One person arrested following high speed motorcycle crash in North Carolina
NORTH CAROLINA — A 21-year-old man was arrested Thursday night following a high-speed motorcycle chase that ended in a crash and a brief foot pursuit, according to Apex police. Police said an officer on patrol at the Beaver Creek Shopping Center observed Ashton Konopka driving a motorcycle recklessly. When the...
Friday’s weather wasn’t snow. It was graupel. Here’s what that means
Wintry precipitation , or threats of it, have plagued the Triangle this week. On Friday, Dec. 12, with surface temperatures cold but above freezing, precipitation fell across parts of central North Carolina. It’s not snow. It’s not rain. It’s graupel . “ Very small sleet is basically what it is,” said Gail Hartfield,...
Cary Town Council faces scrutiny over ethics, tuition payments and town manager’s paid leave
Officials have remained tight-lipped about Town Manager Sean Stegall future and questions regarding ethics surrounding Councilmember Lori Bush's tuition payments.
Cary Police and The Blood Connection Host Blood Drive to Benefit Special Olympics NC
The Cary Police Department, in partnership with The Blood Connection, is rolling out another opportunity for residents to give back in a truly vital way—it's time for a community blood drive. This event, scheduled for December 20, offers more than the chance to help those in need of lifesaving blood donations....
‘Training in Christianity’: Blue Devils for Christ Bible study gives athletes a space to...
In a Hollows A common room, senior Hanna Elks Smith prepares for the Blue Devils for Christ's Bible study on Sunday evening — as she does nearly every week. Even though it’s the same weekly routine, she always gets a little nervous. But all the preparations have been...
A new coffee shop opened in the Triangle and immediately caused a traffic jam
Dutch Bros, a popular Oregon-based coffee chain with 1,000 locations nationwide, opened its first North Carolina location this week in Morrisville. The Thursday, Dec. 11, grand opening was met with intense traffic around the new location at Morrisville Parkway and Chapel Hill Road. Around noon Thursday, The News &...
WakeMed Police Officer Roger Smith was shot twice in November, death certificate reveals
Roger Smith, a 14-year WakeMed public safety veteran and former Knightdale police officer, was killed in the line of duty on November 8.
Crews battle apartment fire in downtown Raleigh near historic Oakwood neighborhood
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A fire has broken out in an apartment building in downtown Raleigh’s Historic Oakwood neighborhood. According to the Raleigh Fire Department, crews were called to the scene just before 8:10 a.m. Friday on the 300 block of Idlewild Avenue. Upon arrival, the initial crews...
North Carolina Apartment Complex Residents Awaken To Whimpers And A Shocking Discovery
In the stillness of the night, a sound broke the silence, a faint whimper that led to a startling and heartbreaking discovery in North Carolina. A cardboard box held six tiny, abandoned puppies, left alone and vulnerable. The person who found them acted without hesitation, immediately reaching out to the...
Enrollment drops in NC’s traditional public schools. How much, why it matters.
Enrollment fell in nearly every North Carolina school district this year — including in Wake County and Charlotte-Mecklenburg — continuing a trend of fewer students attending traditional public schools. Newly released data from the state Department of Public Instruction shows that 105 of the state’s 115 school...
