Category Archives: Triangle/Local
Wake County preserves family farm in Northern Wake
Wake County is taking another step in protecting its rural landscape by permanently preserving its sixth farm through the Farmland Preservation Program. The Freeman Garcia Farm, a 28-acre family-owned...
Dec 22, 2025 Photo Credit: Wake County Government Official X Account
NC State economist predicts record job growth in 2026
By WPTF StaffRALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Economist Dr. Mike Walden says North Carolina is poised for record-breaking job growth and business development in 2026. Walden, a William Neal Reynolds distinguish...
Dec 14, 2025
Tending God's earth: a journey of faith through gardening
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend GardenerI have always believed that God is in everything. There can be nothing on Earth to which this idea applies more than a garden. Don't forget - one of God's first crea...
Nov 30, 2025
This NC plant eats bugs for breakfast - and looks beautiful doing it
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend GardenerMost of us have seen or have some knowledge of the most iconic plant in the world: It's the "Venus Flytrap", which is native to a small area of southeastern North Ca...
Nov 16, 2025
Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and MICHAEL CASEY Associated PressA federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration Thursday to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November, a decision th...
Nov 06, 2025