Raleigh, N.C. — A six-person advisory panel to help restructure the beleaguered state Highway Patrol will meet for the first time on Thursday afternoon.The panel includes former state Supreme...

The Raleigh-Cary and Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan areas saw their foreclosure and delinquent-mortgage rates continue to rise in June. The...

The number of foreclosures in the Raleigh-Cary metropolitan statistical area during the first half of 2010 surged 49 percent year-to-year to 3,019, according to data released Thursday by online...

Roanoke Rapids, N.C. — Sheriff's deputies in Halifax County are mourning the loss of a beloved K9. Dan, a 7-year-old German shepherd, was found dead Tuesday in Roanoke Rapids.“He was more...

Garner, N.C. — Police say they are investigating after items purchased with stolen credit cards were delivered to a Garner home.According to a search warrant released Wednesday, the items were...

RALEIGH — It is the hardest proof of a peak of human achievement, far rarer than any gem and maybe worth $5 million or more. It's also a drab little black pebble encased in a plastic ball...

The difficulties in Texas and Virginia haven't discouraged all states from considering IT outsourcing. In fact, as IBM and Texas worked in July to salvage their partnership, North Carolina set in...

Raleigh, N.C. — Data released Wednesday by the Department of Health and Human Services serves as a reminder of the dangers associated with extremely hot weather.More than 690 people across the...

Raleigh, N.C. — Twenty years after the Americans with Disabilities Act mandated changes to public buildings to accommodate people with handicaps, hundreds of facilities operated by the state...

Raleigh, N.C. — The animals at North Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine go about their day while researchers keep watch for what could be coming."We know it will...

Durham, N.C. — A man accused of carrying a set of skeletal remains in a backpack has a criminal history of break-ins that include stealing women's clothing.Michael Charles Dorman II, 32, of...

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Novant Health will finally get its chance to build a Holly Springs medical facility. The state has granted a certificate of need to Novant to construct an $8.2 million ambulatory surgery center...

The region’s economy is improving only modestly, and several sectors are showing mixed signals, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest Beige Book report, released Wednesday. Retail...

Smithfield, N.C. — Investigators used a debit card purchase at a local Walmart to link a Garner man accused of kidnapping two women and sexually assaulting one of them, according to search...

Raleigh, N.C. — Enrollment has reached an all-time high at Wake Tech Community College.The college's senior vice president, Bryan Ryan, said Wednesday that 16,000 students are enrolled in...

Research Triangle Park, N.C. — As oil was gushed in the Gulf of Mexico, crews used chemicals to breakup the crude.But early on, some experts worried that the dispersants were more harmful to...

Team with County Commission Photo Credit: Chris Marrs The Marion County ball club gets support from the County Commission. By Chris...

The Raleigh-Cary metropolitan area gained 22,100 private-sector jobs between June 2005 and June 2010, the fifth best total among the 100 largest U.S. metros. On a percentage basis, the Triangle...

Wilmington, N.C. — Wake County's interim school superintendent is out of the running to head up New Hanover County Schools.Donna Hargens was one of three final candidates being considered for...

Raleigh, N.C. — North Carolina will face one of the largest state deficits in the country next year, according to a new report.The National Conference of State Legislatures surveyed 35 states...

North Carolina is the fourth-laziest state in America, Businessweek.com says. The Web site ranked the Tar Heel State behind only Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas in its rankings, which are based...

The majority of voters in Triangle Business Journal’s latest online poll believe the area’s reputation has taken a negative hit due to the controversy over the Wake County School...

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, which has 120 employees in Research Triangle Park, returned to profitability in the second quarter as a wider offering of products boosted sales 64 percent. Silver Spring, Md-based United...

Raleigh, N.C. — Wake County Child Protective Services received no reports of suspected abuse or neglect of 4-year-old Teghan Skiba prior to her July 19 death, according to a released...

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s adult care homes are sometimes dingy and dangerous, violating the rights of the mentally ill residents who live there, according to a report produced by a...

had a net gain in wireless subscribers for the first time in three years – positive news that topped a second-quarter earnings report released Wednesday in which the company said it continued...

fell by more than 60 percent during the second quarter as one-time items ate into the clinical research organization’s bottom line. Wilmington-based PPD (Nasdaq: PPDI), which has about 1,000...

snapped up a nine-story , class A office tower in the popular Poplar Corridor of Memphis, Tenn. The Raleigh-based REIT paid $52.6 million, including covering more than $40 million in existing debt to...

purchased by Disney in a deal worth as much as $763.2 million, putting Merscom and its 20 or so game developers in the hands of one of the world’s most popular entertainment companies. The...

Goldsboro, N.C. — Goldsboro police have arrested a 15-year-old and charged him with 30 offenses in connection with multiple break-ins and robberies in Lincoln Homes and surrounding areas.The...