Petopia was allowed to operate under Raleigh’s downtown zoning because selling puppies is an acceptable type of retail, ...

Many shelters and rescues across the state are overrun with dogs. Many protesters said that Raleigh does not need a pet store ...

Many protesters said that Raleigh does not need a pet store selling puppies when shelters often have to euthanize healthy ...

A petition has thousands of signatures accusing the store of being a puppy mill. The owner says she is an ethical breeder and considers herself a puppy “doula.” ...

Paisley and Stella, eight-week-old Aussiedoodle puppies, cuddle in an enclosure at Petopia in downtown Raleigh, N.C. on Tuesday, Jan 14, 2025. Kaitlin McKeown [email protected] Chances are ...

Anna Roman covers Raleigh and Wake County for the News & Observer. She has previously covered city government, crime and business for newspapers across North Carolina and received many North ...

Each cost thousands of dollars. Even before it opened, however, a petition, “Halt Petopia puppies from initiating a puppy mill in downtown Raleigh,” had collected over 15,000 signatures ...

Snow: Snowfall totals in Wake County ranged from 1 to 3 inches. The official measurement at Raleigh-Durham International Airport was .7 inches. Roads: Icy conditions are possible through Saturday ...

Did you know that the city of Raleigh, North Carolina is home to 1,349 black-owned businesses as of 2022? That rank Raleigh at the 13th spot for the highest number of black entrepreneurs and business ...