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From roller coasters to funnel cakes, the North Carolina State Fair is back in Raleigh this year, getting there is easier than ever thanks to special train and bus routes. The North Carolina State Fair returns to the capital city October 16-26 , bringing back all the rides, games, and deep-fried favorites fans love....

Vendors at North Carolina’s State Fair are serving up 88 new recipes for this year’s fairgoers. These additions span sweet, spicy, savory and sour flavor palates, ranging from chocolate-covered potato chip caramel apples to homestyle ranch deep-fried cheese curds. The fair is set to run in Raleigh daily...

A Durham man has pleaded guilty to the 2023 shooting deaths of two high school students.

Deputy Garcia says his crisis intervention training prepared him for that night he saw the teen hanging over the ledge of a bridge.

A man and two juveniles were shot at Oxford Manor, and another man was injured in a Cornwallis Road complex.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) – For the first year of her life, a hospital room was the only home Isla Johnson had ever known. Each day, Leah and Eric Johnson drove nearly an hour from their house in Liberty to UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill to spend time with their baby, and each time they […]

To celebrate 30 years of manufacturing investment, innovation, workforce development and community partnership in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park (RTP), Biogen leaders and employees hosted a large gathering at the company’s sprawling RTP campus today. The celebration included N.C. Gov. Josh Stein, state and...

1) In 300 words or less, please give our readers your elevator pitch: Why are you running? Why should voters entrust you with this position? What prior experience will make you an effective member of the Hillsborough board of commissioners?. Having institutional knowledge and established relationships across the...

Heads up, Durham residents: A final round of mosquito-busting is on the horizon. The Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) is set to conduct truck-mounted ultra-low volume (ULV) sprays in certain areas to tackle the pesky West Nile virus (WNV)-carrying insects. The scheduled action comes as a response to...

In a move cementing the state's status at the forefront of the biotechnology sector, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein recently celebrated Biogen's three-decade tenure in the Tar Heel State and the company's hefty $2 billion investment in its future there. The governor, speaking at an event commemorating Biogen's...