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Robber may have struck 9 times, police say

Police say the robber who killed a clerk at the Wilco on Trawick Road in April may have been responsible for at least eight other holdups in Raleigh since January.

Updated: Oct. 13, 2008 4:31 PM | Full story

Wake to borrow $300 million for construction

Wake County will borrow $300 million from Bank of America to keep building projects on track despite the troubled economy, county commissioners decided today.

Updated: Oct. 13, 2008 3:32 PM | Full story

Raleigh roundabout up for discussion

Raleigh residents on Tuesday will be able to get information and express their opinions about a roundabout proposed for the intersection of Morgan and Hillsborough streets.

Updated: Oct. 13, 2008 1:25 PM | Full story

Former fiancee says Cooper was 'cruel'

Bradley Cooper's former fiancee says in an affidavit that he belittled and frightened her. The parents and sister of Cooper's slain wife, Nancy, filed the affidavit in the fight for custody of the Cooper children.

Updated: Oct. 13, 2008 3:14 PM | Full story

NAACP gets look at movie, its makers

NAACP members and other guests crowded a North Raleigh Hilton ballroom late Saturday night to see actors Danny Glover and Giancarlo Esposito screen their latest film, "Gospel Hill," at the 65th annual NAACP State Convention.

Updated: Oct. 13, 2008 5:21 AM | Full story

McCain to campaign today in Wilmington

Republican presidential candidate John McCain will make his first public appearance in the state since the May primary today, trying to lift his party's prospects in Eastern North Carolina.

Updated: Oct. 13, 2008 7:29 AM | Full story

Recent graduate killed in crash

A recent Wake Forest-Rolesville High School graduate died early Sunday morning in a single-car crash.

Updated: Oct. 13, 2008 5:25 AM | Full story

Walk for Hope raises $395,000

The 20th annual Walk for Hope had a record turnout Sunday and raised nearly $400,000 for the research and treatment of mental illness.

Updated: Oct. 13, 2008 5:26 AM | Full story

Bench by a pond dedicated to Cooper

A granite bench, engraved with Nancy Cooper's portrait, now sits on Symphony Lake's northeastern bank, dedicated to her memory.

Updated: Oct. 13, 2008 5:30 AM | Full story

For secretary of state race, it's a paper chase

If North Carolina had a file cabinet, it would be the Secretary of State's Office. The secretary is elected to maintain a host of records, ranging from the list of current lobbyists to trademarks to business incorporations and commercial loan documents.

Updated: Oct. 13, 2008 5:14 AM | Full story

Gas theft suspect faces more charges

Police filed more charges Friday against Dillard Roe Johnson, the man arrested last week on charges of selling stolen gasoline cards for $20 each.

Updated: Oct. 12, 2008 2:25 AM | Full story

Raleigh man pleads guilty in loan frauds

A Raleigh man has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from allegations that he used his father's and brother's identities to obtain loans without their knowledge.

Updated: Oct. 12, 2008 2:25 AM | Full story

Wake suspect also wanted in Illinois

Wake County sheriff deputies on Friday arrested a man thought to be in the country illegally who is wanted in Illinois on multiple charges of sexual assault, court records show.

Updated: Oct. 12, 2008 2:25 AM | Full story

5K raises $80,000 for Autism Society

More than 3,000 runners, walkers and tot-trotters participated in the 2008 Autism Ribbon Run in downtown Raleigh on Saturday, raising more than $80,000 for programs and services provided by the Autism Society of North Carolina.

Updated: Oct. 12, 2008 2:05 AM | Full story

Bible belonged to co-owner of Yates Mill

Now the only remaining question is how it got to a Norwood textile mill.

Updated: Oct. 12, 2008 2:05 AM | Full story

Ashe County tree heading for White House

Another North Carolina-grown tree from Ashe County will be displayed in the White House during Christmas holidays this year.

Updated: Oct. 12, 2008 2:05 AM | Full story

Ball field lights left on all night, Wake Forest man says

Dan Kennedy lives in Wake Forest's Pemberley subdivision and is less than a mile from the ball fields at Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle School.

Updated: Oct. 11, 2008 4:34 AM | Full story

Work to get under way on Raleigh's City Plaza

The city plans to break ground Oct. 20 on City Plaza, a high-tech gathering place on the south end of Fayetteville Street.

Updated: Oct. 11, 2008 2:06 AM | Full story

Stone park bench to honor Nancy Cooper

Relatives of homicide victim Nancy Cooper plan to present a stone park bench in her honor Sunday morning at Regency Park.

Updated: Oct. 11, 2008 5:23 AM | Full story

Voter applications flood Wake office

As the registration deadline arrived Friday to vote on Nov. 4, Wake election officials were dealing with mail buckets full of voter applications.

Updated: Oct. 11, 2008 5:46 AM | Full story

Lovette indicted in Cary burglary

Laurence Alvin Lovette, a suspect in the shooting deaths earlier this year of two local university students, was indicted by a Wake County grand jury this week and accused of breaking into a Cary couple's garage.

Updated: Oct. 11, 2008 2:05 AM | Full story

NAACP urges N.C. to set example for nation

North Carolina can inspire the nation if voters flock to the polls when early voting begins Oct. 16, the national president of the NAACP, Ben Jealous, said Friday.

Updated: Oct. 11, 2008 2:05 AM | Full story

Watch competition for utility workers

Wake County Briefs: Line workers from electric cooperatives across the state will demonstrate their life-saving skills in a competition Wednesday in Raleigh.

Updated: Oct. 10, 2008 2:25 AM | Full story

Tanker truck spills gas on S. Saunders

Wake County Briefs: Between 50 and 150 gallons of gasoline spilled from a tanker truck at a gas station on South Saunders Street on Thursday morning, authorities said.

Updated: Oct. 10, 2008 2:25 AM | Full story

Walk to support mental illness research is Sunday

Wake County Briefs: Organizers expect more than 2,000 participants at Sunday's Alice and Thad Eure Walk for Hope, an annual charity walk that raises money for mental illness research and treatment.

Updated: Oct. 10, 2008 2:25 AM | Full story

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