Burlington

Burlington’s city council has agreed to adjust the zoning designation for a small retail center at Garden Road’s intersection with Boone Station Drive to allow the property owner to...

Police in Burlington have announced the arrest of an area convenience store owner whose business had reportedly become a haven for crimes ranging from shootings to violations of state...

Retired councilman Celo Faucette is announcing his plans to return to active political life as a candidate in this year’s race for Burlington’s city council. A 76-year-old native of Burlington’s...

Former Alamance-Burlington superintendent Dr. Randy Bridges has been appointed to serve as the interim superintendent for the state’s largest public school system, Wake County public schools. Bridges, who served as...

Burlington’s municipal leaders opened the rhetorical floodgates this week in response to the latest round of complaints about the alleged impact that the city’s sewer emissions have had on...

Burlington’s recreation department has received an offer from a national playground developer that promises to give it the financial boost it will need to establish the city’s first handicapped-accessible...

Burlington’s city manager has rolled out a proposed budget that calls for a property tax rate nearly 9 cents greater than what the city would need to break even...

A staff-level attempt to straddle the fence with respect to Burlington’s fencing requirements seems to have hit a brick wall with the city’s top-ranking elected official. Mayor Jim Butler ultimately...

Burlington’s planning board was divided over the wisdom of recommending a rezoning request to permit a so-called “bottle shop,” which members summarized by calling a “bar,” in an area...

Burlington's planning and zoning commission shared neighbors' frustrations and skepticism about a proposed 315-foot telecommunications tower off North Church Street that would be over 50 percent taller than the...