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Duke Energy's battery strategy grows as data centers reshape North Carolina's grid
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (641+ words) North Carolina's demand for electricity is rising faster than many new power plants can be built. Duke Energy is increasingly relying on battery storage to help meet that growth, making facilities such as its Knightdale battery installation a larger part…...
Durham schools remove produce from cafeterias amid cyclospora risk as year-round students return
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (240+ words) Durham Public Schools will welcome back 4,000 year-round students on Monday with some big changes in place for school lunches amid the risk for cyclospora. The district has removed all fresh produce from school cafeterias until September and will use canned…...
Raleigh police Q2 crime data: Fewer burglaries, homicides than in 2025
1+ week, 6+ day ago (225+ words) Raleigh police have released violent crime and property crime data for the second quarter of 2026. The numbers were generally similar to the same period last year, though homicides and burglaries showed notable declines. Police reported four homicides in the second…...
DNA match leads to arrest in 2020 Fayetteville murder
3+ week, 1+ day ago (167+ words) Fayetteville police charged a man connected to a 2020 murder investigation, police said. Justice Robert Sampson, 31, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Nena Mollison, Fayetteville police said. On March 2, 2020, Fayetteville police responded to a house on Murchison Road…...
UNC works with consultants to create ‘place vision’ for Carolina North expansion
4+ week, 4+ hour ago (683+ words) UNC's major Carolina North development continues to move forward. As the project enters its first phase of development, the university has hired consultants to create a "place vision," which they describe as a "North Star" for the project. Blaine Merker…...
A guide to the capitals of North Carolina: Past and present
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (826+ words) The areas that have served as the capitals of North Carolina include Charles Town, Bath, Edenton, New Bern and Raleigh. The capital changed locations multiple times as the colony expanded and government needs evolved. As noted by the North Carolina…...
Durham County approves rule change that could make future development moratoriums easier
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (616+ words) Just days after Durham city leaders voted to extend a moratorium on new data centers and cryptocurrency mining through May 2027, Durham County commissioners unanimously approved changes Monday night to local development rules in a move supporters say could make it…...
Durham County to vote on 12-month pause for data center development
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (300+ words) Another municipality in our area is considering a pause on data centers. Monday night, Durham County commissioners will consider a 12-month pause on that kind of development. WRAL News has covered many towns and counties that have placed moratoriums on…...
6 eerie ghost towns in North Carolina to discover
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (960+ words) North Carolina is home to many ghost towns that each tell a different story of rise, decline and disappearance. Buffalo City, Brunswick Town, Cataloochee, Diamond City, Lost Cove and Henry River Mill Village are six examples that remain as reminders…...
150K Caniacs pack downtown Raleigh to celebrate Hurricanes' Stanley Cup title
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (915+ words) It was a sea of red Saturday in downtown Raleigh as Caniacs from across the state packed the city to celebrate the Carolina Hurricanes during the team's Stanley Cup victory parade. "It's unbelieveable," said head coach Rod Brind'Amour as the…...