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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Wake County officials are stressing the importance of safely disposing of lithium-ion batteries ahead of a change in state law. Starting December 1st, these batteries will no longer be allowed to be disposed of in landfills. “They’re almost in every powered device that we have in our household,”

Give me one model train and I will lose forty minutes immediately. Put an entire North Carolina shop full of them in front of me and the rest of the day is basically cancelled. Tiny locomotives have no business being this fascinating, yet here we are. The closer you look,...

A wood-fired pizzeria in North Carolina has been named one of the country’s best spots for pies in America. The celebrated Mission Pizza Napoletana in Winston-Salem earned yet another national accolade recently as National Geographic named the pizzeria among the top pizzas in the country (outside of New York and Chicag

There’s a new building in Raleigh-Durham International Airport’s big remote parking lot where travelers will soon be able to use a restroom, get a drink or a snack or just get out of the weather to sit and charge their phone or laptop. And if you glance up at the roof of the glass and steel building, you might be able

Research Triangle Park is one of the country's largest research parks, but for most of its 65-year history it was designed for exactly one thing: weekday work. That's starting to change. RTP sprawls more than 7,000 acres between Raleigh and Durham. What was once pine forests and farmland is now...

CLAYTON — A Clayton teenager who disappeared last month after his vehicle was found wrecked in Greensboro has been located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Robert Allen Book III, 17, was found after Clayton Police received information following a media bulletin seeking help locating him. Police said the tip led investigato

It’s that time of year again, NC people, it’s time for the 2026 NC State Fair in Raleigh! And like most people, I’m all about the food at the fair, not so much the rides. Check out what’s new for food in 2026, it feels like a lot going down…

The grass may always be greener on the other side of the fence. But Apex is running out of places willing to take it once it’s cut. For years, Apex residents have been able to leave loose grass clippings at the curb for weekly pickup by the town vacuum trucks. Starting Oct. 19, yard-waste collection in the town will mo

CLAYTON — Construction of the new Clayton High School has reached a major milestone, with the structural framework of the 278,000-square-foot campus now complete. Johnston County Public Schools held a topping out and beam signing ceremony Thursday, Oct. 1, bringing together students, alumni, school officials, elected l

A Wake County judge granted the state’s motion for a default judgment Monday in its lawsuit against a Triangle-area couple and their wedding photography business. Holly Christina Photography and its owners, Holly and Christopher Ayscue, made headlines last fall after clients alleged the business had failed to deliver t