Trooper’s Death Sparks Raleigh Showdown Over DWI Loopholes
Families of crash victims and leaders from Mothers Against Drunk Driving crowded into the North Carolina Legislative Building on Wednesday, urging lawmakers to shut what they call dangerous DWI loopholes by tightening ignition-interlock rules. Survivors tied the push to a run of deadly crashes, including a wrong-way co
NC’s fastest-growing town is in Wake County, latest Census numbers show
Wendell Mayor Virginia Gray spoke at an event at the Siemens factory in her town earlier this week and described it as “one of the fastest-growing communities in North Carolina.” Gray needn’t have waffled on that. Wendell is THE fastest-growing community in North Carolina and has been over the last five years, accordin
8 New Restaurants Opening Soon Across North Carolina
We've interview dozens of new business owners across North Carolina, and these are the eight we spoke to last week. As always, Business Debut personally interviews each restaurant owner to confirm the facts. Read more below. Alamance County. Fatbackzz Grill. GRAHAM, NC — Fatbackzz Grill is planning to open its...
Our State Book Club Presents: Heather Frese
The New York Times best-selling author and North Carolina native Wiley Cash as he highlights great writers across the state and their work each month. Listen in on conversations between Cash and his author friends as they discuss how North Carolina inspires them on the Our State Book Club podcast.
North Hills’ next 28 acres: Kane Realty lays out its biggest expansion yet
A major expansion is coming to the eastern edge of Raleigh’s North Hills Innovation District , where Kane Realty plans to turn 28 acres along Navaho Drive into a dense mix of towers, trails and more than 1,200 new homes. Early plans unveiled this week include two new apartment buildings at 901 Navaho Drive: Veranda, a
How About That: Felton Grove Athletic Director Wins Statewide Honor, Pine Springs Teacher Earns...
Joe Sharrow earns one of NC’s top athletic administration awards, while Pine Springs Prep’s Erin Harden was selected for a biotechnology fellowship tied to Holly Springs’ growing life sciences sector.
Raleigh Venues Go To War With Ticket Scalpers At The Statehouse
On a recent Wednesday at The Pour House in downtown Raleigh, club owners, local musicians and state lawmakers stood shoulder to shoulder behind a new North Carolina bill that takes aim at ticket resellers who jack up prices before fans even get a fair shot at seats. The proposal, nicknamed the Real Tickets, Real Fans A
‘The Hunger Games’ Actor Ethan Jamieson Arrested for Protective Order Violation
'The Hunger Games' Actor Ethan Jamieson Arrested for Protective Order Violation
Break-ins rattle St. Augustine’s as bankrupt university struggles to secure campus
A group of people broke into empty dormitories on the university's campus over the weekend and threw furniture out the windows.
Raleigh police investing The Bryant Center
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Weeks after Wake County terminated its contract with a nonprofit to operate a local shelter for the unhoused, we know a police investigation is underway. Last month, CBS 17 reported that Wake County was severing ties with The Bryant Center. Raleigh police say an investigation...

















