A $545 million federal rail service grant to North Carolina will mean big changes in western Wake County.
Published: Feb. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
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The state Department of Transportation will start work this spring on a long-sought project to ease congestion at one of the Triangle's worst rush-hour pinch points: the cramped interchange of Interstates 40 and 540 near Research Triangle Park.
Published: Feb. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
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Town leaders in Morrisville are seeking a state grant from the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund. It's part of an effort to complete the future Morrisville Athletic Ballfield Complex.
Published: Feb. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
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Triangle restauranteur Lou Moshakos has pulled the plug on his Bentley's restaurant in Cary.
Published: Jan. 27, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
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Wake County mayors and school board members met Friday morning in a discussion that was mostly cordial but highlighted ideological differences that could shape future town-gown relations.
Published: Jan. 27, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
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The chatter starts up every few years: Morrisville and Cary are meeting to combine more services and programs - could a merger be in the works?
Published: Jan. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Police arrested a homeless man in connection with a Christmas caper.
Published: Jan. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
A delayed - and closely watched - development could face renewed scrutiny from town planners over a proposed redesign. The developer of Park West Village, a massive mixed-use project that was approved two years ago, is adjusting its offerings.
Published: Jan. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
For developers of nearly two dozen projects in Morrisville, a state law passed in August granted what money - in this lingering slump - couldn't: time.
Published: Jan. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
With sales-tax receipts down after years of heady growth, county finance officers have scaled back their hopes for how many trains and buses they could buy with a proposed three-county, half-cent transit sales tax.
Published: Jan. 20, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
There is no dispute that the Wake County school system needs to do a better job of educating low-income students, but emotional arguments flare over whether the answer is to end busing for diversity.
Published: Jan. 20, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
When Kathleen Townsend helped found Hospice of Wake County more than 30 years ago, she had to welcome families into her own North Raleigh living room to tell them about a new way to deal with death.
Published: Jan. 20, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Town officials have posted the process they will use to select a replacement commissioner for a seat that was vacated last month by the death of Commissioner Jeff Wells.
Published: Jan. 20, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Sorry, Cary: Morrisville's just not that into you.
Published: Jan. 20, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
A plan for one of the town's busiest intersections will go back to the drawing board, Cary officials have decided.
Published: Jan. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Cary will have its 'Christmas'
Published: Jan. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Two Cary officials offered a bold suggestion Friday: The town should merge with neighboring Morrisville.
Published: Jan. 15, 2010 8:37 PM | Full story
The fate of every Wake County elementary and middle school for the 2010-2011 school year will be decided by what tens of thousands of parents do over the next two weeks.
Published: Jan. 13, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
An autopsy of a 3-month-old girl found unresponsive in a crib at an Apex day care is inconclusive about her cause of death.
Published: Jan. 13, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Construction has begun on a $13.1 million renovation of the former Cary Elementary School building on Dry Avenue, which town leaders hope will spur a downtown revival.
Published: Jan. 10, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
A Republican battle to regain control of state House District 41 began on Monday as Tom Murry, a local pharmacist and attorney, announced plans to vie for the seat.
Published: Jan. 6, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Local tennis players have earned some bragging rights: The Western Wake Tennis Association was named community tennis association of the year by both Racquet Sports Industry magazine and the North Carolina Tennis Association.
Published: Jan. 6, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Police were searching for a 22-year-old man who is alleged to have fled from police Sunday night and left an infant child in a vehicle.
Published: Jan. 6, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Sales of existing homes in Cary and Morrisville rose during the third quarter - the first increase since the housing bust crept into the Triangle a few years ago.
Published: Jan. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
When the Four Points by Sheraton hotel on Claren Circle installed a flagpole on its property, town officials raised a red flag.
Published: Dec. 27, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
As Morrisville maps out its future, town leaders want to ensure that this historic railroad community doesn't forget its past.
Published: Dec. 13, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
Town council meetings are typically sedate affairs.
Published: Dec. 13, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
Education Matters: I have volunteered in the media center when Catherine Marie is teaching, and it's impossible not to get drawn into the story.
Published: Dec. 16, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
Police departments in Cary and Morrisville have been recognized as premier public safety institutions by an independent, nonprofit organization focused on improving law enforcement agencies worldwide.
Published: Dec. 6, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
Mayor-elect Jackie Holcombe cruised to an Election Day win this year on the promise of a more balanced approach toward growth.
Published: Dec. 6, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story
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