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A Wake County man pleaded guilty Monday to murdering his wife and throwing her body into Jordan Lake from a Chatham County bridge more than two years ago, records show.

If you think you’ve seen impressive antique stores before, you’re about to recalibrate your entire understanding of the concept. The Cheshire Cat Antique Gallery in Raleigh is the kind of place that makes other antique stores look like garage sales. Let’s start with a fundamental truth about antique...

Wake County, N.C., home to Raleigh, the state’s second most populous city, released a searchable map Monday displaying the locations of historic property deeds containing racially restrictive covenants — and illustrating the lasting impacts of discrimination. The new map is the latest in a series of resources produced.

A former Benson police officer accused of raping a woman allegedly met her while responding to a theft call, a newly released search warrant states. Peter Alphonso Blake, 33, of Clayton was arrested last month on multiple charges, including forcible rape and kidnapping, The News & Observer previously reported . He had

A routine traffic stop in Pitt County turned chaotic on May 16 when, according to investigators, a driver hit speeds topping 90 mph, tore through residential areas, then allegedly fought officers as they tried to arrest him. Deputies say the pursuit ended with the suspect resisting on the ground, charging...

Colletta, the American Italian concept from The Indigo Road Hospitality Group, is slated to arrive this summer inside The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa in Avon, bringing scratch-made pastas, house-made pizzas, and an expansive patio framed by Beaver Creek Mountain. The nationally recognized, design-forward restaurant

You do not casually walk into a secondhand shop this size. You pack snacks, fill the gas tank, and prepare to spend hours inside a North Carolina warehouse packed with forgotten treasures. Aisles stretch so far that you lose sight of where you started. Furniture towers toward the ceiling, and...

A Saturday night shooting on Hoover Road left a woman wounded by gunfire and a man cut by flying glass in east Durham, according to police. The violence unfolded in the 1100 block of Hoover Road near Angier Avenue, where investigators worked the scene as neighbors looked on. Officials said both victims had injuries tha

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An Apex man pleaded guilty Monday in Chatham County to killing his wife and dumping her body in Jordan Lake to escape an arranged marriage in 2023. Omar Matthew Ibrahim Drabick, 37, was sentenced to 25 to 31 years in prison for the second-degree murder of 34-year-old Hadeel Ghadhanfer Hikmat. He was also sentenced to s