Category Archives: Triangle/Local
Duke University cut $299 million through buyouts, building closures in response to federal cuts
By SEYUN PARK/The Chronicle-Duke University The Chronicle-Duke University Following his inauguration in January, U.S. President Donald Trump brought along a new team of advisers and a playbook for hig...
Dec 29, 2025
Winter storm sweeps across US with snow, ice and severe weather
By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press A powerful winter storm was sweeping east from the Plains on Sunday, driven by what meteorologists describe as an intense cyclone that is taking aim...
Dec 28, 2025
Why this winter flower challenges even seasoned gardeners
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener Our friend Phil Campbell and her brother, who owns a separate nursery near Mt Airy, grow extraordinary plants of all kinds. Every year Phil brings down poinsettias ...
Dec 28, 2025
Turkey shoot a holiday tradition, with no ruffled feathers
By ALLEN G. BREED AP National Writer WAKE FOREST, N.C. (AP) - With the blast of a shotgun, the Raleigh Moose Family Center Turkey Shoot is under way. But fear not: No gobblers were harmed in the makin...
Dec 24, 2025
The Lumbee Tribe's federal recognition is assured with a final push by Trump
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina achieved a goal more than a century in the making on Wednesday when it secured federal recognition as a tribal nation through t...
Dec 17, 2025
Investigators release video timeline of the Brown campus shooting suspect's movements
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Authorities on Tuesday released a new video timeline and a slightly clearer image of the man suspected in the Brown Uni...
Dec 16, 2025
NC State economist predicts record job growth in 2026
By WPTF Staff RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Economist Dr. Mike Walden says North Carolina is poised for record-breaking job growth and business development in 2026. Walden, a William Neal Reynolds distinguis...
Dec 16, 2025
FDA OKs libido-boosting pill for older women who have gone through menopause
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health officials have expanded approval of a much-debated drug aimed at boosting female libido, saying the once-a-day pill can now be taken b...
Dec 15, 2025
NC State economist predicts record job growth in 2026
By WPTF StaffRALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Economist Dr. Mike Walden says North Carolina is poised for record-breaking job growth and business development in 2026. Walden, a William Neal Reynolds distinguish...
Dec 14, 2025
Suspects in separate Charlotte, North Carolina, train stabbings face federal counts
By ERIK VERDUZCO and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The man accused of killing a Ukrainian refugee on a commuter train in North Carolina's largest city appeared in ...
Dec 11, 2025