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RALEIGH, N.C. (WKRC) — North Carolina State University is apologizing after hundreds of relatives and loved ones were reportedly turned away from a graduation ceremony last Friday. According to outlet WTVD, families arrived at Raleigh's William Neal Reynolds Coliseum for the university's Department of Biological Scienc

Western Boulevard and its connections with the Raleigh Beltline will be closed this weekend, as contractors work on getting the interchange into its final form. Western and all the ramps to and from Interstate 440 are scheduled to close at 8 p.m. Friday and not reopen until 5 a.m. Monday, according to the N.C. Departme

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NCN News) – The latest population data from the U.S. Census Bureau show some of North Carolina’s largest cities are getting even bigger. The 2025 population report released Thursday (May 14), showed that Raleigh has surpassed the 500,000 population for the first time. This brings the total number of c

When 72-year-old Mary Hill invites visitors into her home, she immediately points to her roots. “And that is from Louisiana,” she said, gesturing toward her memories, photographs and keepsakes. “This is my grandmother. My mother’s mother.” Framed pictures line the walls, alongside a colorful Mardi Gras mask. They are i

Cary’s interim town manager is proposing a tax rate increase of 3.75 cents per $100 of assessed property value to expand public safety measures, implement additional financial oversight and address other town needs. The budget is the town’s first since former Town Manager Sean Stegall resigned in December amid question

Bumper-to-bumper traffic and unexpected delays are a daily reality for drivers in the nation’s big cities. But a new study suggests gridlocked commutes are driving burnout in the suburbs, too. A Mission for Michael , a platform that connects users to specialized mental health treatment, surveyed 3,002 drivers as part o

One of the flashiest critiques to emerge from the recent firestorm over Jeff Bezos cosponsoring the Met Gala came from Raleigh resident Mary Hill, a 72-year-old Amazon worker. On the eve of the gala—an annual display of wealth that critics found particularly grating this year with Bezos and his wife Lauren at the helm—

The public will soon have its chance to weigh in on the proposed merger between WakeMed and Atrium Health.

Town leaders are proposing major road, utility, and recreation investments even as residential permitting activity begins slowing after years of rapid growth

At 25, Sam Roth is helping steer the first phase of RXR’s $3 billion “mini city” known as Veridea on roughly 1,100 acres in Apex, between U.S. Highway 1 and N.C. 540. As a project manager for Greensboro-based Samet Corp ., she oversees more than 120 workers across three sites and $100 million in active construction. In