North Carolina’s Best Diner Is An Award-Winning College-Town Restaurant With Cozy Vibes
There's nothing like cozying into a booth at a diner to provide nostalgic comfort when you're on the road. Luckily, Chowhound has saved us from decision fatigue with its list of the best diners in every U.S. state. And in North Carolina, the honor goes to Elmo's Diner in Durham. The bustling city known as "America's...
Target sets its sights on 7 store openings
Target will be opening new locations this spring in California, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina and Texas. Target will be opening seven new locations this spring in California, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina and Texas, part of a broader expansion plan that continues to emphasize larger-format locations and...
Clayton PD women’s self-defense class reaches capacity
Clayton Police women’s self-defense class hits max capacity; the free Feb. 17 session drew strong interest, and officials say additional classes are planned.
Rosebud Breathes New Life Into DTR
A Downtown institution gets an immersive midcentury-mod reinvention. Few DTR spaces have lived as many lives as the former Fox Liquor Bar. Now the subterranean stalwart is ready for its next act. Set to bloom this month is Rosebud Cocktail Lounge, the latest concept from Capulet Cocktail Club masterminds Patrick...
Feds clear Wolfspeed to take on Japanese investor
Durham-based Wolfspeed says federal regulators have given permission for a Japanese company to take an equity stake in the chipmaker. The decision came from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and stems from Wolfspeed’s Chapter 11 restructuring last year. One of the company’s largest creditors...
Big weekend snow forecast won’t challenge Triangle’s historic 20-inch storm
Triangle snow lovers are watching the forecasts with hope that predictions of several inches of snow do not dwindle down to a trace. Even the most optimistic forecasts this week — on Thursday, 6-8 inches of snow in the Triangle and 2-7 inches of snow across the Charlotte area — won’t come close to Raleigh’s biggest...
Shaw University students say dorm without heat, hot water at times amid frigid temperatures
Shivering Shaw University students say they've been dealing with periods of no heat and hot water in a freshman men's dorm for the last few weeks.
Here are the latest storm-related closings for the Triangle
Here’s a list of businesses and government offices that are closed because of this weekend’s winter storm. Check back for updates through the weekends. Wake County Government offices and facilities Wake County has closed all non-essential services for Saturday, Jan. 31. That includes parks, libraries and solid-waste...
Raleigh’s Ignite 2026 Gospel Concert Set to Electrify Carolina Pines Park with Spiritual Rhythms...
Raleigh's Carolina Pines Park is about to become a beacon of high-notes and harmonious praise with Ignite 2026: A New Year Gospel Experience, packing a soul-lifting lineup ready to jumpstart your spiritual engines for the year ahead. The event, slated for Saturday, February 28, opens its gates at 3 p.m., with...
Two Charged With Drug Possession Following Traffic Stop
KENLY – A routine traffic stop turned into felony drug arrests for two Selma residents. Around 12:47 a.m. Jan. 17, a Johnston County deputy pulled over a vehicle on Truck Stop Road near Kenly. During a search, authorities reportedly discovered a small amount of suspected methamphetamine inside the car.

















