Raleigh News

When he was a young boy, Putnam, owner of Motley Clue Adventures, and his three cousins were running amok while visiting their grandmother in Pickens, Miss.

The friends and business partners are taking a unique approach to sharing that passion by opening So & So Books , a downtown Raleigh independent bookstore, in a quaint, 300-square-foot space in the front of the in situ studio architecture firm on Person Street.

Construction of the new PDQ restaurant in Wake Forest is almost finished and it will officially open to the public on June 2. PDQ, which stands for "people dedicated to quality," opened its first location in the Triangle in December with a 4,313-square-foot restaurant building - with a drive-through - at the intersection of Falls of Neuse and ... (more)

Heather Gudac has become the newest partner in Financial Symmetry, Inc., a locally-owned, fee-only financial planning and investment management firm.

RALEIGH One check is written with loopy cursive handwriting. Another features neat all-capital lettering.

Her pieces aren’t what one might find at Charming Charlie or Claire’s; industrial and geometric, they look more like art than jewelry.

Ronald Lee Anthony Jr., 23, Travian Devonte Smith, 20, and Sarah Rene Redden, 18, are accused of killing Melissa Huggins-Jones last week.

Lana Awni Almashini, 25, of Flint Ridge Place in Raleigh was attempting to make a left turn from Forest Oaks Drive onto northbound Atlantic Avenue when she turned in front of the southbound bus.

Gastonia Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a person they believe to be involved in a felony forgery case.

RALEIGH, N.C. Senate Republicans are handing off their vision of North Carolina's state budget to their House counterparts.

The Obama administration yesterday formally acknowledged that the United States had killed four U.S. citizens in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan.

Jude Kenan Mohammad is one of four Americans confirmed as being killed by drones in either Pakistan or Yeman since 2009, according to a letter sent to Congress by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.

As Raleigh continues to recover from the recession, City Manager Russell Allen's proposed budget keeps property taxes steady while increasing utility bills, adding 40 new positions and giving employees a 3 percent raise.

Supporters along Lane Street in downtown Raleigh cheer on the 57 protesters who were arrested after the fourth Moral Monday demonstration at the State Capitol on May 20.

But he said Awlaki's 16-year-old son as well as two other individuals were "not specifically targeted by the US". The disclosure comes as President Barack Obama prepares to make a speech on counter-terrorism and the drone programme on Thursday.

But the compromise bill comes with a sweetener that has the support of city leaders and the governor's office.

Pat McCrory’s administration. The announcement came after The News & Observer began asking questions earlier in the day about the connections between the law firm that Shanahan started in 2001 and the lobbying company that he and his wife formed in 2009.

The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. at the Pines of Ashton Apartments in the 3200 block of Calumet Drive.

Officials say the victims have been transported to the OCME facility in Oklahoma City, and the official confirmed number of deaths stands now at 24.

RALEIGH, NC Three people have been arrested and charged with murder in connection to the death of a Bladen County native.