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Raleigh Triangle Local and Business News

  • Image of the day: Lawyer Joe Cheshire

    Joseph B. Cheshire V takes a moment to pose for a portrait in his office at the Cheshire Parker and Bryan law practice on Jan. 13.

  • Pay-by-the-bag garbage disposal concept could hit North Carolina

    Instead of paying a waste disposal fee, how about paying by the bag?

    A company that’s already working with New England cities to implement that kind of system is bulking up – and including North Carolina in its growth strategy.

    In three years, Raleigh-based WasteZero has raised more than $15 million in equity – and it’s still fundraising, betting big that more municipalities will catch on to the concept.

    A January securities filing shows that the company closed on $5.6 million from 11 investors…

  • NC public universities eye tuition hikes after 1-year hiatus

    UNC System LogoNorth Carolina public universities want to raise tuition and fees by an average of 4 percent next year and 3.5 percent the following year for undergraduate state residents.

  • FBI: Ohio man planned to bomb US Capitol, kill officials

    Capitol Terror PlotA 20-year-old Ohio man’s Twitter posts sympathizing with Islamic terrorists led to an undercover FBI operation and the man’s arrest on charges that he plotted to blow up the U.S. Capitol and kill government officials.

  • State reports 26 new flu-related deaths

    TamifluTwenty-six people in North Carolina died from influenza last week, bringing the total number of flu-related deaths in the state to 90 since the season began in October.