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When's it safe to walk to class? Wake has no clear-cut policy

Sycamore Creek parents raise issue about buses.

Updated: Sep. 3, 2008 2:23 AM | Full story

Greenway to hug Neuse, span Wake

Wake said likely to OK 28-mile, $29 million biking, hiking route.

Updated: Sep. 3, 2008 2:23 AM | Full story

Raleigh wide shut?

The Capital City's leaders are throwing Raleigh Wide Open 3 this weekend to celebrate the new downtown convention center's completion.

Updated: Sep. 3, 2008 2:23 AM | Full story

Senior centers develop a vision

Wishes are made known at meeting.

Updated: Sep. 3, 2008 2:23 AM | Full story

North Raleigh school third in state for SAT scores

Results were mixed on the latest round of SAT results with several area schools showing double-digit gains or losses in their average scores.

Updated: Sep. 3, 2008 2:23 AM | Full story

Making sense of Midtown

In tandem with our launching of the Midtown Raleigh News, which covers local community news in the Capital City's middle third, we asked for your thoughts on Midtown, the place.

Updated: Sep. 3, 2008 2:22 AM | Full story

The official voice of Raleigh's police

On any given day, readers may see Jim Sughrue's name in at least one newspaper story. As the Raleigh Police Department's public information officer for the past five years, Sughrue, 59, disseminates official police information to various media,

Updated: Sep. 3, 2008 2:22 AM | Full story

What's up with that?

Q.Off eastbound Interstate 540 near exit 4A, we're seeing a plume of smoke or steam off the left. Any idea what's up?

Updated: Sep. 3, 2008 2:22 AM | Full story

Nothing but the truth

We've entered a new realm in my house. We are now in the Honest Era.

Updated: Sep. 3, 2008 2:22 AM | Full story

Even chlorinated pools can harbor crypto

Parasite can cause fever, diarrhea and vomiting.

Updated: Sep. 3, 2008 2:22 AM | Full story

Whole Foods signs lease

It's official, Whole Foods fans. The gourmet grocer has signed on to anchor a proposed shopping center in North Raleigh near the intersection of Six Forks and Strickland roads.

Updated: Sep. 3, 2008 2:22 AM | Full story

Lilies get their day in the sun

Club's annual sale happens Saturday.

Updated: Sep. 3, 2008 2:22 AM | Full story

From court to character

Robert Allen Gibson believes in improving our world, one serve at a time.

Updated: Sep. 3, 2008 2:22 AM | Full story

Gourmet Gala

Let the region's finest chefs dazzle you with their delicious delights Sunday evening at the Fourth Annual Gourmet Gala, a benefit for the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America.

Updated: Sep. 3, 2008 2:22 AM | Full story

Get out and explore your local parks

Take a Child Outside Week is a national program begun last year at the North Carolina Natural Sciences Museum to help children discover the natural world. For more information about the program, go to Updated: Sep. 3, 2008 2:22 AM | Full story

Thieves target copper pipe

* Thieves stole $1,500 in recently installed copper pipe between 4 p.m. Aug. 22 and 6 a.m. Aug. 25 from an office building at 3101 Hillsborough St.

Updated: Sep. 3, 2008 2:22 AM | Full story

GPS units, catalytic converters stolen

* GPS units continue to be a popular item among thieves. Ten of the devices, together worth $3,375, were swiped from vehicles around North Raleigh and Midtown in the past week.

Updated: Sep. 3, 2008 2:22 AM | Full story

Other thefts

* Power tools and building materials valued at $2,675 were stolen between Aug. 23 and Aug. 25 from a construction site at 6710 Perry Creek Road.

Updated: Sep. 3, 2008 2:22 AM | Full story

Teenager charged with armed robberies

Police have charged a 16-year-old with five counts of armed robbery and one count of attempted armed robbery in connection with four businesses that were targeted in the northern part of the city.

Updated: Sep. 3, 2008 2:22 AM | Full story

Sex offender expected to move out today

Town officials hope the recent banning of a convicted sex offender from the town's park and Wake County libraries will put parents on guard.

Updated: Sep. 3, 2008 2:22 AM | Full story
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