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Correction
Some labels on a graphic Saturday were incorrectly worded. The graphic should have indicated that 58 percent of those state employees who were laid off were female and 40 percent…
Working-class commuters dread new N.C. ferry toll
Starting April 1, under orders from the Republican-led General Assembly, DOT will collect tolls for the first time on the Neuse and Pamlico ferries, which carry workers to a phosphate…
Krispy Kreme runners take sugary challenge for charity
The real winners of Saturday morning's Krispy Kreme Challenge didn't eat a single doughnut. Sure, the gold medal went to a UNC-Chapel Hill student, but the race helps patients at…
Protesters invade Carrboro building
Protesters opposed to a drugstore chain's plans to open in a vacant building here took over the site for several hours Saturday before leaving after police threatened to arrest them.
Tolls proposed for I-95
At a string of public hearings that starts Tuesday in Lumberton, state highway engineers will ask Eastern North Carolina residents what they think about a novel and ambitious proposal to…
Day sets positive tone for youth
Parents and students visiting a Southeast Raleigh community center Saturday could chart a path from kindergarten through college and find ideas for extracurricular activities to sharpen athletic or leadership skills.
Christensen: Did fans' boos sway Perdue?
If Republicans lose the governor's race this year, they may have some rude denizens of the Dean Dome to blame.
Nonprofit handyman fixes up charities, including ArtsCenter
In Jay Miller's rosy view of human nature, anyone with ample time and money would devote himself to helping others.
Raleigh seeks to give drivers more green
Commuters on major Raleigh thoroughfares may soon stop at fewer red lights, thanks to an overhaul of the city's stoplight timing system that has been years in the making.
Chasing grocery carts, reading tea leaves
It seems to be getting worse: the unintentional hijacking of grocery carts inside the supermarket.
Radio documentary will take on large issues at ground level
A radio documentary series produced out of Duke University's Center for Documentary Studies, aim to examine how hot-button issues are approached at the community level.
Church is a center for Romanian families
The sounds of chanted prayers and the slight scent of incense fill the second story of the parish hall at St. Joseph's Episcopal Church each Sunday morning.
Search leads to drug, gun charges
Police charged two Raleigh men with drug possession Saturday and also charged one of them with illegally having two handguns that officers said they found while executing a search warrant.
Man charged with machete threat against Wake emergency workers
Police charged a man with threatening city firefighters and Wake County emergency medical service workers with a machete Friday when they answered a call in a parking lot at 1823…
Support grows to save old Durham museum home
In 2009, the public rallied to restore the Museum of Life and Science's beheaded brontosaurus. In 2012, there are stirrings of a public rally to preserve the museum's first home.
Grant saves 2nd campus of Governor's School
The Golden LEAF Foundation board has voted to give a $175,000 grant to the N.C. Governor's School Foundation.
IPO raises less than firm hoped
Pharmaceutical company Cempra on Friday became the first Triangle company to complete an initial public offering of stock in 10 months, raising nearly $48 million.
Raleigh man charged with cocaine trafficking, possession of handguns
Police charged a Raleigh man with drug possession today and with having two handguns they said they found while executing a search warrant.
Krispy Kreme runners lurch for charity
Nearly 8,000 runners, joggers and walkers took to the streets of downtown Raleigh this morning to go 4.96 miles and, if they were determined, down a dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts…
N.C. job reductions hit women, minorities hardest
Women and minorities were disproportionately hit by the budget cuts to state government last year, according to data provided by the state.
