RPD shooting report

The Raleigh Police Department released its initial report today on the standoff near the corner of Hillsborough Street and Blue Ridge Road. Read the full-text report here.

Council candidates’ financial disclosures

The mayor and every member of the city council are up for election in less than a week. Preparing for the October 6 election, the candidate who have raised money filed their last financial disclosures for the season last week. Read the full text disclosure reports here.

WPTF, The story – Part 2

To mark the 85th birthday of Raleigh’s longest-running radio station, the Raleigh Public Record presents a two-part series on the history of WPTF. Part 2 looks at stories from the station’s long history and looks forward with owner Don Curtis.

WPTF, the story – Part 1

Happy Birthday to WPTF 680 AM, Raleigh’s oldest and (almost) first radio station. Since signing on September 22, 1924 at a mere 50 watts, the station has changed its call letters, frequency, air personalities and programming, but its impact lives on. Learn how WPTF influenced Raleigh and was influenced in turn as we look back at the city’s oldest radio station.