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Loretta Ruppert, of Cary, shops for holiday gifts during her first time to the Deco Raleigh store. She found a unique gift for her Secret Santa that she says "couldn't be found anywhere else." Customers got treated to an after-hours holiday shopping party there in downtown Raleigh, N.C. on Monday, December 9, 2013. Owner Pam Blondin (not seen) partnered with Yellow Dog Creative in Hillsborough, N.C. and the graphic design firm sent out about 200 invitations to their clients. The store donated 10% of their profits from the day to Dress for Success and Yellow Dog Creative matched with 15%. The Dress for Success organization helps disadvantaged women to get support and career advice and attire for their professional wardrobes.

Holiday Faces 2013

A collection of images by N&O photojournalists featuring people in the area that capture the...

NC State's Jordan Vandenberg has emerged as a key component on an unusually inexperienced Wolfpack basketball squad, starting the four games for which he's been healthy following an early ankle injury. In four previous seasons, he likewise had four...

Local/State News

Wake County District Attorney Colon Willoughby describes the altercation that led to the death of inmate Shon Demetrius McClain, 40, while delivering closing arguments Wednesday.

Jury to determine Wake jailer's fate in manslaughter case

A Wake County jury will now decide the fate of 27-year-old detention officer Markeith Council in the beating death of 40-year-old inmate Shon Demetrius McClain.

Business

Nearly 9,000 in NC have now signed up for subsidized insurance

Nearly 9,000 people in North Carolina have signed up for subsidized insurance through November, according to federal officials. That's an improvement over October's lackluster 1,600 figure but is just a fraction of the state's potential market for... 44 minutes ago

Politics

Legislative Monday protest defendants Charles Van Der Horst, center, and Tye Hunter, left, confer with attorney Geeta Kapur, right, as they have their cases tried in Wake Co. District Court on Nov. 6, 2013. They were not able to finish the trial that day, they will have to come back at a later date to finish.

UNC AIDS researcher gets emotional at 'Moral Monday' trial

Dr. Charles van der Horst, an internationally known AIDS researcher, testified about his reasons for protesting NC legislative decisions that he said would have a negative impact on his patients.

Nation/World News

Thamsanqa Jantjie gestures at his home during an interview with the Associated Press in Johannesburg, South Africa,Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. Jantjie, the man accused of faking sign interpretation next to world leaders at Nelson Mandela's memorial, told a local newspaper that he was hallucinating and hearing voices.

Interpreter at Mandela event: I was hallucinating

The man accused of faking sign interpretation while standing alongside world leaders like U.S. President Barack Obama at Nelson Mandela's memorial service said Thursday he hallucinated that angels were entering the stadium, suffers from schizophrenia... 9 minutes ago