'56 crash brings victims' loved ones together
One lost her son, the other her father.
Sept. 28, 2006
Cary opts for safety, not speed
Had I written this column a week ago, when I first met Cary dad Steven Gebeaux, I would have been (unfortunately) prophetic.
Sept. 28, 2006
Town sues ex-finance director
Wendell wants $276,764 it says she embezzled.
Sept. 28, 2006
Man charged with threat to state office
Authorities charged a 25-year-old man Wednesday with e-mailing threats to kill everyone in a state Employment Security Commission office in Raleigh, court records show.
Sept. 28, 2006
Fired cop's hearing to continue Oct. 9
The city's civil service commission plans on continuing its hearing on Michelle Peele's termination from the Raleigh Police Department on Oct. 9.
Sept. 28, 2006
Cary closing lanes for sewer repairs
Sewer repairs will cause a series of lane closures around town for the next few days.
Sept. 28, 2006
Man charged with statutory rape
A 30-year-old man was arrested Tuesday night and charged with having sex with a 14-year-old girl.
Sept. 28, 2006
Man shot during robbery attempt
Police identified the man shot in a Tuesday night at an apartment complex.
Sept. 28, 2006
Pair will be tried together in man's death
Monique Berkley and her lover, Andrew Canty, will go to trial together in February to face murder charges in the death of Berkley's husband.
Sept. 28, 2006
Northeastern Raleigh itches for city funds
Spending on parks and roads is lagging despite a growth boom in City Council District B.
Sept. 27, 2006
Crossing accident spurs plea
Cary student's dad wants safeguards.
Sept. 27, 2006
Blaze forces tenants from three dwellings
No one was hurt in a Raleigh apartment fire that investigators say was started by a cigarette.
Sept. 27, 2006
Sanitation workers meet with Meeker
Mayor Charles Meeker met for 90 minutes Tuesday with four Raleigh sanitation workers and two union representatives in an attempt to resolve labor strife in the city's Department of Solid Waste Services.
Sept. 27, 2006
Cocaine charge filed against man
Police arrested a 26-year-old man Sunday and charged him with possession of cocaine after they said they found more than a pound of it in a washing machine and in a kitchen.
Sept. 27, 2006
Raleigh weighs who gets crossing guards
The city is considering a new way to decide which schools should get crossing guards.
Sept. 27, 2006
Sanitation workers take battle to City Hall
The mayor agrees to talk to union members; temporary workers to get full-time status.
Sept. 26, 2006
Girl left alone at school gets settlement
Four years ago, Ejessica Brown had a Goldilocks moment. But when 5-year-old Ejessica woke up, the surprise was finding herself alone in a classroom trailer at Raleigh's Powell Elementary.
Sept. 26, 2006
Teen hit by car near school
Cary student in critical condition.
Sept. 26, 2006
Raleigh police promote 38
A ceremony today will mark the promotions of 38 Raleigh Police Department employees.
Sept. 26, 2006
Suspects sought in 2 armed robberies
Police are searching for at least three people they say are responsible for the armed robbery of two businesses over the weekend.
Sept. 26, 2006
Bandit trucks are a bother, sanitation workers say
New semi-automated trash haulers fail to save labor on narrow city streets.
Sept. 25, 2006
Lost tests a blow to AP students
Raleigh Charter is state's only school with answers missing. Exam officials apologize but pass blame.
Sept. 25, 2006
Man charged with assault in collision
A Zebulon man was charged with assault Friday after he allegedly rammed his vehicle into a car occupied by a Raleigh police detective.
Sept. 25, 2006
Man held in assault with tree branch
A Raleigh man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly assaulted another man with a tree branch.
Sept. 25, 2006
Bike Fest to close Fayetteville Street
Downtown Raleigh's Fayetteville Street will get its first street-closing party since its grand reopening celebration in July.
Sept. 25, 2006
The not-so-small house
Bigger than ever, Wake County's new homes are changing the face of suburban living.
Sept. 24, 2006
Debate ponders force, liberty
Can democracy spread via might?
Sept. 24, 2006
Upping the ante in war, in cards
Anti-war or ante up?
