Neighbors at a southeast Raleigh meeting pushed back on plans for a large Wake County Animal Center on the Randleigh tract, citing worries about barking and proximity to homes. County leaders say the design adds mitigation and more services.

Terminal 1 at RDU has added new restaurants and retail — from Raleigh Beer Garden to an upgraded ACC American Café — as part of the airport’s $2.5B Transform RDU plan.

Court records show undercover ALE buys and lab tests led to a Feb. 13 search that found nearly 1.8 kg of THC products, a handgun and $4,460 at Bull City Mini Mart.

Olive Garden held a ribbon‑cutting at Eastfield in Selma and is now open, joining big‑box anchors and adding local jobs.

Court records show a registered Durham sex offender, Javone Darrell Parker, has been indicted on statutory rape and abduction charges; bond is set and hearings are scheduled in March.

A new Monster report finds rising demand for nurses, caregivers and warehouse workers. Raleigh employers are competing harder on pay, schedules and training to fill frontline roles.

A Wake County judge ordered life without parole for Austin Thompson, ending the criminal case over a 2022 Raleigh shooting that killed five people.

Wake County approved $23.5 million in hospitality‑tax grants and included a Wake Forest skate park among the awardees, joining local land purchase and a PARTF grant.

Songbird, a compact cocktail bar and cafe, is headed to East End Market in midtown Raleigh. The owner previously ran a short-lived dry bar downtown.

Fences and cranes rose at the end of Fayetteville Street as crews began site work for the Omni hotel that will anchor the convention‑center expansion. The project includes new meeting space and street‑level restaurants.

JD Sports is opening its first Raleigh store at Crabtree Valley Mall as the center undergoes a $60M refresh.

Mild and windy today in Raleigh with gusts to 30 mph. Slight late‑night rain and a wetter weekend expected.

A planned 160-unit affordable housing project near Moore Square has been paused after the developer withdrew and a lease option expired. City officials are weighing next steps for the downtown parcels.