Incumbent Valerie Foushee and challenger Nida Allam present starkly different approaches to politics. Could it be a bellwether for Democrats?
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Here’s the Latest on the Winter Storm Hitting the Triangle
Officials are sharing tips and warning of “a massive disruption to people’s lives.”
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How Does a Survival Expert Prep for a Winter Storm? We Asked Naked and Afraid’s Ali Williams
Williams, a Raleigh-based wilderness guide appearing on the survival show next month, shares how she uses her years of outdoor experience to endure icy weather and power outages.
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Land of the Ice and Snow: A Quarter Century of Winter Weather
A look back at winter storm events from the INDY archives.
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A Local Occoneechi Site is Now a World Monument. The Buc-ee’s Is Still Coming.
The Great Trading Path was recently named on a notable list of endangered historic sites, in part due to a forthcoming Buc-ee’s in Mebane. Whether the gas station is actually being built on the path remains disputed.
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Formerly Incarcerated Raleigh Activist Buys NC Prison
Kerwin Pittman purchased the abandoned Wayne Correctional Center in Goldsboro to to create re-entry housing and a workforce campus for people who have served time.
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On the Hunt for North Carolina’s Biggest Trees
Two arborists’ uncommon hobby takes them deep into the woods to look for the state’s leafy giants.
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INDY’s 2025 Year in Review
Looking back at the news and culture stories that defined the year in the Triangle.
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Who’s Running for Triangle Elected Offices in 2026?
From local school board to congress, a host of races will be on Triangle voters’ ballots come March. Here’s a look at the candidates.
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Who’s Running: N.C. Legislative Seats in Wake, Durham, and Orange Counties
Most Triangle state legislative seats won’t be on primary ballots in March. Here’s a look at the most interesting races, and all candidates who filed for state house and senate.