14+ hour, 54+ min ago   (314+ words) The city of Raleigh is changing the way it picks up household leaf piles in 2026. As of September 8, residents will no longer have their loose leaf piles picked up by waste removal staff. There are now two ways to rid…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (386+ words) A developer pulled its request for Raleigh's cooperation in building a 100,000-square-foot, $180-million data center near the southeast region of the city, according to officials. Charlotte-based developer Beacon Partners ended its attempt on Friday to have Raleigh City Council agree…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1836+ words) In 1997, a musical called "Chang & Eng" made its debut on the stage of the Victoria Theatre in Singapore. That's right – Chang and Eng Bunker, also known as the famous Siamese Twins, lived in North Carolina. And they were very likely…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (361+ words) Some relief arrived Sunday for Western North Carolina residents frustrated by weeks of fire restrictions. The N.C. Forest Service lifted its statewide open burn ban for 81 counties, including all Western North Carolina counties, effective 8 a.m. May 3. But state and local officials are…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (150+ words) “This new 600-room hotel will put us in a position to not only attract larger conventions, but to also layer conventions in the convention center simultaneously, which will generate additional economic impact for the county and add more vibrancy to…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (207+ words) Raleigh Water plans to activate water use restrictions this Monday due to the ongoing severe drought in central North Carolina. Officials noted in a public notice that the drought has impacted the watersheds that feed Falls Lake and Swift Creek....

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (230+ words) Over the weekend, meteorologists had said it was going to be dangerously hot. But they've since revised the forecast to say it's not as dangerous as the heat index and humidity would normally be in the summer. Still, starting on…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago   (209+ words) North Carolina is working with the federal government to expand passenger rail service, according to the head of the North Carolina Department of Transportation's rail division. Jason Orthner testified before the General Assembly's Joint Transportation Oversight Committee on April 2. He…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (491+ words) It’s time for The Pollening in North Carolina, which coats the state — and probably your car — in yellow each year. And if you live in the Triangle, you might just get the worst of it. This year, Raleigh placed seventh…...

7+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1068+ words) Many health care systems talk about three main pillars of care for treating cancer patients: medical, surgical and radiation oncology. It turns out that having state-of-the-art radiation technology can not only help heal patients, it can also be beneficial to…...