After years at the State Fairgrounds, Raleigh moves its Fourth of July celebration downtown this year to a new festival on Fayetteville Street. The event kicks off at noon Wednesday, with live music and events up and down Fayetteville Street. You can catch street performers and musicians as well as join hot-dog eating contests at […]
Talking on a cell phone while driving in Chapel Hill becomes illegal June 1. The town became the first in the nation to pass an ordinance outlawing talking on both hand-held and hands-free cell phones while driving. After two years of discussion on the issue, the council voted 5-4 Monday night. Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt and […]
Builder Magazine has named the Raleigh-Cary area the healthiest of the 100 largest U.S. housing markets. Durham-Chapel Hill ranked third, behind No. 2 Austin, Texas. N&O Read More
VIA: WTVD.COM A local woman’s family says the mother of two was brought back to life at UNC Hospitals after her sudden death. Doctors say Amy Moore’s case is truly a miracle. They say very few people survive the ordeal she suffered. At the age of 38, she suffered sudden cardiac death — her heart […]
WRAL.COM Vice President Joe Biden is making a brief stop in North Carolina to attend a Democratic fundraiser. Biden is scheduled to make an appearance Thursday evening at a reception at The Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill. MORE
VIA: WRAL.COM One school in Chapel Hill has provided every student with an iPod touch, making it the first school in the world to do so. Culbreth Middle School has 622 of the slim, portable computers – one for every teacher and for every student. They were purchased through grants and technology funds. MORE
