By Zack Hill, The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – North Carolina farming families are breathing easier after a rule proposed by the Obama Administration that would have greatly limited what children 16 years old and under are allowed to do on farms has been withdrawn under heavy criticism. “The decision to…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – In an era where local media are vying for eyeballs online as well as in traditional media like print or television, one locally owned TV station seems to be hitting the ball out of the park in terms of online viewership. Locally owned CBS…
By The Raleigh Telegram ORANGE COUNTY – Fans of locally grown food and freshly made dishes with locally sourced ingredients can now buy tickets for one of the most highly acclaimed food events in the Triangle. Tickets are now on sale for the 2012 Farm to Fork Picnic, which is…
By Lois Alley, The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – During Tuesday’s primary vote, North Carolina’s citizens voted to ban marriage between two members of the same sex by specifying that a legal union or marriage can only be between a man and a woman in the state. The vote to add…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – A celebration and fireworks display has been announced for Raleigh on July 4th, bringing the fireworks from the usual location at the NC State Fairgrounds to downtown. Mayor Nancy McFarlane made the announcement today that the fireworks display is now official. “Beginning at 4…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Today is an important day in the voting process, as the US Presidential primary is held today along with statewide primaries for governor and primary decisions for local races as well. In addition, North Carolina voters will make a big decision as to whether…
By VOA, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram WASHINGTON DC – U.S. officials said today they have stopped an al-Qaida bomb plot intended to destroy an airliner heading for the United States. Authorities in Washington say the al-Qaida branch in Yemen intended to put a suicide bomber aboard a U.S.-bound jet…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – According to the Raleigh Police Department, several streets were closed in downtown Raleigh this afternoon when a woman threatened to jump off of a building. Three downtown street blocks were closed including Salisbury Street, Cabarrus Street and Gale Street. Earlier in the day, Jim…
By The Raleigh Telegram FAYETTEVILLE - According to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department, detectives arrested and charged a Fort Bragg US Army soldier with breaking in to a local gun store and allegedly stealing $68,000 worth of guns early this morning, Monday May 7th. Arrested in the case was William David…
By The Raleigh Telegram DURHAM – The Durham Police Department said that it recently arrested several business owners and operators in Durham for allegedly running a retail theft ring where stolen items were taken from local stores and then resold in area establishments at a discount. Other arrests were made for…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Lots of cheap beer? Check. Lots of good food at low prices? Check. Outdoor seats? Check. If you’re looking for a good sports bar with those amenities, we found a pretty good candidate to fit that bill near NC State University in Raleigh. We…
By Tom Murro, The Raleigh Telegram NEW YORK – The Thursday night bowling league never looked so good! My regular red carpet crusader, and Couples Therapy housemate, Chef Chris Nirschel and I teamed up once again, this time it was to bowl with FX Network’s A-Team at Lucky Strike Lanes…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – The North Carolina General Assembly will host a special “welcome home” ceremony for soldiers from the 805th Military Police Company, who have been deployed overseas three times since 2001. In addition, the General Assembly will hold a vote to honor Specialist Daniel L. Elliot,…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Similar to the Friday After Five free concerts that drew large crowds years ago, a new outdoor concert series has been announced in downtown Raleigh with a lineup of a wide range of bands. The new free summer concert series is called Oak City…
By The Raleigh Telegram CARY – According to the Cary Police Department, on Sunday an unidentified man stabbed a female domestic partner and held her hostage inside of an apartment located at 105 Ribbon Lane. The apartment complex is located off of Lochmere Drive off of Cary Parkway in the…
By The Raleigh Telegram GREENVILLE – A third East Carolina University student has now been arrested in just a few days, according to law enforcement officials. According to the US Marshals Service, today, the Joint Fugitive Task Force arrested ECU basketball player Shamarr Bowden, age 22. The student athlete just…
By James Brooke, VOA, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram MOSCOW – Russia’s Urals oil has been over $100 a barrel for a year now. The country’s budgets are balanced. Debt is low. Savings are piling up. Russians are getting their pre-recession mojo back. On the consumer end, sales of foreign…
By D.G. Martin, The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Amendment One. Whether it wins or loses, the effort to defeat it could be a crucial factor in a successful outcome for the Obama campaign in North Carolina this fall. Prospects for the effort to defeat the proposed marriage amendment to the…
By Ariella Monti, The Raleigh Public Record, Reprinted With Permission By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Clyde Cooper’s BBQ isn’t going away, but its historic location is. Developer Gregg Sandreuter confirmed Tuesday the restaurant will move to another location once construction begins on a six-story mixed-used retail and residential building.…
By Ariella Monti, The Raleigh Public Record, Reprinted With Permission By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Earlier this month, the Raleigh Planning Commission approved a site plan for a new downtown Carolina Ale House, which will be built on the corner of Glenwood Avenue and Tucker Street. A 37,000-square-foot building…
