Tickets now on sale for Dec. 7 Wake Forest Community Christmas Dinner
Tickets for the 79th Wake Forest Community Christmas Dinner, celebrating volunteerism and the beginning of the holiday season, are now on sale at The Forks Cafeteria, 339 Brooks St., in downtown Wake Forest.
Wake County EMS Subscription annual enrollment period opens
The Wake County EMS Subscription can eliminate out-of-pocket ambulance costs for subscribers. Residents can now enroll to start coverage for the year ahead.
Raleigh addiction recovery program to open apartments for mothers and children
North Carolina lacks enough affordable housing for people in addiction recovery. Healing Transitions plans to open 17 apartments in Raleigh for women in recovery and their children. High housing costs and community opposition make it harder to expand recovery housing. By Taylor Knopf. Twice, Lela Brantley did everything she was...
Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina Says Hunger Need Now Tops Its...
The Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina says demand has exceeded pandemic-era levels, with nearly 630,000 people facing food insecurity amid SNAP changes and rising grocery costs.
Cary could get up to 400 new apartments – if the town says yes
A developer wants to build up to 400 apartments in a seven-story, mixed-use project on East Chatham Street in downtown Cary, but the site’s current zoning caps buildings at 45 feet. Developer Jeff Peterson has not filed a formal application. His team will meet with Cary’s Development Review Committee on Nov. 4 to review his plans before deciding whether to file a rezoning request , which would ultimately require Town Council approval. Preliminary plans include 13,000 to 14,000 square feet of gro
Man parked legally on a Raleigh street, and got a $90 ticket. How to...
Jerry Canterbury was parallel parked legally on South West Street in downtown Raleigh in late September. When he returned to his car, which was within painted lines on the street, he found a notice of noncompliance from Colorado-based Parking Revenue Recovery Services. He needed to pay $90 within 30 days or risk the company turning over the bill to a debt collector, the notice said. But Canterbury wasn’t parked on private property or in the nearby lot that PRRS manages. And he had photographs to
2 NC billionaires crack Forbes 400 richest list. See how they ranked
Two North Carolina billionaires landed on Forbes 400 list for 2026, placing them among the richest people in America. SAS co-founders James Goodnight and John Sall had a combined net worth of $16.7 billion as of Sept. 4, according to the annual rankings. Despite a dip in wealth from previous years , both remain part of an ultra-wealthy club of tech giants, investors, energy tycoons and more. Forbes editors noted “there are big gains all around, with 34 newcomers breaking into the ranks despite t
Runaway pumpkin! NC farm loses control of giant Halloween inflatable
A video out of North Carolina is making its rounds on the internet this season as a Halloween -themed comedy of errors at this year's Phillips Farms Pumpkinfest . On the morning of Oct. 11, much of Western and Central N.C. was experiencing intensely windy conditions. Michael Phillips, owner of Phillips Farms in Cary, stated that the winds must have been strong enough to release one of the farm's Halloween decorations ― a massive inflatable pumpkin ― from its restraints. "At some point, the cable
Cary business owners push back on NCDOT project proposal: ‘Would be devastating’
Dozens of small business owners in Cary are concerned about an $84M NCDOT project that could displace longtime stores near Maynard Road and Chatham Street.
Man charged with 6 counts of attempted murder
A Zebulon man faces six attempted murder charges after gunfire struck a Wilson home occupied by six people, police said.

















