Raleigh NC

Residents worry time is running out to keep a library branch in their Raleigh neighborhood On Monday, about a dozen people asked Wake County leaders to keep the Athens Drive Library in their southwest Raleigh neighborhood, and not to move it to Cary. The Athens Drive Library is the only one of the more than 20 Wake...

Something big has surfaced in Raleigh — and even its jaw is jaw-dropping. The “Blue Whales” special exhibition is on display through Jan. 11 at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, offering a deep dive into how these gentle mammals became Earth’s largest animals ever, plus: See an enormous scale replica of a blue whale...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – A fire significantly damaged a south Raleigh home on Tuesday. According to the Raleigh Fire Department, crews responded to a working structure fire call on the 2300 block of Evers Drive just after 4:00 a.m. Raleigh fire officials said a total of 35 firefighters responded...

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — A Durham County search warrant obtained by CBS 17 on Monday shows that police believe a former Durham Public Schools bus driver may have coordinated a shooting involving one of the students on his bus. The search warrant is for the suspect’s digital data stored on Sprint’s servers and associated...

A witness said a man picking up his order at a food truck ended up shooting a woman who works there.

Kane Realty, the Raleigh-based developer behind North Hills and many projects in downtown, has sold several of its biggest properties this year for hundreds of millions of dollars. Why it matters: The moves come as Kane prepares for its next round of transformative projects after remaking large swaths of Raleigh...

RALEIGH — While the government shutdown in Washington and the state budget impasse in Raleigh involve different actors and effects, there is a common denominator: the extent to which debates about public finance are really debates about health care costs.

RALEIGH, N.C. — A pickup truck landed on its roof during a Sunday morning crash that temporarily shut down part of a busy Raleigh interchange, authorities said. According to the Raleigh Police Department, the crash occurred just after 11:20 a.m. on the U.S. 1/Capital Boulevard ramp to Interstate 540 eastbound. The...

State lawmakers returned to Raleigh in late September for a brief stay, and in the aftermath of a horrific killing that had occurred just weeks before on a Charlotte commuter train, legislative leaders made criminal justice and their stated intention of “getting tough on crime” the central focus. Among the law...

You know that feeling when you bite into something so delicious that time stops, angels sing, and your taste buds throw a spontaneous parade?. That’s exactly what happens at Beasley’s Chicken + Honey in downtown Raleigh, where fried chicken transcends from mere food to a religious experience. Located...