By Karen Tam, The Raleigh Public Record, Reprinted With Permission By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – The Holleman brothers died 150 years ago, within a month of each other. Both were Confederate soldiers and were buried in West Raleigh. Because the West Raleigh area is slated for development, on Saturday,…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – The Raleigh Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who recently robbed a bank last week. According to spokesman Jim Sughrue of the Raleigh Police Department, a man is his mid-50′s in age walked into a PNC Bank in Raleigh…
By The Raleigh Telegram WASHINGTON DC – The Space Shuttle Discovery has made its final flight as it recently flew over Washington DC before its installation as an exhibit in the Smithsonian’s Air & Space Museum. The final flight took place on Tuesday, April 17th when the Space shuttle Discovery,…
By Marian Wang, ProPublica, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram WASHINGTON DC – The Department of Education has been transferring large batches of federal student loans to new loan-servicing companies leaving in the lurch some borrowers who are suddenly encountering problems with their loans, such as payments that are mysteriously adjusted…
By The Raleigh Telegram CHAPEL HILL – President Barack Obama visited the Raleigh area last Tuesday to visit the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to push for the renewal of legislation that would save students money every year on student loans. President Obama flew into the RDU airport…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – A couple of thousand people attended the Toast to the Triangle event recently held in Raleigh at the NC State University McKimmon Center. The annual event that benefits the Tammy Lynn Center, which helps children and adults with special needs. The event held in…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – According to the Raleigh Police Department, a 26 year old man was shot and killed on Tuesday and police have arrested three men as suspects in the case, with one more suspect being sought by detectives. The Raleigh Police Department said that Daniel Lavon…
By D.G. Martin, The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – “You ain’t never going to understand until you’ve been through it.” Politicians from the president on down will hear this plaintive statement when they campaign in North Carolina this year. It will happen when they talk about jobs and their plans for…
By The Raleigh Telegram FAYETTEVILLE – Two people close to the investigation into the disappearance of Fort Bragg soldier Kelli Marie Bordeaux have been arrested, but on unrelated charges, adding some strange twists to the missing persons case that has already received international attention. The Fayetteville Police are still looking…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – One year after a devastating tornadoes and the storm that spawned it swept through downtown Raleigh, there are many parts of the city that are just now getting back to normal. The deadly tornadoes came through in the middle of the night on Saturday,…
By R.Gregg, The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH - Fourteen years ago, one of the worst tornadoes ever to hit North Carolina swept through the downtown area of Stoneville, North Carolina, obliterating the small town in its path. On Friday March 20, 1998, an F3 tornado with winds over 200 miles per…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – A giant hole in the middle of the Cameron Village shopping center in downtown Raleigh will become a large mixed used development when construction work is completed. An aged parking deck and gas station were torn down last year to make way for the…
By James Brooke, Voice Of America, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram MOSCOW – One generation ago, I reached the level in Russian language studies at Yale University where the next course looming in my face was: “Soviet Newspapers.” Faced with spending winter afternoons in a windowless basement classroom with CIA…
By Voice Of America, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram AFGHANISTAN – Today, Afghanistan and the United States have finalized a strategic partnership agreement outlining their relationship following the 2014 withdrawal of Western combat troops in the country. A statement from Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s office says the deal was initialed…
By Voice Of America, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram DAMASCUS – Syrian activists say government soldiers backed by tanks have killed three people near Damascus, even as international envoy Kofi Annan called the U.N. Security Council’s decision to deploy 300 cease-fire monitors in Syria a “pivotal moment” for the country.…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – A local Irish native who grew up in Northern Ireland remembers visiting the Belfast shipyard where the famous ship “Titanic” was built. The 100th anniversary of the ship’s sinking is being remembered this month and the White Star cruise ship’s story in the movie…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – In a major event in the museum’s history, the giant new wing of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will be opening this weekend with a 24 hour extravaganza that features astronauts, Governor Beverly Perdue, Jane Goodall, and a giant globe. Joined to…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – If you visit the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences this weekend during their 24 hour re-opening gala, there are plenty of new exhibits to view, but you will still be able to see a giant towering creature that has delighted museum visitors for…
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – RTI International, a non-profit research company headquartered in RTP, says it will be hiring over 400 part-time and full time workers for one of its call centers. RTI performs clinical, medical, and other research services for governments, research universities, and private firms in dozens of countries…
By The Raleigh Telegram FAYETTEVILLE – In Cumberland County, police are looking for a man who broke into a school after hours, took his clothes off, and walked around the school naked. Investigators say the whole incident was caught on surveillance video cameras in the school. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s…
