Apex (NC) to Resume Utility Late Fees and Shutoffs as Delinquent Balances Top $6...
Town will restart penalties July 1st and phase in service disconnections beginning in September, ending multi-year pause on enforcement across electric, water, and sewer accounts
7 Mom-And-Pop Diners In North Carolina That Serve The Best Home Cooking You’ll Ever...
Searching for mom-and-pop diners in North Carolina with the best home cooking around?. These 7 wonderful spots offer tasty food and genuine Southern hospitality!. 1. Watkins Grill (Raleigh) Watkins Grill has been making people happy in Raleigh since 1947. That’s a whole lot of years getting recipes just right.
Raleigh Looks to Rebuild Tree Canopy
1,305 acres—that’s how much of the City of Oaks’ namesake canopy we lost in just a decade. Now, a local coalition is trying to throw some serious shade—in the best way. Enter Leaf Out, a City Council initiative launched in 2024 to protect Raleigh’s trees—and plant...
Downtown Shake-Up as Red Hat Amp Packs for New Raleigh Home
Raleigh’s Red Hat Amphitheater is officially in the spotlight as it gets ready to move across the street and level up. In a new episode of the city’s “Your City, Answered” series, Kerry Painter, executive director of the Raleigh Convention and Performing Arts Complex, walks through how the long-planned relocation and rebuild is supposed to look, feel and function. The timing is not...
Enloe High Bust: Student Nabbed In Secret Peeping Shock At Raleigh School
An 18-year-old student at Enloe Magnet High School in Raleigh was arrested this week after a reported secret peeping incident on campus, a case that has triggered both a police investigation and an internal review by school administrators. What happened at Enloe. Raleigh police said officers were called to the...
Raleigh suburb with ‘genuine community feel’ is ranked the safest city in NC
A Raleigh-area town has been crowned North Carolina’s safest city , recent rankings show. Home to more than 11,850 residents and counting, Rolesville took the No. 1 spot in SafeWise’s 2026 Safest Cities report despite a year-over-year rise in violent crime and property crime rates. The town reported 0.3 violent crimes per 1,000 people while its property crime rate stood at 4.5...
Garner Welcomes New Housing And Community Development Specialist
GARNER, N.C. – The Garner Town Council at its April meeting welcomed Lewis Hurd as Garner’s new housing and community development specialist in the Strategic Initiatives Department. Mr. Hurd comes to the Town of Garner with over three decades of experience in the fields of banking, housing and...
NC State Threat Scare: Pinehurst Man Busted After Online Post, Cops Say
A Pinehurst man is sitting in the Wake County jail after N.C. State University police say he posted a threat of mass violence on social media tied to campus, prompting a fast arrest Monday night on university property. According to The News & Observer, the suspect is 24-year-old Luke Archer...
Former American Shaman owner charged in federal court
A former Manhattan CBD store owner is facing federal drug distribution charges. Law enforcement officers arrested Donald Ince, 47, on a U.S. Marshals Service warrant last July for charges in Wake County, North Carolina. Ince is the former owner of American Shaman in Manhattan. Online records for North Carolina’s federal...
Isolated tornado, strong winds and hail possible in the Triangle Wednesday
Much of North Carolina, including the Triangle, could see severe storms headed into the afternoon and evening on Wednesday, April 29. But if depends on if today’s clouds can scoot out of the way. “We are not sure that we are definitely going to have thunderstorms with the cold front that’s coming through itself,” said Tom Green, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service...

















