1+ hour, 46+ min 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…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (229+ words) A woman died after being struck by an Amtrak train Friday night in West Raleigh, Raleigh police said. Officers responded around 8:47 p.m. to the area of Powell Drive near Hillsborough Street following a report that a person had been struck by…...

1+ day, 10+ 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…...

2+ day, 13+ 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…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (170+ words) Volaris, the low-cost Mexican airline, will begin flying nonstop between the Triangle and Guadalajara, Mexico, in October. Volaris will begin flying between Raleigh-Durham International Airport and Guadalajara three days a week on Oct. 16. It will fly the route on Wednesdays,…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (700+ words) An organization that started with a pop-up coffee shop is now creating a clubhouse in downtown Chapel Hill for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A January grand opening is planned for the B3 Clubhouse at 308 W. Rosemary St., according to a…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (247+ words) For many seniors, remaining in their homes to age in place is often the primary goal. But that’s not always feasible. Finding a long-term care facility that meets a person’s unique needs and is affordable is challenging and can often…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (148+ words) Tony Bennett at UNC Chapel Hill, $73K on the line — Today in Triangle History News & Observer AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. - On this day in 2005, Tony Bennett christened UNC Chapel Hill's Memorial Hall. - At 79, Bennett drew a packed house and…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (313+ words) From a state trooper charged with murder to a barbecue restaurant expanding in Raleigh, here’s what’s making news across North Carolina today. Trooper charged with murder: North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper Nekime Oxendine has been charged with first-degree murder…...