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Actors and actresses of the day were a popular subject for cigarette cards.

Past Times: Kids collected cigarette trading cards in late 1800s

The collecting of trading cards goes back much further than Pokemon or even baseball cards. In 1949 writer Earl Dean explained the history of cigarette cards back to the 1880s. The cigarette cards were once popular items for tobacco companies.

Sports

The Canes Anton Khudobin (31) watches the action during the second period.

Canes coach Bill Peters to stick with winning lineup

Coming off a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning, Carolina Hurricanes coach Bill Peters sees no reason to make changes. "Keep rolling," he said Wednesday. 1 hour ago

Local/State News

Parents and kids come and go from the split at the Oak-Rock and Pott’s Branch trailheads at Umstead State Park on a cold, clear Thursday morning.

NC state parks attendance set attendance record

A record 15.6 million people attended North Carolina's state parks and recreation areas last year, 10 percent more than in 2013, the state announced Wednesday. 2 hours ago

Business

IBM’s Business Continuity and Resiliency Service center, a business disaster recovery hub, occupies 72,000 square feet at the IBM main campus in Research Triangle Park.

IBM layoffs hit RTP, other U.S. sites

A widely expected new round of layoffs has begun at IBM sites across the country, including its sprawling campus in Research Triangle Park. 3 hours ago

Politics

The Rev. William Barber, head of the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP, right, calls his attorney after being confronted and stopped by Lt. Martin Brock, left, with the General Assembly Police at the N.C. Legislature on Jan. 28, 2015. Barber wanted to lead his group of protesters on a walk around the rotunda on the second floor of the Legislative Building; Brock informed him he could not, citing that it would block the entrance doors to the House and Senate chambers. The Rev. Sheldon Shipman from Charlotte looks on, center. Barber's group is protesting the Republican-led lawmakers policies.

NAACP returns to Raleigh with goals, concerns for NC legislators

NAACP protesters returned to Raleigh on Wednesday hoping to visit with legislators about their concerns and goals for this General Assembly session, and they clashed with police outside the entrance doors to the North Carolina legislative chambers. 17 minutes ago

Nation/World News

Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, before the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on her nomination.

Attorney general nominee Lynch holds her own in Senate hearing

Attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch maneuvered deftly through her confirmation hearing Wednesday, pledging to retain her independence and restore some frayed relations on Capitol Hill. 1 hour ago

Living

In this Jan. 27, 2015 photo made available by the Humane Society of Tampa Bay, shows Lori Piper, right, and Aleks Gramza treating Bart, a severely injured cat. Bart was hit by a car, buried and seemingly crawled back to his owner five days later. Bart was treated for a broken jaw, a ruptured eye and facial lacerations. He should recover in six weeks.

Bart the cat hit by car, buried and then crawls from grave

Bart the cat was hit by a car, buried and seemingly crawled back from the dead. 27 minutes ago

Entertainment

FILE- In this Sept. 2, 2012 file photo, Lindsay Lohan arrives for the GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2014 in central London. A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday Jan. 28, 2015, set another court hearing in Lohan's reckless driving case after a prosecutor questioned whether the actress had completed the terms of her community service sentence with a London charity organization.

Prosecutor questions Lindsay Lohan's community service

A prosecutor on Wednesday raised doubts that Lindsay Lohan had completed the terms of her community service sentence in a reckless driving case that is the final criminal case the actress faces for years of bad behavior. 1 hour ago

Opinion

Patrons congregate outside Foundation cocktail bar on Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh. Some have complained that the revived area is becoming too loud.

Lower the volume on Raleigh's boom

Raleigh should heed downtown developer Greg Hatem on noise complaints.

Financial

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