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Here’s a curated selection of animal photos from the Triangle and beyond as captured through the lenses of News & Observer photojournalists. This feature can be seen in Sunday’s newspaper, as well as in our online Edition. See it at eedition.newsobserver.com .

Hundreds of officers from Wake County agencies -- including Apex police and Wake Forest police -- joined participants from across the state.

The Triangle Land Conservancy will open a new nature preserve Saturday in northern Wake County near Falls Lake. The 65-acre Old Creedmoor Nature Preserve is covered in mature forest and laced with cycling and hiking trails. It becomes the nonprofit Triangle Land Conservancy’s eighth preserve open to the public . The pr

The Dix Park Inter-Tribal Pow Wow returns Saturday, bringing competition dancing, drumming, vendors, music and Indigenous cultural celebration to Dorothea Dix Park in partnership with Triangle Native American Society.

MORE tiny homes are being built in one US city following a unique rule change. The rule hopes to provide more affordable housing opportunities for residents. A missing middle rule in Raleigh, North Carolina allow residents to build more tiny homes with the city already approving dozens of permits. “The...

La Victoria Cocina Mexicana is preparing to expand into Raleigh with a new restaurant planned for 2519 Fairview Road, according to previous reporting by the Triangle Business Journal. The upcoming location is currently targeting an October or November opening, pending permit approvals. Additional details about the proj

A longtime bar and restaurant in Raleigh’s buzzy Glenwood South district has closed after nearly 20 years in business. The Raleigh location of Tobacco Road Sports Cafe announced Friday afternoon that it had abruptly closed. “After many unforgettable years, our Raleigh restaurant and brewery has closed,” owners posted o

Improvements are scheduled to be made to the roundabout on Flatrock Road behind the Lowe's Foods.

North Carolina is the kind of place where a perfect tomato, just-caught fish, or mountain mushroom can steal the whole show, and these restaurants know it. The state’s best upscale dining rooms turn local farms, fisheries, and foragers into something that feels luxurious without losing its roots, giving you plates with

The future of a criminal case against the woman accused of shooting two attorneys outside the Wake County courthouse last week will depend on a mental capacity exam — a probe that experts say can determine if a case moves forward. Gwendolyn White, 57, faces two counts of attempted murder after police said she shot two