Sept. 24, 2006
Flimsy temporary street signs offer faulty guidance in Apex neighborhood
Plastic street signs marking portions of the Scott's Mill subdivision have been flapping in the breeze.
Sept. 23, 2006
Many see little progress
Raleigh sanitation workers meet with city manager; some plan picket line.
Sept. 23, 2006
School, homes evacuated after gas leak
Driver crashes into gas valve.
Sept. 23, 2006
Board disciplines Raleigh surgeon
A neurosurgeon charged with inappropriately touching five female patients during physical exams was disciplined this week by the N.C. Medical Board.
Sept. 23, 2006
Police seek three in home invasion
Police say they are looking for three men who posed as repairmen and robbed North Raleigh townhouse residents at gunpoint this week.
Sept. 23, 2006
Bank robbery suspect sought
Police are searching for a man they say robbed a bank on Capital Boulevard on Friday morning.
Sept. 23, 2006
Police charge teen in August robbery
Police charged a teen Friday with robbing a Chinese restaurant at gunpoint in August.
Sept. 23, 2006
16-year-old had gun at school, police say
Police charged a teen Friday with carrying a gun to school.
Sept. 23, 2006
Copper tubing sales were thefts, cops say
A Willow Springs man was arrested Friday and charged with stealing copper tubing and reselling it to a local salvage yard.
Sept. 23, 2006
NCSU looks to freshen frat houses
Plan would raze, then raise standards.
Sept. 22, 2006
Ex-cop tells of fatal '05 shooting
Job reinstatement at stake with panel.
Sept. 22, 2006
Maybe the will is the skill
How many of you as children wanted to be garbage collectors because you thought it would be cool to ride down the street while hanging off the side of a truck without getting yelled at?
Sept. 22, 2006
Three towns in the region get help with sprucing up
Main streets in three Triangle towns got a boost this week in sprucing up their downtowns.
Sept. 22, 2006
Explosions, fire destroy house
Blasts shake Apex neighborhood - Propane leak likely cause.
Sept. 22, 2006
Suspect taught at 3 area schools
A former Chapel Hill Montessori school teacher accused of molesting young children has taught in at least three schools in the Triangle.
Sept. 21, 2006
Cary man faces child porn charges
Police charged a 33-year-old man Wednesday with purchasing two child pornography videos from undercover officers, according to court records.
Sept. 21, 2006
Hall of Fame inducts 12, plus 2 institutions
Ceremony tonight is open to public.
Sept. 21, 2006
Library squatter is accused of stealing electronics
Police recover iPods, computers.
Sept. 21, 2006
Wendell bypass to shift north
Developer's plan divides residents.
Sept. 21, 2006
Raleigh acts on trash mess
Council promises 6 workers, probe.
Sept. 20, 2006
North Hills East rezoning OK'd
Plans for the 45-acre North Hills East leaped one big hurdle Tuesday, winning near unanimous support from the City Council for a rezoning request.
Sept. 20, 2006
Rain barrels are available in Cary
Cary is offering 65-gallon rain barrels for sale at any of the town's community centers. Rainwater collected can be used to water grass, plants and gardens, and can help save on water utility bills.
Sept. 20, 2006
Man held on charge of indecent liberties
Police arrested a 39-year-old man Tuesday and charged with having indecent contact with a minor.
Sept. 20, 2006
A/C repair ruse turns into robbery
Police think a trio of robbers posed as air conditioner repairmen Tuesday before tying up the residents of a townhouse.
Sept. 20, 2006
Ex-school worker faces sex charges
A former Chapel Hill Montessori employee is held in Virginia.
Sept. 20, 2006
Fake captain receives real prison time
Not long ago, Lisa Jane Phillips wore an Air Force captain's uniform while striding the campus of Meredith College. As a result, she will soon don another uniform: the khaki pants and shirt that women wear in federal prisons.
Sept. 19, 2006
NCSU pulls plug on pay-per-lecture
Officials to assess conflict of interest.
Sept. 19, 2006
Police officer strikes pedestrian with car
A Raleigh police cruiser struck a pedestrian early Monday near the Black Ties nightclub near New Bern Avenue, according to a police accident report.
Sept. 19, 2006
Sierra Club objects to Crabtree project
The Capital Group Sierra Club wants the City Council to deny a request to rezone Kidd's Hill to allow for a massive project combining shops, restaurants, offices and condominiums.
