A Raleigh salamander exists nowhere else on Earth. Development is killing it.
South of Raleigh, where Johnston County’s subdivisions creep into former farmland, Swift Creek looks like an ordinary stream — slow, brown-green, unremarkable. But it is remarkable in one way: It is home to the Neuse River waterdog, a fully aquatic salamander found nowhere else on Earth beyond a narrow stretch of North
A communist plot and a deceptive politician – Today in Triangle History
A daily look at some of The News & Observer headlines on this date in past years. In 1951, Raleigh City Manager H.W. Carper announced that he and Director of Public Utilities E.M. Johnson had decided to look into the advisability of adding fluoride to the city’s water supply. The State Board of Health had recommended t
State elections board to review disputed November early voting plans
The State Board of Elections will meet Thursday to review November early voting plans from counties where local boards did not unanimously agree.
There’s No House In The World Quite Like This One Found In North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina is full of surprises, but nothing quite prepares you for the moment the Heck-Andrews House comes into view. It’s the kind of building that makes you pull over, get out of your car, and completely forget whatever you were supposed to be doing today. And honestly,...
Cary’s Lazy Daze festival celebrates 50 years with art, food and entertainment
More than 250 artists from 22 states will gather in downtown Cary for the 50th annual Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival on Aug. 22-23.
Community remembers Lynn Council, survivor of 1952 attempted lynching
A funeral was held Saturday in Apex for Lynn Council, who survived an attempted lynching by Wake County deputies in 1952 after refusing to confess to a robbery he did not commit.
Raleigh Shifts $3.6 Million in Federal Housing Funds Away From Shelter Acquisition
Raleigh plans to shift $3.6M in HOME-ARP funds from shelter acquisition to supportive services, with comments due Sept. 4.
Severe thunderstorm warning issued in four central North Carolina counties
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The National Weather Service office in Raleigh issued a severe thunderstorm warning for some counties in central North Carolina Sunday afternoon. The severe thunderstorm warning was issued until 2 p.m. for Person County, Northeastern Orange County, Northern Granville County and Northwestern Durha
Woman killed in single-vehicle crash in Wake County
A Clayton woman was found dead early Sunday morning after a single-vehicle crash on S. Smithfield Road near Dunn Road.
Raleigh firefighters flown to Grandfather Mountain, rescue hiker injured in 50-foot fall
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Raleigh crews were airlifted onto a North Carolina mountain on Saturday and rescued a hiker who fell about 50 feet in Avery County. The incident was reported around noon Saturday when a Grandfather Mountain hiker suffered a “significant” fall, according to the Linville-Central Rescue Squad. Crews
