Wake County, N.C., Map Shows Racially Restrictive Covenants
Wake County, N.C., home to Raleigh, the state’s second most populous city, released a searchable map Monday displaying the locations of historic property deeds containing racially restrictive covenants — and illustrating the lasting impacts of discrimination. The new map is the latest in a series of resources produced.
Durham card shop repairs damage after break-in attempt: ‘Devastated’
A month after opening its doors, TCG Trinkets on Geer Street is repairing damage from an attempted break-in that left its front entrance shattered.
Durham Offers Up to $80,000 in Down Payment Help, With $3.2 Million Available Now
Durham has $3.2 million in down payment assistance available right now, and loans are first-come, first-served until the funding runs out.
Future Islands celebrate 20 years together by coming home
North Carolina is a crucial part of the DNA of synth-pop heavyweights Future Islands. Though they've called Baltimore home since 2008, the band formed in Greenville in 2006 after vocalist Samuel T. Herring, bassist William Cashion, and keyboardist Gerrit Welmers' previous band, Art Lord & the Self-Portraits, broke up.
Colletta Lands At Westin Riverfront With Mountain-View Pastas
Colletta, the American Italian concept from The Indigo Road Hospitality Group, is slated to arrive this summer inside The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa in Avon, bringing scratch-made pastas, house-made pizzas, and an expansive patio framed by Beaver Creek Mountain. The nationally recognized, design-forward restaurant
House Fire Closes Part of Chapel Hill Road; Firefighters On-Scene
A house fire in northeastern Chapel Hill is causing a road closure on Monday evening amid emergency responders arriving to the scene and fighting the fire. An alert shared by the Town of Chapel Hill at 5:28 p.m. said Erwin Road from River Birch Lane to Sage Road is closed because of a house fire. A spokesperson for the
The Colossal Secondhand Shop In North Carolina Is Definitely Worth The Long Trip
You do not casually walk into a secondhand shop this size. You pack snacks, fill the gas tank, and prepare to spend hours inside a North Carolina warehouse packed with forgotten treasures. Aisles stretch so far that you lose sight of where you started. Furniture towers toward the ceiling, and...
Hoover Road Chaos, Durham Woman Shot, Man Hurt By Flying Glass
A Saturday night shooting on Hoover Road left a woman wounded by gunfire and a man cut by flying glass in east Durham, according to police. The violence unfolded in the 1100 block of Hoover Road near Angier Avenue, where investigators worked the scene as neighbors looked on. Officials said both victims had injuries tha
North Carolina wedding photographers accused of scamming couples
"As a wedding photography company, you really have to screw up to get sued by your state's attorney general, but here we are."
CCSO investigating death at Jordan Lake
Pittsboro, NC – At approximately 7 p.m. on May 15, 2026, deputies with the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Jordan Lake near the NC 751 bridge following a report of a body floating in the water. The body was located by a fisherman in the area.

















