2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1631+ words) Forget bringing out-of-town guests to the “nice” place. Take them somewhere with a buffet. Not because you’ve given up on impressing them. Quite the opposite. This is the kind of Southern spread that can turn a perfectly polite dinner into…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (434+ words) The 3,000-square-foot restaurant will be located at 3030 S. Evans St. in University Commons and is expected to open late 2026. It will be Vicious Biscuit's first franchise location in North Carolina, joining corporate-owned restaurants in Boone, Charlotte and Wilmington. "I had probably…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (170+ words) Be aware of multiple fraudulent text scams requesting payment for NCDMV fees, fines or tolls. NCDMV will NEVER request payment by text. Please report it as spam and delete. Learn More Our mailing address (1628 Mail Service Center) and phone numbers…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (106+ words) Organization focuses on removing barriers for relatives and trusted adults to provide kinship care. Nearly 11,000 children are currently in foster care across North Carolina, with just 5,600 licensed foster homes statewide to place them, an ongoing shortage. Kinship expands the circle…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (354+ words) On Friday at 2:54 p.m. a severe thunderstorm watch was issued by the NWS Blacksburg VA in effect until 10 p.m. The watch is for Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin counties. The creation of this content included the use…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (171+ words) A hail of gunfire tore into a home and two parked vehicles in Northeast Raleigh late Thursday night, sending nearly 20 shell casings scattering across the road near Beacon Crest Way while the people inside the house escaped injury. At least…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (105+ words) Voting in the 2026 general election officially begins in North Carolina on Friday, when the state’s 100 county boards of elections will mail out absentee ballots to those who requested them. Officials say that makes North Carolina the first state in the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (282+ words) A pop of red midst the green. A soft yellow reaching toward the sky. Few places are more beautiful than High Country in the Fall. Leaves are already changing colors in some parts of western North Carolina, and peak fall…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (273+ words) ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Blue Ridge Mountains are still wearing their summer green, but western North Carolina's fall color season is just weeks away. Western Carolina University biology professor Kathy Mathews says the region's diversity of trees and elevation help create…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (199+ words) (The Center Square) – Four-year cohort graduation of North Carolina’s public school students for 2025-26 is 88.8%, up from the previous year’s record 87.8%. Seeking to reach a “Best in Nation Measure” as identified in the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s strategic plan,…...