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Raleigh to buy land for northeast park

Rapidly growing northeast Raleigh might soon get some much-needed recreational space.

A hardware legacy lives

Thomas H. Briggs' modest general store withstood the turmoil of the Great Depression, adapted to an evolving hardware industry and surviv...

Don't assume racism

Amid the pot shots among leaders bickering over the education of our children, I'd like to stand in calm defense of the many decent paren...

2 Leesville schools go traditional

The calendar conversion fight is over for three North Raleigh schools, but the details of how to carry out the changes are still being wo...

Restaurant Inspections

10341 Moncreiffe Road, Raleigh

A book club for mothers

Mom 2 Mom: 

Before I had kids, one of my favorite ways to spend my free time each evening was to curl up with a book.

Dropout losses improve

Wake Education: 

Wake County public school administrators are touting a reduction in the district's high school dropout rate.

5 armed men take wallet, police say

Police are investigating a report that two men were robbed outside a North Raleigh apartment complex Feb. 28 by a group of five armed men.

Hard luck leaves woman living in car

Since December, Sharon Donelli has lived in the front seat of her white Ford Focus, parked outside a Raleigh Walmart, bathing in a Sheetz...

Schools debate sinks to insults

Wake County's debate about where its schools are headed grew inflammatory last week as leaders compared their opponents to animals, crimi...

Police seek pair in armed robbery

Police are searching for two men who they say robbed a 37-year-old Raleigh man at gunpoint Feb. 24 as he walked on the 1400 block of New ...

Help art, charity or trails

Raleigh's annual "Art Attack" youth arts exhibit reception is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 14, at the Sertoma Arts Center. ...

CRIMe briefs

Burglaries

'Community assignment zones' still a hazy concept

The push to redesign the Wake County Public School System entered a new and more contentious phase last week as school board members squa...

Two schools getting new principals

New principals for two Wake County schools were announced this week.

Honeycutt Greenway gets a green light

After several months of public conversations and compromises, the city is moving forward with the design of its controversial Honeycutt C...

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Baker plans pie shop

A woman who lives in Raleigh's Oakwood neighborhood is making plans for the old Conti's Italian Market building on Person Street, The New...

Necessary Falls Lake cleanup will be costly, contentious

Underneath the glassy surface of Falls Lake, pollution threatens the drinking water of a half-million people in Wake County and the growt...

Lightner building falls into limbo

A public safety center project that sharply divided city officials and residents for weeks won't be built soon.

City eyes Crabtree traffic again

The city is reviving a decades -old discussion on how to reduce traffic congestion in one of the Triangle's busiest bottlenecks: Crabtree...

Unhappy trio vs. manager

Behind Raleigh City Council member Bonner Gaylord's critique of the proposed Lightner Public Safety Center lies a deeper rebuke: the city...

An even split on city's new recycling plan

Residents' e-mails reacting to the city's new recycling program are perfectly divided: one person favors it, and one doesn't.

Museum gets portrait of Picasso's lover

The N.C. Museum of Art is getting a Pablo Picasso portrait and three other paintings by modern European artists as it prepares to reopen ...

Wake candidates

Here is a list of candidates who have filed to run in Wake County races. Candidates from the same party will face off in a May primary. W...

Bank robber assaulted employee

Metro Briefs: 

Police are seeking a man who robbed a SunTrust branch office and assaulted a bank employee shortly before 5 p.m. Friday.

Inclement weather delays downtown parking stations

The latest installation of parking pay stations downtown has been delayed because of snow and rain.

Wake clerk of court, sheriff challenged

Former Wake County Clerk of Superior Court Janet Pueschel wants her old job back.

Restaurant Inspections

The following inspection reports are the most recent available on Wake County's Web site. Those with less than an A rating can seek a re-...

Wanted: pizza car thief to go

Police are looking for someone who they say stole a pizza deliveryman's vehicle while it was left unlocked and idling outside a North Ral...