Today in the Triangle
Newest data shows 1-2 inches of snow for Triangle, more for eastern NC, by Saturday
WRAL's team of meteorologists is tracking the most significant winter storm to impact the Triangle in over three years.
After four terms in office, Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane announces she will not run for re-election
Citing 'mean politics' of social media, McFarlane will take time for 'the things that really matter to me.' Under McFarlane's long tenure as the city's second female mayor, she oversaw lots of significant change in North Carolina's capital. Raleigh has been one of the fastest growing city's in the nation and was routinely cited as a top place to live, work and start a family.
Bird adds $2 fee to Raleigh scooter rentals after city doubles scooter fee
Source: ABC 11
Apple chooses Austin over Raleigh for new headquarters
Source: CBS 17
Raleigh fails in bid for major new Apple project
UNC instructors withhold grades in protest to plan that moves Silent Sam Confederate statue to $5.3 million campus center
Protesters march at UNC in opposition of chancellor's plan for 'Silent Sam'
Source: CBS 17
Charlotte and Triangle leaders disappointed as Amazon chooses NYC and Northern VA areas for HQ2
Republican George Holding defeats challenger Linda Coleman, thanks supporters
Source: News & Observer
Midterms in NC see huge turnout, mixed results
After months of campaigning and record high turnouts, candidates in North Carolina's 2018 midterms can finally sleep in. The results were mixed, however, with Democrats doing well in the state General Assembly races and picking up a seat on the state Supreme Court and Republicans wining all three competitive U.S. Congress seats and passing four of six of their constitutional amendments.
Election Day has arrived! Remember to vote
"Walnut to Wade" I-440 widening project in Raleigh set to start soon after DOT awards contract
The project to widen the beltline from four lanes to six lanes is set to start after The Lane Construction Corporation of Cheshire, Connecticut, had their $347 million bid approved. The project is expected to take up to four years though, with a finish date of 2023.
