Apex News

After surging during the Great Recession, the old-fashioned savings tool seems to have lost favor among consumers.

Gov. Pat McCrory ribbed a couple of his top advisers Friday as he introduced them to a group of industry and community college leaders.

The bill that passed Thursday prohibits employers and universities from demanding access to the private accounts of applicants, employees and students.

Mr. and Mrs. Marky Liles of Fuquay-Varina, N.C., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Jamie Alanna Liles, to Mr.

The WakeEd blog is devoted to discussing and answering questions about the major issues facing the Wake County school system.

Using a range of drug quantities set in state law, arrest warrants charged the couple manufactured and possessed “50 pounds or more but less than 2,000 pounds” of the drug.

Jay Comeau of Eastern Turf Maintenance works on a lawn in Apex. Owner Brad Sutton started the company in his garage in 2000.

Some North Carolina House members are interested in giving prosecutors the ability to convene investigative grand juries to examine potential public corruption and financial fraud.

Shoppers have taken notice in the drop in quality of paper coupons, especially in areas where multiple competing supermarket chains have made for some of the most generous coupon policies in the country.

Senate Republicans argue that exponentially expanding the number of transactions subject to the sales tax would promote fairness in a North Carolina tax system now packed with exemptions and loopholes.

May 11--DURHAM -- Gov. Pat McCrory's plan for changing the way the state spends its transportation dollars split Democrats in the western Triangle's N.C. House delegation, with some favoring it and some against it.

When Joan and Soloane Brown bought a double-wide mobile home and set it up in the Brayton Park community in 1999, they planned to stay forever.

Photo by Duffy / The Rusty Bucket Plates full of delicious cupcakes brought smiles to plenty of faces Saturday in downtown Apex.

Winner Chad Larkins has his own helmet. He actually keeps it in his car. It's not so extraordinary, as he is the CEO of Cherokee Solar Power.

Shawn Daley / The Apex Herald Volunteers put the finishing touches on shoebox gifts that will be delivered to military spouses.

Guy Edward Baddick passed away suddenly Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at WakeMed Apex surrounded by his family.

More than 5,000 employees at 81 companies in the state lost a combined 13,805 pounds since January as part of the "Get Fit Challenge" put on by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, the state's largest health insurer.

Photo by Duffy / The Rusty Bucket Plates full of delicious cupcakes brought smiles to plenty of faces Saturday in downtown Apex.

At first glance, it looks like a simple glass Coke bottle. But a closer look reveals a hole at the bottom, a painted plate glued underneath and a chain attached to the bottle cap.

Here's the way Gary Roth , president of Capital Area Preservation, explains how properties achieve historic landmark status.