Cary News

State Rep. Jennifer Weiss of Cary has, in her 12 years in the General Assembly, made her mark as a progressive voice who did not back down from a belief that government can do good things for average people.

Around 10 a.m., the driver of a Saturn on West Chatham Street attempted to turn left onto Southwest Cary Parkway.

They sing, they dance, and they've been making music for 20 years. For many of the members of VocalMotion , a show choir sponsored by SAS, the musical group is like a family.

A new study conducted by Dr. Dean Dornic of the Laser Eye Center of Carolina demonstrated that the use of an inverted bevel-in side cut reduces the risk of flap displacement in the first 24 hours after LASIK eye surgery.

They've shown at hundreds of dog shows nearly every weekend for the past year, driven hundreds of miles in cars stuffed with grooming tables, brushes, sensible shoes and professional suits.

Cary fiber artist Ana Sumner uses fabric, ribbon, beads and intricate stitching to render images often inspired by nature - from koi waiting for a bite to eat to lighthouses and coral reefs.

From the front porch of her flat-roofed rancher, Susan Johnson recalled the people whose paths crisscrossed old Cary.

Lina Kok, left, and Diane Daniel look through photos to post on their travel blog.

The final round of campaign finance reports for last year's municipal races, released in recent weeks, confirm that Mayor Harold Weinbrecht won re-election with a financial handicap in a relatively low-cost race.

Madison Moosa of Charlotte shot 72-75-147 to win the Bell Division in the Peggy Kirk Bell Girls' Tour Foundation Classic held at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club last weekend.

ANNIVERSARIES What: Bridges family 11th anniversary When: Feb. 26, 3 p.m. Where: Concord Baptist Church, 915 Concord Road, Gaffney, S.C. Contact: 864-489-1820 BIBLE STUDY What: "They were Just Like Us" Bible empowerment training When: 6 p.m. Wednesdays, beginning Feb.

On Thursday, the board's budget and finance committee approved UNC President Tom Ross' recommendations, which also call for a second year of tuition increases for in-state undergraduates that average 4.2 percent.

Wake County Superintendent Tony Tata defended today a plan to change the schedules at most of the district’s schools this fall while also saying school leaders may reconsider where they relocate Panther Creek High School’s freshmen.

There was no chicken coup in Cary Thursday night, as the Town Council postponed a final decision on whether to ease restrictions on backyard hens within the town limits.

The former Wake County manager is in his fifth term in the Legislature and was 1 of the few Republicans to have Senate leadership jobs when the chamber was under Democratic rule.

According to an arrest warrant, Randy Bernard Henderson, Jr., of 517 Ridgecrest Road, Cary, attempted to run over Detective A.K. Dismukes of the Cary Police Department with his Ford F-150 truck.

A North Carolina man accused of stealing paintings from a restaurant is certainly familiar with the works of art at issue; he's the one who painted them.

Their association with The Wine Merchant and the sudden manner in which it closed have resulted in accusations and hurt feelings, and customers who may feel caught in the middle will need a glass of a good pinot to make sense of it all.

Cary police say a man is in custody tonight after trying to hit an officer with his vehicle.

Chapel Hill senior Arima Claypool, 21, a member of the Women's Rugby Football Club, passes a tuition-protest sign Tuesday on the way to practice.