16+ hour, 50+ min ago   (429+ words) Six sites on the upper Neuse failed to meet recreational water quality standards this week: Fews Ford at Eno River State Park, upstream of Sennett’s Hole and Penny’s Bend Nature Preserve on the Eno River; Anderson Point and Falls of…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (367+ words) Walking out of the movie theater after watching “Toy Story 5,” I had one thought: “This is a must-watch for all parents of young and adolescent children.” While it is a fun, heartwarming, and emotional story, the script does an excellent…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (758+ words) Not everything we cover in the news business makes it through to the average person on the street. They have so many things competing for their attention, and what we report on can often be fairly technical or only of…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (374+ words) North Carolina Auditor Dave Boliek may not have wanted to hog the headlines in a year when he isn’t on the ballot. But thanks to his recent actions to weaponize GOP majorities on elections boards to push anti-democratic rules and…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (889+ words) When people think of North Carolina, they often picture two places: the Research Triangle that encompasses Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill; or the booming skyline of Charlotte. But anyone who truly knows our state understands that North Carolina’s strength isn’t…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (715+ words) Every so often, a North Carolina summer offers a reminder that not every public question requires a policy solution. Some require two slices of white bread, mayonnaise, salt, pepper and a tomato too ripe to survive a cross-country truck ride....

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (503+ words) Millions of working people keep their hard-earned money in low-cost index funds to secure a dignified retirement and meet other financial goals. But the infrastructure that has historically given index fund investors a sense of security is eroding. Index providers,…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (132+ words) The Wake Weekly Power restored in downtown Wake Forest Power was restored at approximately 9:35 a.m. following a widespread outage in downtown Wake Forest. Power was restored at approximately 9:35 a.m. following a widespread outage affecting downtown Wake Forest. Town officials attributed the outage…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (261+ words) The State Board of Community Colleges selected Dr. Monty Sullivan to lead the North Carolina Community College System, choosing a leader who spent more than a decade as head of Louisiana’s statewide system and nearly doubled its annual graduates. Under…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (96+ words) The Wake Weekly Wake Forest Power crews are responding to a power outage affecting over 60 customers in the downtown area. Affected streets include, but are not limited to, South Brooks Street, East Jones Avenue, East Owen Avenue, and South White…...