Wake School Board Braces for Audit Showdown as Savings Shrink
Wake County school leaders are in for a long Tuesday, with a fresh independent audit landing on their desks just as the district’s financial cushion keeps getting thinner. The Wake County Board of Education is set to review the district’s most recent audit while juggling a packed slate of budget talks and committee...
Blackwood And Challenger Trade Blows Over ICE Jail Transfer Uproar
Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood is pushing back hard on accusations that his office quietly cooperated with federal immigration agents in a controversial jail transfer that has rattled a Carrboro neighborhood and spilled into the sheriff’s race. Challenger David LaBarre says the move handed U.S. Immigration...
Durham mayor slams ‘status quo’ as gun violence rocks city
"I'm tired of kids dying when they don't have to," Mayor Leo Williams said. "If you're not coming to me with solutions and contributions, then I don't have anything else to say to you."
Bullet-Riddled Mystery Sedan Rattles South Miami Blvd Corner
Durham police swarmed a silver sedan with a shattered rear windshield on Tuesday afternoon after the car turned up in a business lot near the intersection of S. Miami Boulevard and T.W. Alexander Drive, its back window punched through with multiple bullet holes. Officers quickly ringed off the scene, snapping...
Unlicensed Raleigh dental provider faces charges after ABC11 Troubleshooter investigation
A woman who "pretended to be a dentist" faces three felony counts after being arrested by Raleigh Police.
Durham Boy Gunned Down Near Gas Station As Cops Plead For Witnesses
A quiet Monday afternoon on South Alston Avenue turned deadly when a boy was shot near a gas station in the 600 block, leaving a neighborhood stunned and Durham police urgently searching for answers. Emergency crews rushed the child to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Officers...
Burrito chain picks Durham for first NC location. When it will open
A new Mexican fusion chain has landed in North Carolina. Bubbakoo’s Burritos picked Durham for its first restaurant in the Tar Heel State, opening the location in the Target-anchored Renaissance Village shopping center. The Durham franchise location is owned by Yash Patel. “Introducing Bubbakoo’s Burritos to the...
Durham man hospitalized after shots fired into car
A driver was injured when shots were fired from another car, which then sped away.
Why am I seeing flocks of birds in my NC yard? We asked an...
Flocks of birds have descended upon yards in North Carolina — but does that mean springlike weather is near? It’s possible for people in the Triangle to see American robins, sparrows, warblers and other birds in mid-February. And keen birdwatchers may spot other species as spring approaches. Here’s what experts say...
Police expand search in quest to find North Carolina man’s killer
GARNER, N.C. (WNCN) — Garner Police are expanding the search area in the shooting death of a father of five, while asking the public to come forward with dash camera footage that could help identify the killer. Investigators said 41-year-old Joey Adams was shot inside his car on Timber Drive, then later died at the […]
