raleigh

‘Reopen NC’ wants state opened up by May 1

April 21, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Hundreds of protesters who want the state to get back to work on May 1 flocked to Raleigh for the second week in a row. Crowd estimates in the early part of the […]

Hundreds protest in downtown Raleigh after police shooting

March 11, 2020 Shameka Dudley-Lowe and Jonathan Drew, Associated Press

RALEIGH — A police shooting that wounded a suspect during a foot chase in Raleigh, North Carolina, sparked protests early Wednesday from hundreds who demanded answers and burned a flag outside the governor’s mansion. Police […]

Bloomberg, surrogates for Sanders, Biden come to North Carolina

February 13, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s primary elections are heating up with presidential candidates and their surrogates visiting as early in-person voting begins. Registered voters or people who want to register now can cast ballots at locations […]

Baldwin to be next Raleigh mayor after Francis declines runoff

October 16, 2019 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — Longtime city council member Mary-Ann Baldwin has won the 2019 Raleigh mayoral race after her closest opponent, Charles Francis, chose not to pursue a runoff following the Oct. 8 initial round of voting. […]

Raleigh mayoral candidates meet as Oct 8 election approaches

August 28, 2019 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — As Raleigh’s 2019 mayoral race approaches its final month, the six candidates met for a debate at PNC Arena hosted by the Raleigh Durham chapter of NAIOP, an influential association of commercial developers. […]

House passes bill to allow alcohol sales in college stadiums

April 17, 2019 admin

RALEIGH — The N.C. House passed a bill Tuesday that would increase the number of breweries allowed to distribute their own beer without using a wholesaler. The bill, H.B. 363, increases the cap on self-distributing […]

Drive Shack coming to Raleigh this summer

February 27, 2019 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — Anyone that has driven along Interstate 40 between the N.C. 54 and Wade Avenue exits near PNC Arena recently has seen the poles. They rise above the trees like missiles readying to be […]

Women’s March on Raleigh gathers on anniversary of nationwide protest

January 30, 2019 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — On Jan. 26, a sunny Saturday, supporters of the “Women’s March” filled the Halifax Mall in North Carolina’s legislative complex. More than 40 community organizations, such as Carolina Abortion Fund, League of Women […]

AT&T will launch 5G in Charlotte, Raleigh by end of 2018

July 25, 2018 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — AT&T on Friday named Oklahoma City, Charlotte and Raleigh as three more cities where it plans launch its next-generation wireless network, or 5G, by the end of the year. The competition to launch […]

Fiber cuts in N.C. part of broad service interruptions for Comcast

June 29, 2018 admin

RALEIGH — Comcast said on Friday services interrupted by two separate incidents of fiber cuts at its network providers were being restored. “Our engineers worked to address the issue immediately and services are now being […]