Raleigh NC

Some breakfast counters are easy to forget, but the right one can stay with you long after the last bite. At Watkins Grill in Raleigh, North Carolina, the appeal is wonderfully uncomplicated: hot coffee, generous plates, and grits that have earned plenty of praise from people who know their way around a Southern breakf

In a city without a river, bay or lake, one of the most common views of the Raleigh skyline has a road in the foreground, where U.S. 401 snakes from the south into downtown. Now that view is changing, as several private and city construction projects alter the landscape of Raleigh’s southern gateway. Perhaps the most o

Picture the scene. The sun’s going down over Koka Booth Amphitheatre, string lights strung between food stalls, the aroma of Indian food is close enough that you can smell it from the lawn. A live band tunes up in front of a crowd that’ll hit 15,000 before the night’s over. Then the fireworks go up over the amphitheate

A SHOPPING center is in for a major redevelopment, with a two-story portion of it to be demolished to make way for new tenants — including a Whole Foods competitor. The 39-year-old shopping hotspot will see a brand-new Sprouts Farmers Market as well as hundreds of luxury apartments. The...

Wake County Sheriff Willie Rowe has spoken with the county’s police agencies about jail overcrowding but says he’s not asking them to change their operations or the number of people they are arresting. The sheriff told WRAL that he’s talked with police chiefs in the county about the situation and reportedly urged polic

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Members of the Raleigh Police Department and the Raleigh Fire Department are at the scene of a mulch fire that has closed a portion of a Raleigh road. According to Raleigh police, a section of Gresham Lake Road is closed between Gresham Hills Drive and Durant Overlook Road due to a large mulch fi

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — One person was found shot at an apartment complex off Sunnybrook Road in Raleigh early Wednesday afternoon. According to the Raleigh Police Department, officers responded to a reported shooting in the 400 block of Carrollwood Drive, which is the location of Sunnybrook Pointe Apartments. Once ther

Intown Golf Club, a private social club for golfers with locations across the country , is now open in North Hills. Zoom in: The Atlanta-based company has built out a 13,000-square-foot space featuring eight golf simulator bays, a cocktail lounge and an outdoor patio. Intown caters to urban golfers who aren't members o

WalletHub compared 150 metro areas using education levels, school quality, university rankings, and educational equality. As a Wisconsinite, I am always pleased when our state lands near the top of one of these national rankings, especially when the category is something other than cheese or beer. This time, Madison ha

Wake County school board chair Tyler Swanson pleaded guilty on Wednesday on a charge of speeding in a school zone. On Jan. 9, Swanson was cited by Cary Police for going 47 mph in a 25 mph school zone on Evans Road near West Cary Middle School. He pleaded guilty Wednesday, Aug. 26, to a reduced charge of driving 40 mph