Durham CrimeStoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to arrests in a recent spate of armed robberies.

Some progress has been made in cutting smoking, but the state's population is overly sedentary and fat. And the problems span the generations, according to N.C. Prevention Partners.

Counting on South Carolina to resurrect his struggling presidential campaign, John Edwards on Tuesday sought to turn the Democrats' growing family feud to his advantage.

Cary police on Tuesday evening confirmed that charred remains found in Mecklenburg County, Va., were those of a woman reported missing Thursday.

The latest numbers from Public Policy Polling gives the Democrats a big edge over the Republicans in the governor's race.

Commissioners vote to cut the rate to about 53 cents in light of the recent revaluation.

Bill Bell devotes much of his State of the City address to water and bail for gun offenses.

N.C. Supreme Court considers lawsuit over hidden credit insurance costs.

The forum will be held at 3 p.m. at the historic Union Baptist Church in Durham at the winter session of the NAACP. It is the first time the group has sponsored a debate.

Dail, 39, was exonerated in August after DNA evidence proved he didn't rape a 12-year-old Goldsboro girl in 1987. Gov. Mike Easley pardoned him in October, clearing the way for the state to pay Dail for the mistake.

Disbarred attorney John McCormick will be in court next month on charges he embezzled about $800,000 from clients.

Former Raleigh Police Chief Mitchell Brown has been named federal security director at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

If you see a bit of smoke at Umstead State Park in the coming weeks, don't sound the alarm. State park officials will be burning small tracts within the park to reduce chances of wildfires and improve natural habitats.

The U.S. Navy is dropping plans to build a jetway for aircraft pilots to practice landings in Washington County, focusing instead on two potential sites in northeastern North Carolina and three in Virginia.

Homeowners packed a public hearing Tuesday night to oppose a proposal that would make it more difficult in part of North Raleigh to add a deck or extend a driveway.

Prison officials say Adelino Najera was trying to escape.

Sheehan:Three years ago, the Capital City was intent on fixing its predatory towing problems. The Raleigh City Council studied the issue. Mayor Charles Meeker even coined a new term: nonconsensual towing.

The 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion served as a launching point for supporters and opponents to assess the decision's broader impact beyond a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy.

A coalition of environmental advocates and poverty-prevention groups has criticized the state's use of $300,000 in an emergency drinking-water fund for one project.

The N.C. Symphony announced Tuesday that it has achieved its longstanding goal to record on a commercial label: Three-time Grammy-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis will be featured on the first of two CDs.

Rosie Bowers isn't shy about telling her story, a story of dropping from 280 pounds to 155 pounds. She shared as it was happening with the SparkPeople.com online weight-loss community. She shared last week in People magazine.

The Wake County school board honored 19 students this month with Spotlight on Students awards.

Fifth grade, McDougle Elementary School, Carrboro

STUDENT: Zachariah Claypole White, seventh grade

Triangle Briefs: A Durham County grand jury indicted three people Tuesday on cockfighting charges.

Wake County Briefs: The Wake County school board appointed four new principals Tuesday.

He denies assault on bus driver.

Triangle Briefs: For the third straight year, the number of Durham high school students taking at least one college-level Advanced Placement exam has increased.

Wake County Briefs:Wake County commissioners unanimously approved Tuesday a $17.2 million plan to renovate Lacy Elementary School.

Triangle Briefs: A man who was severely burned in a fire Sunday remained in critical condition Tuesday at UNC Hospitals.

Wake County Briefs: Wake County will have 10 more one-stop voting sites for November's general election.

Triangle Briefs:A Durham teenager was arrested and charged Tuesday with murder in the October death of Alejandro Silva Abraham, who was shot at Oaks at Northgate Apartments on Broad Street.

Wake County Briefs:Wake Electric is seeking grant applications from nonprofit organizations in Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Nash, Wake and Vance counties.

Triangle Briefs: The Town Council will see the most detailed plans yet for the first building in UNC's Carolina North campus at 7 p.m. today, at Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Wake County Briefs:The V Foundation for Cancer Research and Team ESPN has begun the 2008 Show Your Spirit annual fundraising campaign.

Residents at a public hearing complain about parking near a project hoped to contribute to a vibrant downtown.

Raleigh City Council sets a voluntary target for customers but delays making stricter limits the law.

Income is factor at year-round K-5 income Elementary's space is tight.

Robberies at Red Roof, University inns follow an attempt at the Siena Hotel.

Wake to look at poverty levels at elementary schools; Garner eases permits.

The Wake County school board is asking for additional waivers on classroom size limits less than two weeks after state education leaders grudgingly signed off on the district's earlier request.

Triangle needs lots of rain quickly to avoid a worse drought.

They say they weren't armed when a convoy attacked.

After getting reams of conflicting opinion from older people across Raleigh, City Council members agreed Tuesday to build a new senior center inside the Beltline -- and to explore building more satellite centers across the city.

The older sister of a soldier killed during a training accident in North Carolina said all her brother ever wanted was to be in the military.

Delegates to the annual convention of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina adopted a resolution asking the national body to support the full inclusion of gays and lesbians.

Under the Dome:John McCain appears to be a popular choice for president among North Carolina voters.

Two Republican gubernatorial candidates would like you to spend a little less time in the voting booth.

Investigators hope a pair of tattoos will help find the Marine accused of killing a pregnant comrade last month and then disappearing just before her body was found.

Campbell University is investigating the posting of racial slurs on the doors of six dorm rooms.