Sept. 19, 2006
Gas leak closes busy intersection
A gas leak led police to shut a busy East Raleigh intersection during Monday's afternoon commute.
Sept. 19, 2006
Garner man held in two break-ins
Police have charged a man with breaking into a hardware store twice over the past weekend.
Sept. 19, 2006
Candidate to lead session on health
Ty Harrell, candidate for the state House of Representatives, District 41, will moderate a district dialogue on health and mental health Wednesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 11401 Leesville Road.
Sept. 19, 2006
Man missing after drive to airport
Police were looking for a 54-year-old man who went missing early Monday morning.
Sept. 19, 2006
Even off the ice, hockey's pretty cool
Inline hockey - Sport's popularity builds.
Sept. 18, 2006
Mediation may resolve lawsuit over officer's death
Four years after a police pursuit ended in the death of Raleigh police Officer Charles Radford Paul III, his family could be weeks away from a financial settlement in the case.
Sept. 18, 2006
2 shot, wounded; suspect arrested
A Raleigh man has been charged with shooting two men early Sunday morning during a street altercation just off New Bern Avenue. Asim Kali-Brock High, 19, has been charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one with the intent to kill i
Sept. 18, 2006
Former officer gets hearing
Facts to be aired in the shooting that led to a policewoman's dismissal in 2005.
Sept. 18, 2006
Suspect arrested in kidnap, rape
Raleigh Police arrested a Durham man Saturday they say kidnapped and raped a 16-year-old girl.
Sept. 18, 2006
Collision of complex forces defeated plaza
Art lovers say Raleigh needs process to evaluate public art.
Sept. 17, 2006
In this ballgame, everyone hits
Miracle League makes baseball possible for special needs kids.
Sept. 17, 2006
Without ado, park welcomes sculpture
It stands 18 feet tall, made from recycled steel beams, stainless steel hospital trays and an old truck axle.
Sept. 17, 2006
Star-gazing priest takes a timeout
From observatory to Raleigh parish.
Sept. 17, 2006
Nonstop joker Cissel loved it when people laughed
When Bill Cissel had a good joke to tell, everyone knew about it, and quickly.
Sept. 17, 2006
Man with knife robs BP station in Raleigh
Bernice Bryant was behind the counter at the BP station at 6501 Glenwood Ave. early Saturday when he saw a guy in a bandana approach the door then walk away.
Sept. 17, 2006
Man dies while saving others
Robert Curtis McCarty, father of a 4-year-old daughter, found out Tuesday that his fiancee's pregnancy would bring him a son.
Sept. 17, 2006
Bugs leave good taste in courageous mouths
The grasshopper quiche must have beaten the mealy worm gumbo because just about everyone agreed the ant chocolate pecan pie surpassed the cricket creme brulee.
Sept. 16, 2006
Trash crews see signs of support from residents
Near downtown, one Raleigh resident hung a "Fight the Power" sign on a recycling bin.
Sept. 16, 2006
Graffiti troubles Knightdale
Officials say the scrawlings that suddenly cropped up are gang-related.
Sept. 16, 2006
Kid-friendly library opens today in Cary
Irish dancers, bluegrass pickers and a salsa band will punctuate the opening of a big new public library in Cary today.
Sept. 16, 2006
Woman charged with identity theft
A Raleigh woman found herself in jail Friday after police accused her of giving the name of her ex-boyfriend's current girlfriend during a traffic stop.
Sept. 16, 2006
Police locate sex assault suspect
Detectives think a recently paroled man attacked a woman in her Southwest Raleigh apartment, forcing her into a closet at knifepoint and sexually assaulting her.
Sept. 16, 2006
Trash crews' records vague
Who works when? City clock unused.
Sept. 15, 2006
2 Durham cops fired over bar affray
Three other officers, including two involved in the Duke lacrosse case, are not disciplined.
Sept. 15, 2006
Capital Area Transit boosting bus fares to $1
Capital Area Transit will increase the price of a bus ride in January from 75 cents to $1.
Sept. 15, 2006
Arts Commission to get new director
The city has named an executive director for its Arts Commission. June Guralnick will begin her new duties with Raleigh on Oct. 2.
