Raleigh woman faces sex, drug charges
A Raleigh woman was arrested Wednesday on charges related to allegations of improper conduct with children involving sex acts and illegal drugs.
Raleigh council member quits as head of water rights group
Raleigh councilwoman Nancy McFarlane said Wednesday that she will resign from her position as president of the N.C. Water Rights Committee, saying her involvement with the group has become a distraction.
Uptown condos in down market
Bloomsbury Estates perches high over downtown Raleigh, a brick edifice so imposing that it has garnered over-the-top comparisons to Cinderella's Castle at Disney World's Magic Kingdom.
Don't be alarmed, but it is alive!
It looks like blob of wriggling pudding staring out through a single, puckered eye. You can see it caught on camera, clinging to the concrete pipes below Raleigh's Cameron Village: the Sewer Monster.
Raleigh and Cary make list of fastest growing U.S. cities
Raleigh and Cary were among the 10 fastest-growing cities in the nation last year, a new census release shows.
23 months for a fatal hit-and-run
Gavin Hawk "pretty much floored it" when his sport-utility vehicle struck a moped on Interstate 40, speeding away from the scene at up to 90 mph and leaving Ian "Spyk" Quick dead on the highway, a Wake County prosecutor said Tuesday.
New fees kick in today
Today marks the start of the new fiscal year for local governments in the Triangle, which means new or higher fees go into effect for a variety of services.
Islanders let Raleigh man run scam, investors say
The $80 million Ponzi scheme that Raleigh businessman William Wise is accused of running flourished on a sunny Caribbean island nation and, according to bilked investors and other critics, was enabled by highly placed leaders there.
Scandal spooks NCSU donors
For three decades, James Arthur was perfectly pleased to send an annual donation to N.C. State, the university that granted him three degrees.
Foul play is suspected in woman's death
Patsy Eason Barefoot chatted with her neighbor, Diana Whitley, about two weeks ago while working out in the fitness center at Montecito Apartments, where both women lived.
Students offer visions for Dix
Thirteen N.C. State graphic design students tackled a big issue for a spring-semester project. They drew detailed designs to turn the vast campus of Dorothea Dix Hospital into an environmentally friendly park.
Raleigh winner is Miss N.C.
Katherine Southard, a woman who relearned how to dance after having surgery for curvature of the spine, was crowned Miss North Carolina on Saturday night.
Two charged in robbery, assault
Two men are in the Wake County jail in lieu of $500,000 bail each after five residents of a Raleigh townhouse, including two children, were robbed.
Ex-prostitute leads others out
Last week, Sheila Sanders celebrated five years of redemption -- five years since she smoked a crack rock, five years since she turned a trick.
Some parking meters will take plastic
Drivers without change soon will be allowed to park in downtown Raleigh and Chapel Hill, provided they have their Visa or MasterCard with them.
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