New co-host joins Raleigh morning show after two departures
A new co-host will join Raleigh’s MIX 101.5-FM morning airwaves. Meghan Lamontagne will join Kyle Smelser as co-host of the station’s morning show starting Monday, July 27, replacing two departing hosts who spent nearly a decade on the program. FULL STORY: Raleigh morning show announces 2 co-hosts leaving the station H
NC lawmakers return as courts, utilities and education items move statewide
North Carolina lawmakers returned to Raleigh Monday as state court, utility, education and Industrial Commission items moved across official channels.
Zebulon’s Municipal Government Meltdown, Part 2: An Updated Timeline
Zebulon Vance, the North Carolina legislator, governor, and Confederate officer for whom Wake County’s easternmost town is named, was not, according to U.S. Civil War historian John G. Barrett, a details guy. Though Vance practiced law for a few years in antebellum North Carolina, his “success in the courtroom...
Child Care Audit; DPS Reporting Errors; Lawmakers Return to Raleigh
A new state audit has found that inspections of North Carolina child care centers have become too predictable, potentially reducing their effectiveness in identifying health and safety concerns. Another audit also identified $97.3 million in financial reporting errors within the Department of Public Safety, raising add
We Asked North Carolina Locals For Their Favorites And These 10 Restaurants Kept Coming...
How do you find the best restaurant in North Carolina? Scroll through endless reviews?. Trust a random influencer? Or do the smartest thing possible, ask the people who actually live there. We did exactly that, and something interesting happened. The same names kept popping up again… and again. Coincidence?
Two Vehicles Collide At Busy Intersection
CLAYTON, N.C. — The N.C. State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle collision that occurred Sunday afternoon near Clayton. The crash was reported at the intersection of Barber Mill Road and Lee Road. Cleveland Fire Department, Johnston County EMS and the State Highway Patrol responded to the scene. Emergency..
A Guide to Food, Restaurants, and Dining at the Raleigh Iron Works
When the Raleigh Iron Works was announced way back in early 2020, I was pretty excited! While I didn’t know exactly what would reside in this work-live development, it sounded like they were targeting a pretty sophisticated audience and higher-end food options. And over the course of the past three years, it has not di
A Raleigh senior’s dream-date with an old flame – Today in Triangle history
A daily look at some of The News & Observer headlines on this date in past years. On this day in 2010 , a 79-year-old resident at a Raleigh assisted living center took a limousine ride to see “Annie” in downtown Raleigh, part of a new monthly program to grant a dream for one lucky senior. Asked by the staff from Elmcro
Holly Springs (NC) Town Council Approves 450-Unit Meridian at Sunset Commons Apartments, But Sewer...
A motion to deny failed for lack of a second before the council approved the project 3-1, but no construction can begin until Holly Springs resolves its sewer capacity shortfall.
Peace Street Peeler Chews Another Truck as Raleigh Scrambles for a Fix
Wednesday morning commuters in northwest Raleigh got a familiar sight: another delivery truck wedged beneath the low-slung railroad bridge on Peace Street, lanes blocked and trailer torn open. The crash is the latest chapter for the infamous underpass locals have nicknamed the “Peace Street Peeler” or “can‑opener.”

