Sept. 15, 2006
2nd woman arrested in embezzlement
A second woman was arrested late Wednesday in connection with the embezzlement of more than $234,000 from a dermatology practice.
Sept. 15, 2006
Woman critically hurt in car crash
A two-car accident left a Raleigh woman in critical condition Thursday afternoon and closed a busy West Raleigh road for several hours.
Sept. 15, 2006
Apex offering free mulch Saturday
The town is giving away mulch Saturday at the N.C. 55 C&D Landfill Recycling Facility, 5940 Old Smithfield Road, between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Help with loading the mulch will cost $5.
Sept. 15, 2006
Former manager charged in embezzlement
Police charged a Raleigh man Thursday with taking more than $150,000 from a golf shop he managed after selling the store's merchandise on the Internet, court records show.
Sept. 15, 2006
Some vote for union, reps report
Stacks of soaked cardboard lingered on Raleigh streets Thursday after sanitation workers staged a second walkout over hours and pay -- this time drawing City Manager Russell Allen to the middle of their protest.
Sept. 15, 2006
Fed-up sanitation crews stage surprise walkout
Raleigh's city manager offers only to meet drivers, whose complaints include unpaid overtime.
Sept. 14, 2006
Art museum will be remade with steel and gentle light
The first glimpse of what the N.C. Museum of Art will be in three years arrived Wednesday when architects delivered a model of a satin steel and glass building with an undulating roof that glows at night.
Sept. 14, 2006
Detectives resign following complaint
SBI probes assault allegation.
Sept. 14, 2006
Raleigh landmark to be church again
Unity Church will hold services in downtown's Long View Center, the facility's owner says.
Sept. 14, 2006
2 charges likely to be dropped in killing
The man accused of kidnapping and killing a Wendell woman last month will likely stand trial on only one charge: first-degree murder.
Sept. 14, 2006
Pesticide foes take aim at state's use
A Boston anti-pesticide group has moved into North Carolina, saying the state is one of the heaviest users of lawn service giant TruGreen ChemLawn.
Sept. 14, 2006
California suspect being held in Wake
A suspect in the killing of a California police officer is in custody in the Wake County jail without bail, authorities reported.
Sept. 14, 2006
Sanitation crews endure heat, long hours
297 tons 329 tons.
Sept. 14, 2006
A guide to sorting it all out
Raleigh provides garbage, recycling and yard waste collection at the curb all on the same day each week, Tuesday through Friday. Here's some help for navigating the system.
Sept. 14, 2006
Garner school off conversion list
East Garner Middle won't convert to year-round. North Garner Middle will lose a magnet program.
Sept. 13, 2006
Murder suspect seen with Toyota
Driver: Moreland's car stuck in ditch.
Sept. 13, 2006
Project passes a rezoning hurdle
City still to vote on North Hills East.
Sept. 13, 2006
Lanes merge today on SE Maynard
Cary motorists will see a new traffic pattern today.
Sept. 13, 2006
Planning panel OKs two developments
Raleigh's Planning Commission gave its approval Tuesday to two mixed-use developments.
Sept. 13, 2006
Woman charged with embezzlement
A Raleigh woman was arrested Tuesday and accused of embezzling more than $234,000 from a Cary dermatology clinic where she once worked as an office manager.
Sept. 13, 2006
Teenager recovering from stabbing
A 16-year-old man remained in the hospital Tuesday, days after he was stabbed in a town park.
Sept. 13, 2006
Wendell hopes to recoup all missing money
Officials announced Tuesday that they will seek to recover all the money they say their former finance officer stole from the town.
Sept. 13, 2006
Racially tinged fliers raise ire
Fliers found in North Raleigh neighborhood blame illegal immigrants for year-round schools and crowding.
Sept. 12, 2006
Cause of zip line accident that killed teen is unclear
Authorities are still trying to figure out what caused an Apex teenager to fall to his death while zip lining -- an activity that is wildly popular but scarcely regulated in North Carolina.
Sept. 12, 2006
Downtown fixture giving up the ghost
My Ladies' Shop shutting its doors at end of September after 73 years as women's clothing store.
