Raleigh News

Affordable housing Chapanoke Road: 200 affordable apartments break ground Work has started on Chapanoke Apartments, 200 affordable homes on Chapanoke Road in south Raleigh for households earning 30% to 70% of area median income. Oct. 31, 2026 · 2 min read Morning Notes Morning Notes for Oct. 31: Public safety, City Hall, County, Schools, Around town Oct. 31: 13 items from Raleigh's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source. Oct. 31, 2026 · 2 min read Property taxes Wake County 2027 revaluation: value rules adopted Oct. 19 Wake County commissioners adopted the rules setting 2027 values for 460,000-plus properties Oct. 19. Notices arrive by Jan. 22; appeals run to April 30. Updated Oct. 31, 2026 · 4 min read Daily Debrief Daily Debrief for Oct. 30: Public safety, City Hall, County, Schools, Around town Oct. 30: 7 items from Raleigh's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source. Oct. 30, 2026 · 1 min read Morning Notes Morning Notes for Oct. 30: Public safety, City Hall, County, Schools, Around town Oct. 30: 15 items from Raleigh's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source. Oct. 30, 2026 · 3 min read Daily Debrief Daily Debrief for Oct. 29: Public safety, City Hall, Around town Oct. 29: 4 items from Raleigh's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source. Oct. 29, 2026 · 1 min read Morning Notes Morning Notes for Oct. 29: Public safety, City Hall, County, Schools, Around town Oct. 29: 13 items from Raleigh's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source. Oct. 29, 2026 · 2 min read Daily Debrief Daily Debrief for Oct. 28: Public safety, City Hall, County, Schools, Around town Oct. 28: 8 items from Raleigh's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source. Oct. 28, 2026 · 2 min read Morning Notes Morning Notes for Oct. 28: Public safety, City Hall, Schools Oct. 28: 9 items from Raleigh's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source. Oct. 28, 2026 · 2 min read Daily Debrief Daily Debrief for Oct. 27: Public safety, City Hall, Schools Oct. 27: 3 items from Raleigh's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source. Oct. 27, 2026 · 1 min read Morning Notes Morning Notes for Oct. 27: Public safety, City Hall, Schools Oct. 27: 4 items from Raleigh's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source. Oct. 27, 2026 · 1 min read Daily Debrief Daily Debrief for Oct. 26: Public safety, City Hall, Schools Oct. 26: 3 items from Raleigh's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source. Oct. 26, 2026 · 1 min read Morning Notes Morning Notes for Oct. 26: Public safety Oct. 26: 3 items from Raleigh's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source. Oct. 26, 2026 · 1 min read Knightdale Knightdale Early Voters March: town cites record turnout Residents marched in Knightdale's Early Voters March on Saturday, Oct. 24. Councilor Grady Bussey says the town is breaking its early voting turnout records. Oct. 24, 2026 · 1 min read Roads Blue Ridge Road underpass nearly 4 years late, audit says A state audit says the Blue Ridge Road underpass by the fairgrounds is nearly four years late and 41% over its first budget, at $71.6 million. Spring 2027 is the target. Oct. 18, 2026 · 5 min read Trash and recycling Raleigh pumpkin drop-off: free at Yard Waste Center to Dec. 12 Raleigh takes Halloween pumpkins free at the Yard Waste Center on North New Hope Road through Dec. 12, not in your cart. Rechargeable batteries leave the trash Dec. 1. Oct. 18, 2026 · 2 min read Arts Raleigh arts grants open; nonprofits have until Jan. 6 Raleigh nonprofits can apply for 2027-28 city arts grants until 4 p.m. Jan. 6. New applicants must attend a workshop Nov. 7 or 9. This year 39 groups share $1.96 million. Oct. 18, 2026 · 3 min read Transportation S-Line rail gets $550 million for Raleigh to Wake Forest Federal officials released $550 million Thursday for the S-Line from Raleigh toward Richmond. The Durant Road rail bridge in north Raleigh is due to finish in November. Oct. 16, 2026 · 2 min read Business Floor & Decor opens first Raleigh store on Capital Blvd. Floor & Decor opened its first Raleigh store Thursday at 3131 Capital Blvd., with about 50 workers. A ribbon cutting and contractor night follow Nov. 5. Oct. 16, 2026 · 1 min read Weather Raleigh tornado confirmed: EF1 hit northeast Raleigh Two EF1 tornadoes hit Wake County Oct. 11, NWS surveys confirm: a 2.5-mile path from Stone Ridge to Neuse Crossing in northeast Raleigh and one in Carpenter. Oct. 12, 2026 · 7 min read City Council Raleigh pauses large data centers until April 6 Raleigh City Council approved a six-month pause on new large data centers. Draft rules post for comment Nov. 16; the pause ends April 6, 2027. Oct. 12, 2026 · 2 min read Wake County Wake County gets about $10 million to protect farmland New state grants should protect more than 600 acres of Wake County farmland for good, adding to 407 acres saved since 2024. 26 more projects are in the works. Oct. 12, 2026 · 2 min read City Council Raleigh approves 6-month pause on large data centers Raleigh City Council approved a six-month pause on new large data centers Oct. 6, to April 6, 2027. Here is what the draft ordinance covered and who is exempt. Oct. 3, 2026 · 3 min read Schools Dillard Drive's Roxann Sykes named Wake principal of year Dr. Roxann Sykes of Raleigh's Dillard Drive Magnet Elementary is WCPSS Principal of the Year after leading it out of low-performing status. Garner AP also won. Oct. 3, 2026 · 3 min read