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Eight Triangle restaurants were inspected last month, all improving their scores after receiving B and C grades. State law requires health departments to inspect restaurants up to four times a year to assess their overall risk factors that contribute to foodborne illnesses. You’ve likely seen sanitation grade cards at restaurants you’ve visited, and The News & Observer previously explained what those scores mean and how they’re calculated. The N&O reviewed restaurants with less than an A grade i

ANGIER, N.C. (WNCN) — One person died and eight others were taken to area hospitals after a two-vehicle crash in Harnett County on Saturday night, officials said. The crash was reported shortly after 9:30 p.m. on N.C. 210 near Old Stage Road, about a mile east of Angier, according to the North Carolina State Highway […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (WRAL) - More than a week after North Carolina lawmakers voted to suspend the gas tax, the state now has the lowest gas prices on average in the entire country. Several people WRAL spoke with on Sunday still aren’t satisfied. “They’re still high. Still a lot of...

Raleigh's sunny 70-degree afternoons precede a potentially milder start to November

The U.S. Department of Transportation said Thursday it has obligated $550 million for a new passenger rail line in North Carolina. The S-Line project will connect Richmond, Virginia, and Raleigh, North Carolina. Portions of the route will allow train speeds of up to 110 mph, according to the North Carolina DOT. The rail line could reduce travel time between the two cities by up to 90 minutes when completed, according to the US DOT.

A Roxboro police officer is on administrative leave after being arrested in Raleigh and charged with two misdemeanors.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — In a narrowing window while Outer Banks officials were ordering Hatteras Island visitors to “leave immediately” on Saturday, a Nor’easter storm was kicking up 60 mph winds and 15+ foot waves. Long lines of travelers in cars heeding the order waited for ferries to exit Ocracoke Island Saturday — allowing northward […]

A Raleigh man was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl that lead to the 2023 overdose death of a 26-year-old man, federal prosecutors announced. Kenneth Omar Roger Chung, 53, also known as “Skully,” was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III. Chung previously pleaded guilty in May to the distribution charge, as well as conspiracy to possess with intent to sell fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern

Location: The Greensboro Complex (Greensboro, NC) Sunday’s exhibition against Mississippi State is more than a glorified scrimmage. This is the fanbase’s first real look at the Gainey-Era Wolfpack. It will also be the first time we see this reworked roster in action. But it will certainly be a...

Wake Forest entered this matchup against California a win shy of being bowl eligible for the eighth time in the last 10 seasons, and the second time under coach Jake Dickert. Safe to say the Deacons are going bowling. Wake Forest steamrolled Cal 41-7 on Saturday night at California Memorial Stadium. The Deacons led 34-0 at halftime. Wake Forest (6-1, 4-1 ACC) sent the defense out first again and appeared to have a fourth straight game with a three-and-out to open the game, but that was nullified