Unsheltered homelessness is often thought of as a problem typical of big west coast cities like Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, but North Carolinians are taking notice of a similar trend in their own backyards.
The N.C. Court of Appeals has denied Raleigh’s request to take up a dispute involving city water and sewer fees. At stake are millions of dollars in fees charged from 2016 to 2018. The state’s second-highest court issued an order without comment Wednesday. The denial of Raleigh’s requested review means the lawsuit can proceed in Superior Court.
Below are just a few of the stories that caught my attention this week. I do want to say given the sky-high inflation and record gas prices that my heart is heavy for those that are struggling to make ends meet. Policy is important and it would be nice if we had a federal government...
I’m a former law enforcement officer for 20 years and a former U.S. Marine who served for four years. I had the luxury of being trained on several different weapons and firearms. I am not only an advocate for the Second Amendment but am very familiar with training and firearm safety. First, one should be...
A study by Quicken Loans on the hottest real-estate markets in the nation found that two of the top 10 were in the Tar Heel state. Raleigh came in at No. 3, and Charlotte at No. 9 in the 2022 rankings. According to Quicken Loans’ research, Raleigh was only topped by the booming Arizona cities...
Raleigh is asking the N.C. Court of Appeals to take up a case of developers challenging city fees charged for new water and sewer users. Millions of dollars are at stake. Lawyers for the capital city filed paperwork Thursday with the state’s second-highest court.
In the 1990s, once a leader on gun rights, North Carolina is now pushed into the position of playing catch up.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional information about Raleigh’s red-light camera enforcement program. A court ruling this week against the funding scheme for Greenville’s red-light camera enforcement program could lead to questions about similar programs in three other N.C. cities. Raleigh, Fayetteville, and Wilmington all have red-light camera enforcement systems that could...
There is a major flaw in our national security that we are powerless to avoid. I have studied this intently and there is absolutely nothing we can do to fill this gap. Foreign nationals are well aware of this Achillies heel, and there it is, just waiting to be exploited. I am not talking about...
A new report that measures the effectiveness of public schools in some of the nation’s largest metro areas ranks Raleigh near the bottom of the pile. Published by the Fordham Institute, the report, “America’s Best and Worst Metro Areas for School Quality,” measured the effectiveness of school systems based on general academic growth, academic growth...
In a radio station newsroom, 8:45 a.m. typically represents a point of limbo. Newscasts for morning-drive programs are winding down, and anchor/reporters are starting work on new stories to compile and write for the rest of the day. As assignment editor for Raleigh’s AM 680 WPTF, I was placing and planning phone calls, shuffling Associated...
