1+ hour, 4+ min ago   (202+ words) Following two weeks of record-setting heat, Raleigh and the Triangle are finally getting a break soon. After a few scattered showers clear out early Sunday, the area will settle into a stretch of sunny skies. Residents can look forward to…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago   (186+ words) A woman was killed and another injured Saturday afternoon after someone shot into their car in South Durham, according to the city’s police department. Police said that around 1:30 p.m. Saturday, a woman was driving south on Revere Road toward Sedwick…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago   (484+ words) A burger joint is a North Carolina staple — and fans still flock there to get a bite. Now, after nearly 90 years of serving customers, Melvins’ Hamburgers & Hotdogs ranks as the state’s No. 1 place to eat a cheeseburger. The long-standing Bladen…...

6+ hour, 54+ min ago   (154+ words) newsobserver.com Here are key takeaways: - State lawmakers have created excused school absences for students working on a farm and for those taking part in agricultural and equestrian events. - Under the new state law, schools must allow students up to…...

10+ hour, 24+ min ago   (585+ words) Shame on you for putting North Carolina’s service members in harm’s way. Shame. On. You. Linda C. Belans, Durham Wake County Schools budget for the year just ended was $3.3 Billion dollars. That’s just Wake County, not the entire state. Three…...

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1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (229+ words) A woman died after being struck by an Amtrak train Friday night in West Raleigh, Raleigh police said. Officers responded around 8:47 p.m. to the area of Powell Drive near Hillsborough Street following a report that a person had been struck by…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (678+ words) Downtown Raleigh is among the fastest-growing areas in the Triangle, with nearly 7,000 new homes created since 2015, according to the Downtown Raleigh Alliance. But only 274, or less than 4%, of those new homes were owner-occupied, according to the alliance, the downtown booster…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (213+ words) $590M PFAS settlement: Chemours, DuPont and Corteva have agreed to pay North Carolina $590 million to resolve lawsuits over decades of PFAS contamination in the Cape Fear River and nearby water systems. State leaders say the deal is stronger than a previous…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (170+ words) Volaris, the low-cost Mexican airline, will begin flying nonstop between the Triangle and Guadalajara, Mexico, in October. Volaris will begin flying between Raleigh-Durham International Airport and Guadalajara three days a week on Oct. 16. It will fly the route on Wednesdays,…...