Cary NC

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The Orange County District Attorney’s Office says Billy Wayne Smith, who’s a firefighter with the City of Durham, set a fire in his family home and physically assaulted his wife. Deputies were called to the house early Sunday morning. The incident allegedly happened while Smith’s 7-year-old child and mother-in-law...

North Carolina spends almost $55,000 a year — more than a teacher’s starting salary — just to put a person in a cage. Yet, the money is put to waste. The United States’ incarceration system is among the most flawed first-world intuitions ever. We incarcerate far more people than any first-world country, while also...

ZEBULON, N.C. (WNCN) — A Johnston County man has died after he was shot early Thursday morning while traveling in an SUV along US 64 near Zebulon — marking the second shooting death along a Wake County highway in just days, officials said Sunday. U.S. 64 west near Lizard Lick Road was shut down around […]

Police found a vehicle crashed into a mailbox one evening and bullet holes on the outside of a nearby home.

While still uncommon, violent road rage incidents are increasing in the area, according to Lt. David Davis with the Raleigh Police Department.

A recent social media post has sparked a heated discussion about the shopping experience at the Trader Joe's in Cary. The user expressed frustration over the chaotic environment, citing issues such as limited parking, difficulty reading product labels due to the rush, and the inability to stand still in an aisle...

About 175 Heritage High students staged a peaceful walkout to protest recent ICE activity in the Triangle, voicing concerns over immigration enforcement before returning to class without incident.

A Raleigh woman was arrested in Johnston County on felony fentanyl possession and drug paraphernalia charges after deputies found evidence during a Sunday investigation.

Supporters of a Garner man accused of killing a WakeMed police officer called Monday for the hospital’s security-camera footage to be released. Benji Martin Jr., 29, was arrested and charged with murder Friday after being released from the hospital. He’d spent over a week there after also being shot in the Nov. 8...