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.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that Wake and Durham counties have been chosen to participate in a “comprehensive anti-gang initiative” that includes $2.5 million in federal funding.

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.

As County Manager David Cooke prepares the budget he'll propose to Wake commissioners next week, he'll have to negotiate a projected $51.5 million budget gap.

Triangle Briefs: The Town Council will hold a special meeting May 21 to review the proposed budget for the coming fiscal year.

Ignoring safety rules allowed an ambulance to fall on him, state investigation says.

Operatives from opposite sides of the political aisle, Democrat Gary Pearce and Republican Carter Wrenn, will present their views on politics, the presidential elections and the media today in Cary.

The owner of the tract ponders her next move.

Wake's 19 rural fire districts are pushing for steep increases to the county's fire tax to support hiring more full-time firefighters.

Triangle Briefs: A man walked into a local hospital Sunday morning and said he'd been shot in a robbery attempt several hours earlier, police said.

Edwin Flythe, a Raleigh businessman who started a business that became a third-generation bicycle shop, died last week.

Lee S. Rosen, a Raleigh attorney who runs one of the largest divorce law firms in the state, is censured by the N.C State Bar for billing and representation practices at his firm.

Wake County has been issued four violations by state safety regulators following the February death of a county employee crushed by an ambulance after a pneumatic jack, used to lift the vehicle, slipped.

Durham and Raleigh will get their splits of a $2.5 million grant in hand next week.

U.S. Attorneys announced a $2.5 million anti-gang fund for several North Carolina counties, including Wake and Durham.

Cary's town manager is proposing a property tax rate of 33 cents per $100 valuation for the coming fiscal year, meaning the owner of a $300,000 home would pay $990 in taxes.

Triangle Briefs: North Carolina's Amtrak will celebrate National Train Day today by holding open houses at train stations across Eastern North Carolina.

Triangle Briefs: Apex officials are investigating an incident in which a man allegedly tried to lure a child from a restaurant Monday.

A Silver Alert was issued for a Raleigh man late Friday night.

Two days after a Clayton man was charged with being married to two women at once, a third woman came forward to say that she, too, is married to him.

The murder suspect, who killed himself while in prison, was not treated with respect, Sarah Chandler's claim says.

Triangle Briefs: A driver involved in a collision that killed a pedestrian south of downtown this week has been charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle, police announced Thursday.