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News for April 30

By Kate Knight | April 30, 2009

City Council screws up; Phone books away!; Does this beltline make me look fat?; Depilated for charity; Raleigh drivers lose their minds.

April 29 Blotter

By | April 29, 2009

Hide your GPS units, laptops, copper and micro thongs.

News for April 29

By Kate Knight | April 29, 2009

Bad news and good news; Prison for one hit-and-run, arrest and jail time for another; Smart grids; Swine hounds; Libraries may get the ax; Even still, beauty.

April 28 Blotter

By | April 28, 2009

Den of Thieves: one set of golf clubs, two grams of pot, three surfboards, four GPS units, and more.

News for April 28

By Kate Knight | April 28, 2009

Video game pulled; Get wet; XOXO; Round and round; Willmont woes.

Water Rates Increasing 8.5 Percent

By | April 27, 2009

The Raleigh City Council ended a months-long debate at a budget work session Monday and voted to increase water rates by 8.5 percent. The increase, down from the proposed 17 percent, will go into effect Friday for Raleigh and Garner. Council also voted to go to a tiered water rate system in December. Photo: Councilor Philip Isley at an earlier council meeting.