🚆 Amtrak will now offer a direct line from Raleigh to Midwestern cities like Pittsburgh and Chicago after changing the route of its Silver Star train. (News & Observer🔒)
🗳️ The FBI is investigating threats made against the N.C. State Board of Election, including the mailing of a suspicious package to its offices. (WRAL)
🎓 Duke moved up one spot to No. 6 and UNC fell to No. 27 in U.S. News' annual rankings of colleges. (US News & World Report)
Wake Forest came in at No. 46 and N.C. State moved up to No. 58.
✈️ RDU's customer satisfaction rating drops in a J.D. Power survey as passenger traffic grew 11% last year. (Triangle Business Journal 🔒)
💊 The British maker of Mucinex will open a factory in Wilson that will employ nearly 300 people. (WRAL)
