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A routine afternoon at a Garner Home Depot turned into something closer to an action movie on Tuesday, when police say a shoplifting attempt escalated into a robbery involving a machete. According to Garner police, store loss-prevention staff reported two people stuffing more than $1,000 worth of merchandise into a shopping cart just before 3:30 p.m. at the Timber Drive location. As...

BANGOR, Maine — Breeze Airways has launched new nonstop service between Bangor and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, expanding travel options from northern Maine. The inaugural flight from Bangor International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport took off on May 6, according to a news release from the airline. The route will operate twice weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

"We want to see significant affordable housing on the property."

CARY, N.C. — Thieves in North Carolina recently got away with $45,000 worth of Pokémon and Magic cards from a family-owned card store. Adam Reynolds in Cary, North Carolina, said thieves broke a window, then rifled through cases at his card shop, grabbing Pokémon and Magic cards.

I woke up on Wednesday, April 22 – the second day of the North Carolina General Assembly short session – expecting a typical day as I reviewed news, emails and upcoming bills. I knew House Bill 696 – the Medicaid rebase funding – would be front and center...

Demolition of the former DMV headquarters on New Bern Avenue is about halfway complete, but city leaders are beginning to get a clearer picture of what the site could become. Why it matters: The city spent $20 million to buy the roughly 6-acre property in 2023 with a goal of maintaining control of an influential piece of land in a rapidly transforming neighborhood...

The crash happened at NE Maynard and East Chatham in Cary. A stretch of the road remains closed.

Playtime at a Holly Springs daycare reportedly ended in handcuffs this week. A child care worker, identified in court records as Archana Singh, was arrested after a warrant alleges she grabbed a young boy on the playground, dragged him across the ground, and caused him to fall and strike his head. The incident was reported at a Children's Lighthouse center on Avent Ferry Road...

JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. — A Johnston County man faces multiple felony drug charges after authorities allegedly uncovered a large-scale marijuana packaging and distribution operation during a search of his residence. Douglas Scott Allen, 51, of Olympic Trail, Garner, off Cornwallis Road, was arrested May 5 and charged with three...

The man wrongly charged in a downtown Raleigh stabbing last month was attacked by more than a dozen bar-goers after he raised concerns about a toddler out with the group past midnight, according to new details described on a GoFundMe page. Frank Lalich Jr., 35, was held in Wake County custody for about four days in April after Raleigh police charged him with...