Sept. 12, 2006
School theater's rebirth begins
Burning Coal takes up hammer.
Sept. 12, 2006
Sculpture will be dedicated Saturday
City leaders will dedicate a new sculpture Saturday at Chavis Park.
Sept. 12, 2006
Woman arrested in ashtray assault
A Wake Forest woman was arrested Sunday for assault with a ceramic ashtray.
Sept. 12, 2006
Man charged as accessory in killing
Police arrested a Fuquay-Varina man and charged him with helping a man wanted for murder flee from authorities.
Sept. 12, 2006
Apex teen, a school leader, dies at camp
Grief counselors will once again be on hand today at Apex High School as students struggle to make sense of another accidental death.
Sept. 11, 2006
Worshippers recall 1956 fire
Blaze destroyed Edenton Street Methodist Church.
Sept. 11, 2006
Raleigh man faces assault charge
A Raleigh man was arrested Saturday in connection with an assault with a handgun.
Sept. 11, 2006
Immigration debate attends Fiesta, too
A short woman in a silky purple dress stopped for a moment Saturday amid the sounds of a peppy Cuban band and the smells of warm empanadas at the State Fairgrounds.
Sept. 10, 2006
Hundreds celebrate life of Moreland
Cynthia Moreland's friends and family didn't come for a funeral service Saturday. They came for a "home-going celebration."
Sept. 10, 2006
Woman charged in embezzlement
A Clayton woman was charged with embezzling more than $5,000 from the Raleigh sheet metal firm where she worked.
Sept. 10, 2006
Man seriously injured in wreck
A Saturday morning car crash left at least one person with serious injuries.
Sept. 10, 2006
Grid puts idle computers to work
Students participate in a program that taps machines for large-scale research.
Sept. 10, 2006
4 face sentencing in Morrisville murder
Four men involved in the December 2004 money-and-drugs robbery and murder of Phillip Taing of Morrisville will be sentenced Oct. 30 in Wake County Superior Court after the last of the quartet pleaded guilty this week.
Sept. 9, 2006
'Helpful' robbers sought by police
Police issued a warning Friday about a pair of men stealing from people after offering to help change flat tires.
Sept. 9, 2006
Big voice will join Dix land debate
Urban Land Institute hired.
Sept. 8, 2006
Hit and run is fatal blow to survivor of earlier attack
A Wake Forest man celebrating his birthday died early Thursday when he tried to cross Capital Boulevard and was struck by a hit-and-run driver.
Sept. 8, 2006
Raleigh offering news releases
The city is offering news releases to any resident who wishes to receive them by e-mail.
Sept. 8, 2006
Water officials still watchful, though Ernesto eased drought
Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Ernesto and other storms last week eased the drought in northern North Carolina and filled reservoirs but did not end dry conditions in much of the state, climate experts said Thursday.
Sept. 8, 2006
Sidewalk rules brew gripes
Cafe owners have a latte say to city.
Sept. 7, 2006
Longtime Wendell employee arrested
Charged with theft of town's funds.
Sept. 7, 2006
Mother, son injured in wreck with truck
A woman and her son were seriously injured late Wednesday morning after the car she was driving collided head-on with a tractor-trailer on Aviation Parkway in Morrisville, police reported.
Sept. 7, 2006
State investigates claim that undercover agents beat man
Three Wake County sheriff's undercover drug agents have been placed on administrative duty while state officials investigate a Garner man's claim that they assaulted him late last month in a restaurant parking lot, Wake Sheriff Donnie Harrison said
Sept. 7, 2006
Parking deck proposal disputed
Owner says city's plan is dangerous.
Sept. 6, 2006
Park blames derailing on sabotage
Rocks placed on the tracks Sunday afternoon derailed Pullen Park's miniature train packed with adults and children, sending conductor Jackson Dean Oakley, 77, to the hospital with a cut on his hand, park officials say.
Sept. 6, 2006
Chief sets new policy for off-duty police work
Police Chief Jane Perlov has issued a memorandum to officers mandating a drastically different system of monitoring and obtaining off-duty work.
Sept. 6, 2006
Panel to address Dix preservation
A committee studying the future of the Dorothea Dix hospital campus will meet Thursday to consider hiring a consultant to study the 315-acre property near downtown Raleigh when the hospital closes in 2008.
