Raleigh NC

RALEIGH, N.C. — More and more North Carolinians are using trains as their mode of transportation. NC By Train continues to break ridership records. NC By Train has seen an overall 4% increase in ridership in 2025 so far. Around 720,000 passengers travel by train in North Carolina annually.

Apple’s long-anticipated Research Triangle Park (RTP) campus has entered another extended holding pattern as North Carolina formally approved the company’s request to push back the hiring and investment milestones tied to its incentive package. The NC Economic Investment Committee voted to grant Apple a four-year...

Rutgers splits the Journeymen Jostle, dominating Davidson but falling to NC State as upper-weight issues prove costly.

NC State handled Seton Hall in a 61-53 win in Reynolds Coliseum, although Moore revealed the Wolfpack might be moving forward without a member of the team.

On Monday, December 8, 2025, the Town of Wake Forest, North Carolina, announced changes to operations due to expected wintry weather. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Wake County until noon on Tuesday, December 9. Town officials are preparing for up to half an inch of snow and possible service disruptions.

Forest Ridge Park is welcoming the city’s preschoolers this January with an outdoor learning program designed to combine nature and education. The program includes guided hikes exploring the secrets of winter and lessons about the movement of the winter sun, providing hands-on opportunities for children to engage...

A Zebulon man faces the death penalty for killing four children, as prosecutors invoke a new state law expanding execution methods, including firing squad and electric chair.

The Five Point Center for Active Adults in Raleigh will host a drumming event on Jan. 24, 2026. Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources is offering the community an opportunity to experience drumming traditions from Japan, Senegal, Puerto Rico, and other cultures. The event is free and open to the public.

Wake County announced that all facilities offering non-essential services will open at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 9. This delay is due to freezing rain and snow, which have made roads icy. Essential staff, including law enforcement and EMS, will continue to work as usual to maintain public safety.

Raleigh’s major newspaper followed up on the sentence levied on James Parker, who refused to move to the back of a Wilson bus twelve years before Rosa Parks. All things considered, Parker’s punishment was surprisingly light — perhaps, none yet perceived a real threat to the Jim Crow system.