The city's Planning Commission softened its stance on raising impact fees Tuesday, recommending that Raleigh increase the fees gradually over four years.

Proposal includes nutrition, biofuels.

It's one of those jobs where you are not supposed to take work home.

Sheehan:Lourdes Billagran knows a lot about stimulating eager minds.

The final three couples were chosen on Tuesday night's "Dancing With the Stars," and not surprisingly, partners Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas were included.

Math, third grade, Ravenscroft School

'I think it's a really cool way to tell stories. With literature, you have to know a language to tell a story. With film, no matter what language you speak, you can still learn something from it.'.

McCain won Hagee's backing.

Triangle Briefs: The N.C. Department of Transportation will close a section of Rivermont Road for several months while it replaces a bridge.

Wake County Briefs: Rising gas prices are driving more people to ride buses, Triangle Transit officials say.

Wake County Briefs: After counting provisional ballots Tuesday, Johnston County election officials determined that Glenn McLamb of Benson was the winner of a tight Democratic primary in the District 4 county commissioner race. McLamb got 8,108 votes to Donald J. Byrd's

Triangle Briefs: Chapel Hill's Youth Council will accept applications through June 30 from high school students.

Wake County Briefs: Teach for America's local branch will place its largest-ever group of teachers in Eastern North Carolina schools next year, according to an announcement scheduled for today.

Water is still precious, they say.

Falls Lake peril seen in proposal.

It will take another month of talks with lawyers and insurance experts before Wake County school staff can revise the district's ban on firearms and deadly weapons to allow school marksmanship teams to compete in approved shooting tournaments, inclu

Triangle Briefs: A man authorities were trying to arrest was struck by a police cruiser as he tried to get away from them, Durham police officials said Tuesday.

Wake and Durham counties have been chosen to participate in a "comprehensive anti-gang initiative" that includes $2.5 million in federal funding, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday.

Biosolids are used as fertilizer.

The News & Observer has filed a motion to unseal Eve Carson's autopsy report.

The Chatham Camera Club will look at Siler City from 1895 through the 1960s beginning at 6 p.m. Friday during the Third Friday Art Walk. The club's gallery is at 117 N. Chatham Ave.

Under the Dome:Former Labor Commissioner John C. Brooks, who is currently in second place for votes in the Democratic primary for his old job, filed for a runoff Tuesday.

Gas, harder times curtail spending.

Workshop teaches police telltale signs.

Video poker focus of Buncombe case.

Bodies of Florida minister, son found near Cold Mountain.

The General Assembly was asked Tuesday to approve startup money for the proposed 18-mile Triangle Expressway toll project and to let Triangle voters tax themselves to pay for transit projects.

It was the last first day for Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue, who presided on an opening day in the Senate for the last time.

People who lost relatives in the Sept. 11 attacks fear alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will use his coming war-crimes trial to boast about his role and rally support for al-Qaida.

Development threatens endangered species; protection plan offers two choices.

Law enforcement officials announced a new information-sharing program Tuesday that will allow investigators to search crime and incident records in other jurisdictions and agencies.

State Briefs: Thousands of people in Western North Carolina remained without power Tuesday a day after high winds whipped the region.

State Briefs: A small section of a four-story parking deck near SouthPark Mall in Charlotte collapsed Tuesday, but authorities said no one was hurt.

State Briefs:A Murfreesboro man convicted of three armed robberies in Eastern North Carolina has been sentenced to more than 72 years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

The Rev. Franklin Graham, who was in China during Monday's earthquake, has promised $150,000 to a Christian association there to help with disaster relief.

He used the odd and the ordinary.

The community college system will no longer admit illegal immigrants to degree programs based on an advisory letter from the Office of the Attorney General, the system announced today.

School leaders want to buck a trend by asking county commissioners for $4.5 million to hire teachers to offer foreign-language instruction in every elementary school.

A postal worker in Apex has resigned after more than 100,000 pieces of undelivered mail were discovered at the employee's home. Evidence has been submitted to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Raleigh.

The state Division of Water Quality is holding a public hearing tonight on a sewage sludge permit the city of Burlington applied for in 2003.

Durham police investigators are asking for information about a shooting that occurred Saturday afternoon on Otis Street.

A man authorities were attempting to arrest was struck by a police cruiser as he tried to get away from them, Durham police officials said today.

After years of being tied to Raleigh in all those “best places to” lists, Durham stands alone in Fortune Small Business magazine’s “Best Places to Live and Launch” list. It's ranked No. 12.

Former Labor Commissioner John C. Brooks, who is currently in second place for votes in the Democratic primary for his old job, filed for a runoff Tuesday.

State attorneys for Gov. Mike Easley want a lawsuit dismissed that accuses his administration of violating public records law when his staff destroyed e-mails.

Law enforcement officials announced a new information sharing program Tuesday that will allow investigators to search crime and incident records in other jurisdictions and agencies.

Hundreds of Marines were conducting a combat training mission in the Mojave Desert when an air patrol spotted something kicking up dust: A civilian pickup truck speeding across the barren landscape.

In a motion filed Monday, the newspaper says it wants to protect its rights and the rights of the public to observe and report on the criminal case stemming from the shooting of the UNC student leader.

The pastor of a Florida church and his teenage son were found dead Tuesday after a plane the father was flying crashed.

The N.C. Department of Transportation plans to close a section of Rivermont Road in Durham County for several months while it replaces a bridge.