19+ hour, 36+ min ago   (202+ words) Following two weeks of record-setting heat, Raleigh and the Triangle are finally getting a break soon. After a few scattered showers clear out early Sunday, the area will settle into a stretch of sunny skies. Residents can look forward to…...

19+ hour, 45+ min ago   (186+ words) A woman was killed and another injured Saturday afternoon after someone shot into their car in South Durham, according to the city’s police department. Police said that around 1:30 p.m. Saturday, a woman was driving south on Revere Road toward Sedwick…...

1+ day, 30+ min ago   (70+ words) News & Observer A quarter of North Carolina students no longer attend traditional public schools, and 11 more charter schools are seeking approval to open. The shift is intensifying competition for students and raising questions about the impact on district systems. FULL…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (154+ words) newsobserver.com Here are key takeaways: - State lawmakers have created excused school absences for students working on a farm and for those taking part in agricultural and equestrian events. - Under the new state law, schools must allow students up to…...

3+ day, 41+ min ago   (117+ words) The N.C. State Wolfpack, coming off a big loss against Virginia, faces the Richmond Spiders in college football action, Friday night, in Carter-Finley Stadium. N.C. State is led b... The N.C. State Wolfpack, coming off a big loss against Virginia, defeats the Richmond Spiders…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (585+ words) Shame on you for putting North Carolina’s service members in harm’s way. Shame. On. You. Linda C. Belans, Durham Wake County Schools budget for the year just ended was $3.3 Billion dollars. That’s just Wake County, not the entire state. Three…...

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1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1426+ words) Duke has been a strong fourth-quarter team the past two years. Then, again, so has Illinois. Something had to give Saturday as the Blue Devils and Fighting Illini took a tight, tense game into the final quarter at Gies Memorial…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (678+ words) Downtown Raleigh is among the fastest-growing areas in the Triangle, with nearly 7,000 new homes created since 2015, according to the Downtown Raleigh Alliance. But only 274, or less than 4%, of those new homes were owner-occupied, according to the alliance, the downtown booster…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (213+ words) $590M PFAS settlement: Chemours, DuPont and Corteva have agreed to pay North Carolina $590 million to resolve lawsuits over decades of PFAS contamination in the Cape Fear River and nearby water systems. State leaders say the deal is stronger than a previous…...