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Same hospital system, two different answers. WakeMed’s Raleigh hospitals returned to UnitedHealthcare’s network on October 15 for people with employer-sponsored plans. They remain out of network for people in UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage plans, who have until December 7 to switch. What the October 15 contract changed WakeMed and UnitedHealthcare signed a new multi-year contract for... The post WakeMed hospitals in Raleigh rejoined UnitedHealthcare’s employer plans October 15 but stay o

Early voting is in full swing, and Wake County residents are heading to the polls. Wake County Board of Elections data through Thursday shows 145,688 people have cast ballots since in-person early voting began Oct. 15. That’s lower than in 2024, a presidential election year, but higher than in 2022, the last midterm. At the same point in 2022 — after the eighth day of early voting — 85,904 people in Wake County had cast a ballot. So far, Democrats have far outnumbered Republicans in early voting

CLAYTON — Young trick-or-treaters will take over part of downtown Clayton on Friday, Oct. 30 for the town’s annual Trick-or-Treat Main Street event. The free event will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. and is geared toward preschool-aged children and younger. Children are invited to wear costumes...

The city temporarily closed Pearl Road where it meets Rock Quarry and Barwell roads so contractors could bring sanity and logic to an off-kilter intersection. But some residents say the closure has resulted in dangerous chaos in the meantime. Pearl was closed at Rock Quarry earlier this week as contractors begin the work of moving it about 150 feet to line up with Barwell Road. Pearl Road is expected to reopen by Christmas, when what had been two adjoining intersections will become one. But the

Researchers at North Carolina State University have completed a genomic survey of North Carolina black bears, identifying significant differences in genetic health between mountain and coastal populations. The findings provide wildlife management and law enforcement with new tools to monitor population resilience and track illegal poaching

Raleigh is saying goodbye to beloved outdoor music venue, Red Hat Amphitheater, following a sold out Steve Lacy concert Friday. The city’s farewell isn’t permanent. The new Red Hat Amphitheater, scheduled to open in June 2027 across Lenoir street, will come with significant changes for performers and concertgoers. “We get to shut this [place] down,” Lacy said during the concert. “I think that’s pretty cool if you ask me.” In addition to permanent bathrooms, better sound, and an “elevated bowl” d

One of the longest-tenured coaches in all of college football is out of a job. NC State announced Saturday that head coach Dave Doeren has been fired. The move comes one day after the Wolfpack lost to Stanford to fall to 3-4 on the season. In its statement, the school promised a “national search” for … The post NC State has fired its longtime head coach appeared first on Larry Brown Sports .

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NC State rallied from a 14-point deficit but couldn’t contain Stanford’s offense, falling 31-28 in its first-ever visit to the Cardinal. The Wolfpack tied the game at 14 before Stanford scored 14 straight; NC State’s late push came up short after a failed onside-kick recovery. By the...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. (WCYB) — Two people are in custody after an investigation into alleged thefts at Walmart stores across several states, the Washington County Virginia Sheriff’s Office said Friday. The investigation began after thefts were reported on Oct. 3 at Walmart stores in Bristol and Abingdon, with...