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ConAgra plant's demise will put 450 out of work

ConAgra Foods plans to close its Garner Slim Jim factory by next year, laying off hundreds and dealing another blow to the region's economy.

Two found dead in Garner

Police identified the dead as Daniel Jonathan Powell, 52, and his wife Doreen Kay Powell, 46.

Garner doesn't loosen chicken rule

Council also says no to urban archery program.

Authorities arrest 2 in church theft

The Wake County Sheriff's Office has arrested two men on charges of stealing about $80,000 worth of copper piping from a Garner-area chur...

Ex-secretary is focus of probe

The former administrative secretary of the Garner fire department is the focus of an investigation into thousands of missing dollars, acc...

Garner looking into missing fire department money

A Garner fire department employee has resigned in the wake of an audit that showed thousands of dollars missing from department coffers, ...

Churches open doors to homeless

Since cold weather set in last fall, Robert Brown has been sleeping at friends' houses. When it's warmer, the 59-year-old often sleeps in...

Wake, Garner ask ConAgra for more time

Local and state officials have asked ConAgra Foods for more time to put together a financial incentives proposal that they hope will pers...

Center could come to Garner

A Research Triangle Park company is in negotiations to invest $60 million in a new data center in a Garner industrial park.

Auditors investigate missing fire department money

Auditors and town leaders are looking into missing money from the Garner fire department, officials said.

Longtime employee retires

Charles Stancil, better known as "Buster," started tinkering with cars long before he was old enough to drive.

Garner might allow chickens

A dozen or so chickens wander around Kristen Warren's backyard. Her children chase them, and the family eats lots of eggs for breakfast.

Garner lays out capital needs

Town leaders have laid out spending needs through the next four years.

Alcohol on tap at Historic Auditorium

The town has a new tool to attract theater-goers to the Garner Historic Auditorium -- alcohol.

ConAgra agrees to pay fine, improve safety

onAgra Foods has agreed to pay a $106,440 fine and take several steps to improve safety at its Slim Jim plant in Garner as a result of th...

Garner parks and rec opens registration

Residents can register for winter programs.

Switch is sudden on school board

A new majority on the Wake County School Board took immediate control at a tension-filled first meeting Tuesday, installing its members a...

ConAgra fined in deadly blast

The state Department of Labor found 26 serious health and safety violations at Con Agra's Slim Jim plant in Garner, some of which led to ...

Fourth victim dies of injuries in ConAgra blast

Curtis Ray Poppe died last week, five months after the blast at the ConAgra plant in Garner.

Election results are in

Two Clayton incumbents held on while a third, Bob Ahlert, was ousted. Garner incumbents kept their seats. And voters in Archer Lodge deci...