Anthrax vaccine delivered to gut.

Road Worrier:A few dozen Triangle drivers let the Road Worrier know last week exactly why we see lots of last-minute lane-changing, swerving and sideswiping at the Interstate 40 fork with Wade Avenue.

Saunders:When Vikram Pandit, chief executive officer of Citigroup, told Congress last week that he'd canceled the order for his $50 million jet, he looked like he expected applause for such a supreme sacrifice.

Wake County Briefs: A Wake County man has been arrested and charged with possessing a state-owned car that had been stolen from an employee of the State Bureau of Investigation.

Wake County Briefs: Richard Sarnicola of Cary claimed a top prize of $175,261 after learning his "Carolina Cash 5" ticket matched all five numbers from the game's Feb. 12 drawing, N.C. Education Lottery officials said Monday.

State Briefs:Christian Kucab, a Raleigh native and graduate of Appalachian State University, recently aced the LSAT, the law school admissions test.

Triangle Briefs: Nine students exposed to classmates with pertussis were absent from Carrboro Elementary School on Monday.

Wake County Briefs: A construction worker was being treated for smoke inhalation Monday afternoon after a fire broke out on the roof of the new Wake Forest Town Hall, sending plumes of gray smoke from the top of the building.

World Briefs: The Obama administration reversed years of U.S. policy Monday by calling for a treaty to cut mercury pollution, which it described as the world's gravest chemical problem.

Under the Dome:Gov. Beverly Perdue's son is going to work as a Washington lobbyist.

A teenager may spend the rest of his life behind bars if a Wake County jury decides he was the one who gunned down an elderly church deacon in October 2007 at a North Raleigh apartment complex.

A man who spent three years in jail before prosecutors dropped a murder charge accepted a plea agreement Monday and won't spend any more time behind bars, ending a tumultuous and polarizing prosecution that divided this North Carolina community.

Hoax puts Daily Tar Heel staff outside on a crisp night with a story to get for UNC-CH students.

But coop keepers can't sell the eggs.

Triangle Briefs: Investigators are trying to identify a man they believe broke into the same business for the third time in less than a year.

Triangle Briefs: Three people were arrested Monday and charged in connection with a shooting on Cook Road, and investigators continue to search for a fourth suspect.

Triangle Briefs: Chatham County residents will decide a liquor-by-the-drink vote in the next four months.

There are details to work out, but the Town Council on Monday encouraged a proposal to build a mixed-use complex one-quarter the size of Southpoint mall on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

Triangle Briefs: Anti-tethering activists and some dog owners clashed at Town Hall Monday as the Town Council held a public hearing on potential changes to rules governing when dogs can be tied up outside.

Triangle Briefs: Police are looking for a man who may be suffering from a cognitive impairment or dementia.

The American Cancer Society will hold The Polar Party to Conquer Cancer from 7 to 10 p.m. Feb. 28 at Brier Creek Country Club, 10404 Lumley Road, Raleigh.

On Wednesday, the Swedish retailer Ikea will open its 36th store, in Charlotte. Some fans may line up outside the iconic blue-and-yellow building today.

Ted Vaden, The News & Observer's public editor, is ending his 32-year career at the newspaper to take charge of communications at the state Department of Transportation.

A man who long contended he was innocent in the 2004 murder and rape of a Wilson County teenager pleaded guilty today to a related charge and was given a prayer for judgment continued.

A teenager may spend the rest of his life behind bars if a Wake County jury decides he gunned down an elderly church deacon in October 2007 at a North Raleigh apartment complex.

Bacteria common in yogurt may be more effective vehicles for delivering the anthrax vaccine than injections, scientists at N.C. State University have found.

Jim Westmoreland, Greensboro’s assistant city manager, has been named to replace Roberto Canales as deputy secretary for transit in the state Department of Transportation.

Durham police investigators are trying to locate Rodney Oldham, who has been charged with shooting a man last Tuesday afternoon on Cook Road.

A construction worker is being treated for smoke inhalation this afternoon after a fire broke out on the roof of the new Wake Forest Town Hall.

"Sound Opinions," the acclaimed rock 'n' roll public-radio talk show from Chicago, will bring its college tour to Chapel Hill tonight.

Triangle residents awoke today to patchy snow flurries, but the flakes were expected to be short-lived.

High school seniors and their parents can attend free sessions Saturday for help filling out the financial-assistance form.

A Wake County man has been arrested and charged with possessing a state-owned car that had been stolen from an employee of the State Bureau of Investigation.

North Carolina will receive about $551 million in zero-interest bonds to build schools through the national economic stimulus package, says U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge, who sponsored the school funding plan.

Police issued an "all clear" message this morning and told students, faculty and staff they could resume normal activities.

Happy Presidents Day. Well, not so happy for many Wake and Durham students. Because of last month's snow day, today is a makeup for children in traditional-calendar schools.

Find out what's open and what's closed today.

If last week's Westminster Kennel Dog Show is the epitome of canine snobbery and fame, the lowly shelter dog also has its supporters among animal activists, bargain hunters and dog shoppers.

Officials consider a later start for some Wake high schools because studies have shown that more sleep helps.

Though not every university has hopped on the distance learning bandwagon, the trend is on the upswing throughout the state.

For more than three decades, the sound of Josephine Creech's voice greeted anyone who brought their worn-out soles or broken heels into Creech's Shoes & Repair in downtown Raleigh.

Barkin:I was riding in the back of a Wake County sheriff's deputy's cruiser around 9 a.m. Friday. I got there because, apparently, I have a misunderstanding of General Motors' overall gas gauge philosophy.

Under the Dome:U.S. Sen. Richard Burr will look into terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction.

James Johnson moved to Raleigh last spring, searching for a new start after spending more than three years in jail waiting to stand trial on a murder charge that was eventually dismissed.

Several years before North Carolina's public schools integrated, amid protests and racist taunts, one small Raleigh school quietly brought the races together.

Raleigh native led state to digital era.

Campus police evacuated several buildings near the central UNC-Chapel Hill gathering spot late Sunday after a threat about an explosive device.

Triangle residents may see a few snowflakes this morning if they wake early enough. But it won't be much and it won't last, said Darin Figurskey, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

Friends of David Bradley, a Raleigh teenager who has a rare form of cerebral palsy, will hold a benefit Friday, to raise money to buy him a wheelchair-accessible van.

U.S. Rep. David Price will hold town hall meetings in the Triangle this week, in Durham, Cary and Chapel Hill.