Whole Foods Muscles Into Preston Corners, Shaking Up Cary’s Grocery Scene
Whole Foods is moving in on Preston Corners, with the grocer planning a new store at the busy intersection of Northwest Cary Parkway and High House Road. The spot will fill a long-standing grocery-sized vacancy and give Cary a third Whole Foods location, a shift that is poised to stir up competition among the town’s...
Durham man indicted on charges after shootout with Raleigh police officers
A Wake County grand jury handed up the indictment related to 26-year-old Solomon Thomas Owen's exchange of gunfire with Raleigh SWAT officers.
Fear On The Bus As Raleigh–Durham Riders Sound Safety Alarm
A recent WRAL Investigates report pulled back the curtain on a string of safety incidents on and around public buses in Raleigh and Durham, raising pointed questions about how well riders and staff are being protected. The station says it filed open-records requests with both city governments to tally crimes on buses...
North Carolina Is Home To A 1950s Diner That Will Make You Feel Like...
The fountain of youth isn’t in Florida, it’s in Cary, North Carolina, and it’s called The Shiny Diner. One visit and you’ll remember what it felt like to get excited about breakfast. Forget everything you think you know about retro-themed restaurants. The Shiny Diner isn’t themed,...
New Raleigh business combines café, bar & games. When it will open
Margaret Soler had a career in publicly funded behavioral health. It was fulfilling work, and she never intentionally searched for a career change. Yet over time, she developed a concept for a business that would combine retail, restaurant and bar service, but with the atmosphere of a friend’s home. Last year, Soler...
Deputy vacancies in North Carolina: Which counties have the most open positions in 2026?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sheriff's offices across North Carolina are fighting a familiar challenge finding and keeping enough qualified deputies to keep pace with growing communities. A WCNC Charlotte survey of seven counties found a mixed bag: some agencies are near full strength, while others are carrying dozens of open...
Western Wake’s demographic boom draws new Asian grocer, more retail
A new specialty Asian grocer is set to anchor one of western Wake County’s busiest growth corridors, a sign of how quickly the area’s development patterns are changing as demographics shift. Retail developer Pradeep Chakravarthy is bringing an 18,000-square-foot IndiFresh Supermarket to 1215 Pine Plaza in Apex. It’s...
Cook Out-owned Taco Roos may be closer to opening in Raleigh. Here’s the latest
There’s movement again at a long-anticipated Cook Out-owned concept east of downtown Raleigh. Signs and a digital menu board with Taco Roos branding have been installed at 1221 New Bern Ave. , neighboring an existing Cook Out at 1201 New Bern Ave. The Roo’s Chicken sign remains on the building, beside the Taco Roos...
Lake Wheeler Park Has A Restaurant Scene That Rivals Downtown Raleigh
Most people think Lake Wheeler Park is just kayaks and hiking trails. Meanwhile, locals have been sneaking out here for some of the best food in Raleigh and keeping suspiciously quiet about it. I discovered this by accident. I showed up for a nature walk, left three hours later with...
Cutting through the noise of the Will Wade / LSU rumors flying on social...
We have a huge ACC Tournament game tomorrow. The focus should be there. But instead, LSU continues to dream the Will Wade dream, lighting social media on fire with sourceless rumors of a reunion on the bayou. It’s trending on X right now, and my phone is blowing up, so...
