Garner News

From the chase, Trooper J.L. Thorpe charged Pruitt with felony fleeing to elude for what Thorpe said was racing away off on his Honda CBR motorcycle when Thorpe tried to pull him over for speeding.

Modou Thomas, 37, was again arrested at his home at 4916 Collard Patch Lane, a Garner address in unincorporated Wake County.

Here's a great freebie for the kids: Skate free this Sunday, March 2, at the Polar Ice House in Garner.

Australian actress Indiana Evans has joined the cast of ABC's locally filmed pilot "Secrets & Lies," which heads into production on Friday.

Gordon Gay, son of Thomas and Minnie Lou Gay near Spring Hope, retired this month at age 50 from the Garner Police Department.

A first-step approval issued Tuesday by the Federal Transit Administation means that Triangle Transit can get rolling with engineering work for a proposed 17-mile light-rail line to connect UNC-Chapel Hill and downtown Durham.

A team from Boone United Methodist Church left Feb. 3 for Butare, Rwanda, and returned nearly two weeks later with a new appreciation for the word "empowerment."

Hope Church is selling a cookbook that contains more than 187 recipes in nine categories.

The no-frills, discount grocery chain Aldi is finalizing its construction plans to begin building its newest Triangle-area store in Garner this spring.

Free hearing and vision screenings are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at Walgreens , 11306 U.S. 70 Business, Clayton.