Wake schools hire a company to make sports sponsorship deals. Can it get much?
A no-cost agreement lets National Amateur Sports pursue sponsorships for Wake schools, with at least $100,000 guaranteed and revenue split…
More NC school districts going ‘rogue’ to defy the calendar law. See which ones
A record 33 North Carolina school districts plan to start school in early August despite the state calendar law, prompting…
Top alcohol distributor closing Charlotte, Raleigh sites and laying off over 50
Republic National is closing Charlotte and Raleigh alcohol distribution facilities in NC, and laying off 53 workers in a broad…
Police make arrest in Cary shooting that sent man to hospital
The Cary Police Department responded to the shooting on Brickfield Drive. One suspect is in custody and there is no…
NC inmate fled custody over unfair life sentence in baby’s murder, attorney says
Ramone Alston pleaded guilty to escaping a prison van outside UNC Hospitals in Hillsborough in 2024. Serving a life sentence…
Meet the new principals for four of Wake County’s biggest high schools
Four Wake County high schools — Apex, Enloe, Millbrook and Panther Creek — will welcome new principals July 1 amid…
In first override of 2026, NC lawmakers overturn Gov. Stein’s veto of tax bill
The North Carolina General Assembly overrode Democratic Gov. Josh Stein’s veto to allow federal tax credits for donations to scholarship-granting…
Canes fans chant ‘no means no’ at Vegas goalie Carter Hart after sex assault case
Canes fans chant about consent aimed at Carter Hart during Game 1 Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center amid fallout…
Work on Durham urban wetland to reroute downtown traffic for months. What’s coming?
Durham has begun the first phase of construction on South Ellerbe project to build a wetland on W. Trinity Avenue.…
Moldy salsa, past-date sour cream in Triangle restaurants: latest inspections
Weekly roundup of Raleigh & Durham-area restaurant health inspection scores May 19- June 1: multiple restaurants in Raleigh, Durham and…