Sept. 6, 2006
County contributes $2 million to hospice
Wake County will give a hospice group $2 million to help build a new end-of-life care center in Cary.
Sept. 6, 2006
Horseshoe Farm decision delayed
The City Council held off Tuesday from making a decision about how to develop Horseshoe Farm Park.
Sept. 6, 2006
Construction debris landfill to grow
A landfill for construction debris in Eastern Wake County will expand.
Sept. 6, 2006
City votes to keep Supper Clubb closed
After a brief stay from a Wake County Superior Court judge, the Raleigh City Council voted Tuesday to keep a North Raleigh club, for all practical purposes, closed.
Sept. 6, 2006
Group sues over Knightdale development
The lawsuit claims the Town Council acted improperly in approving shopping center plans.
Sept. 6, 2006
Pitches made for Horseshoe
City leaders hike, hear pleas for site.
Sept. 5, 2006
Easy lie stymied sex crime registry
Tracking of offenders faulted.
Sept. 5, 2006
Just a pond? Watch out, whirligigs
Planned environmental art should spiff up a spot behind the art museum -- and help clean up, too.
Sept. 5, 2006
Like TV detectives, Cary team tracks E. coli
Mike Bajorek knew the odds tilted against his men as they fanned out amid the homes of Coronado Way.
Sept. 4, 2006
Raleigh to collect debris from storm
Since the storm debris created by Tropical Storm Ernesto was lighter than expected, Raleigh solid waste services crews will collect storm debris as part of the normal yard waste collection service.
Sept. 4, 2006
Raleigh may delay vote on art
Plensa project's patron is in Africa.
Sept. 4, 2006
NCSU tailgate restrictions get mixed reaction
Students more likely to complain than elders.
Sept. 3, 2006
Whimsy, generosity defined life
One day, Elizabeth Browning and Teresa Strickland pulled up to a fast-food drive-thru window.
Sept. 3, 2006
Police: Body is that of missing woman
Police confirmed Saturday that a body found behind an abandoned farmhouse was that of Cynthia Moreland, the Wendell resident who had been missing since she failed to show up for work in downtown Raleigh on Aug. 22.
Sept. 3, 2006
Suspicious hotel stay leads to arrest
An Apex man looking for a place to sleep ran up a $2,000 hotel bill. Now he's staying in the county jail.
Sept. 3, 2006
Joyride ends in death of teen
A joyride on a rainy night turned tragic late Thursday when an unlicensed teen driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash less than five miles from his home, the state Highway Patrol reported.
Sept. 2, 2006
More reward money offered in hunt for Wendell woman
Two Raleigh companies are offering more reward money for information that would help authorities find Cynthia Moreland, the Wendell woman who police say was abducted from a downtown parking garage Aug. 22.
Sept. 1, 2006
Club wins round, can keep its sound
The Supper Clubb prevails against Raleigh, which faces a legal battle in its bid to ban the club's amplified sound.
Sept. 1, 2006
2 shots to head killed man, 22
Autopsy tells how he died in woods.
Sept. 1, 2006
Two women, man accused of beating teenager with bat
Two women and a man were arrested Thursday and charged with beating a 15-year-old boy with an aluminum baseball bat and a hammer.
Sept. 1, 2006
Wake's Mutt Strut will raise funds for spay/neuter efforts
Wake County's ninth annual Mutt Strut Dog Walk Festival will be Sept. 9 from 8 a.m. to noon at Historic Oak View County Park.
Sept. 1, 2006
Abduction arouses fear
Raleigh workers, employers, authorities stress security.
Aug. 31, 2006
Up from the earth, a colossus of steel
Thirty feet below downtown Raleigh, you can see the elevator shafts taking shape, stand on the spot where a bank of escalators will drop and walk over a field of gravel bigger than the Carolina Hurricanes' ice rink.
Aug. 31, 2006
Tutors shine when reading is a challenge
Triangle literacy organizations offer training for those who would like to help.
Aug. 31, 2006
Apex selling naming rights for arts center
The prospect of seeing your name on a restroom door might make you queasy. Town arts boosters hope to find some deep-pocketed souls who would consider it an honor befitting a $10,000 donation.
