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A screenshot from the new website, The Recipe, that is dedicated to recipes, food photography and how-tos based on the work of News & Observer food writer Andrea Weigl and photographer Juli Leonard.

N&O launches new The Recipe website

The News & Observer has a new cooking website featuring favorite recipes, hunger-inducing photos and tutorials.

Sports

The Canes’ Justin Faulk (27) celebrates his goal with Jeff Skinner (53) (and a happy fan) during the second period against the Tampa Bay Lightning at PNC Arena in Raleigh.

Hurricanes begin 2nd half with 4-2 victory over Lightning

The Carolina Hurricanes, getting a goal and assist each from Justin Faulk and Eric Staal, topped the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Tuesday at PNC Arena. 57 minutes ago

North Carolina will require registrations and license plates for mopeds starting in July, and some state leaders also want to require liability insurance and place new restrictions on who can drive the little scooters. 13 minutes ago

Business

Gov. Pat McCrory gives Durham mayor Bill Bell an enthusiastic handshake after Google announced plans to host gigabit broadband in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Morrisville, Cary, Carrboro and Garner during a press conference Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh.

Google bringing its high-speed Internet service to the Triangle

Google will web the Triangle with thousands of miles of fiber-optic cable in the coming years, connecting homes and businesses in seven municipalities to the Internet through its high-speed Google Fiber service. Google has declined to say how soon... 3 hours ago

Politics

Obama fires first in coming ‘battle royal’ over Atlantic drilling

President Barack Obama moved Tuesday to open the Atlantic Ocean to drilling, beginning a mammoth battle over the environmental effects and raising the question of how much oil and gas lies under the sea and whether it’s even economical for... 2 hours ago

Nation/World News

Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Gary Warner carries a portable Motorola radio tied into the statewide system that the company built under a controversial 2005 contract. The $50 million, no-bid deal was crafted as an amendment to a contract awarded 14 years earlier.

Motorola fights to preserve lucrative cop-com franchise

As Chicago cops braced for protests in advance of the NATO and G-8 summits in 2012, hometown radio giant Motorola made what seemed like a grand gesture.