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A portion of one of several love letters discovered during the renovation of a building on West Davie Street, where Kathryn Volpe’s boyfriend has a martial arts gym. Volpe is publishing them one at a time on her blog for Sweetpea Bakery in Raleigh, hoping someone will recognize the century-old romance.

Shaffer: Torrid love letters unearth a mystery in downtown Raleigh

A century-old romance is discovered in Raleigh and described on a baker's blog. But who were...

Aaron Benjamin’s restaurant, Gocciolina in Durham, is the Restaurant of the Year for 2015.

We find the best Triangle restaurants for 2015

Greg Cox names the best restaurants in the Triangle for 2015, including the Restaurant of the Year...

Sports

N.C. State's Trevor Lacey (1) walks off the floor after Clemson's 68-57 victory over N.C. State at PNC Arena in Raleigh.

NC State visits Georgia Tech in familiar territory

Three straight ACC losses have set the Wolfpack back, but coach Mark Gottfried said there's still reason to be hopeful.

Local/State News

Annie Clark, right, and Andrea Pino, both who started a network of young women raising awareness of rape on college campuses nationwide. Their complaint over the handling of sexual assault cases filed against University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill prompted a federal investigation for insights on how to press their case.

New documentary explores sexual assault at UNC-Chapel Hill, other campuses

"The Hunting Ground," a new documentary about campus sexual assault, features former UNC-Chapel Hill students whose federal complaint prompted significant changes at the university.

Whose Internet is it anyway? Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, says he's keeping that question in mind as he pitches the biggest regulatory shake-up to the telecommunications industry since 1996, when people still used... 3 hours ago

Politics

Superior Court Judge Michael Morgan, right, listens as Press Miller, an attorney representing a group opposing the Voter ID law, makes his case as a hearing is held to determine whether the Voter ID law requires a change to the N.C. Constitution in a Wake County courtroom on Jan. 30, 2015.

Judge to take several weeks to rule on NC voter ID challenge

A Wake County judge plans to take two to three weeks to decide whether a lawsuit challenging North Carolina's voter ID law should be dismissed or proceed to trial this summer. The case is rooted in an overhaul of NC election law that was adopted by...

Nation/World News

A Hezbollah supporter holds up a portrait of late Hezbollah military commander Imad Mughniyeh, right, and Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, during a ceremony marking the death of six Hezbollah fighters, including the son of Mughniyeh, and an Iranian general who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Syria’s Golan Heights last week, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. Nasrallah said his group will no longer abide by any rules of engagements suggesting he has the right to retaliate to any future Israeli attack at the place and time Hezbollah choses.

CIA, Mossad killed senior Hezbollah figure in 2008 car bombing

Until now, the United States has never acknowledged participation in the killing of Hezbollah’s international operations chief Imad Mughniyah. 2 hours ago

Living

The Oliver Chaise from Century’s Signature Collection.

Chaising comfort: The 'fainting couch' comes back into style

The chaise, whose origins stretch back to the day beds of ancient Egypt and Greece, had fallen out of favor. But new looks are making it more appealing to today's furniture buyers.

Entertainment

FILE- In this Sept. 22, 2014, file photo, Lady Gaga, right, and Tony Bennett arrive for a media event at the Brussels' city hall. The Grammy Awards will feature a number of collaborative performances, including Lady Gaga with Tony Bennett, The Recording Academy said Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015.

Gaga and Bennett among duets planned for Grammy show

In keeping with longstanding tradition, the Recording Academy has arranged several May-December duets for the Feb. 8 ceremony, including planned performances by Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, Hozier and Annie Lennox, and Jessie J and Tom Jones. 16 minutes ago