Aug. 31, 2006
Supper Clubb gets temporary reprieve
A Wake County Superior Court judge gave temporary permission Wednesday for a North Raleigh restaurant to once again operate as a nightclub at night.
Aug. 31, 2006
Defibrillators given for stadium by Rex
Rex Healthcare has donated four automatic external defibrillators to be used during N.C. State Wolfpack football games at Carter-Finley Stadium.
Aug. 31, 2006
Award will honor child care advocate
Wake County SmartStart has created a new award to honor local child care advocates.
Aug. 31, 2006
Peace in Mideast is coalition's wish
A coalition of liberal organizations concerned about the Middle East has raised $10,000 in money and pledges for Doctors Without Borders, the international medical humanitarian group now working in Lebanon.
Aug. 30, 2006
Diner settles in slander suit
Bahama Breeze admits no liability in the dispute with a man who had been a frequent patron.
Aug. 30, 2006
Dozens search for woman
Suspect's silence frustrates family.
Aug. 30, 2006
A new beginning, a new baby
For the Moss family, the rough year after Katrina has culminated, nearly to the day, with a blessing named TreShawn Akil Moss.
Aug. 29, 2006
College alliance to hold info session
Colleges That Change Lives, a group of 40 lesser-known schools featured in a book of the same name by Loren Pope, will hold an information session and fair from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight at Embassy Suites, 201 Harrison Oaks Blvd., Cary.
Aug. 29, 2006
Woman's search focuses on Wake
Her church adds $5,000 to reward.
Aug. 28, 2006
N.C. State freshman found dead in dorm
An N.C. State freshman was found dead in his dorm room bed Sunday afternoon.
Aug. 28, 2006
New library set to open in Cary
West Regional Library, 4000 Louis Stephens Drive, will open Sept. 16.
Aug. 28, 2006
TV show chronicles Fayetteville Street
A one-hour look into Fayetteville Street -- its past, the process that led to its reopening to vehicular traffic, the 16-month construction experience, businesses that have chosen to make their headquarters on the street and what the city's residents
Aug. 28, 2006
Stabbing followed fiery relationship
Beau called police, but woman died; fellow tenants say volatility, jealousy shadowed couple.
Aug. 28, 2006
St. Monica alumni come home
When Thomas Hadden was young, he attended Raleigh's St. Monica School and lived right across the street.
Aug. 28, 2006
Crime dips after city tells dealers: Stop, or go to jail
Two years ago, 12 suspected drug dealers and their families were summoned by the police to a meeting where they faced police officers, ministers, social workers and residents from High Point's West End neighborhood.
Aug. 27, 2006
Cary emerges from daze of woes for one lazy day
Mayor Ernie McAlister stood in the intersection of Academy and Chatham streets wearing linen shorts, a white shirt and a blindfold.
Aug. 27, 2006
Arrest, clues widen search
Raleigh police look for Cynthia Moreland in three counties after a suspect is questioned.
Aug. 26, 2006
Teacher has first-day jitters, too
One of Wake's 950 new instructors helps her first-graders to feel comfortable, have fun.
Aug. 26, 2006
NBC-17's Gaines signs off
Bill Gaines will no longer co-anchor the 6, 7 and 11 p.m. newscasts on Raleigh TV station NBC-17.
Aug. 26, 2006
2 children hurt when bus hits car
A school bus carrying 22 children collided with a sedan about 4 p.m. Friday, sending two children to the hospital.
Aug. 26, 2006
Cary post a much-sought spot
The 37 applicants to fill a council opening include the serious and the sarcastic.
Aug. 26, 2006
Lake Wheeler still under restrictions
Lake Wheeler, a City of Raleigh park, will extend restrictions on water activities such as skiing and tubing at least through this afternoon. Fishing and boating are allowed.
Aug. 26, 2006
5 facing charges after cocaine bust
A federal judge ordered five men detained Friday after their arrest in a 220-pound cocaine drug bust in Wake Forest this week.
Aug. 26, 2006
Prison women emote on stage
Sights abound in a women's prison shower room. A tattoo of some guy's name, split by a deep scar. Needle-tracked veins. An unmistakable i
