person of interest in several crimes spanning Wake, Chatham, Randolph and Moore counties. Officers say anyone who recognizes him, or has images or video, could provide a...
Let’s go back to Mayberry
Nostalgia can be a tricky pastime. Longing for life in the 21st century to be like an idealized 1960s television show is an exercise of wishful thinking, but I still wish we could return to Mayberry. The Andy Griffith Show always comes to mind when I visit once vibrant downtowns...
