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Raleigh police flooded the campus of Ligon Magnet Middle School on Monday afternoon after an emergency report triggered a heavy law enforcement response that briefly scrambled the usual end-of-day routine. Officers were visible across the grounds as staff moved students into secure areas and parents were redirected...

Ligon Middle School’s historic building will be demolished, but Wake County school leaders say they will try to preserve its legacy as a former segregated Black high school. The Wake County school board unanimously approved Tuesday a $121 million plan backed by Ligon’s families and staff to build a new school on the...

Three people were taken to the hospital after a Wake County EMS ambulance and a passenger car collided Sunday in Holly Springs. The crash happened just before 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of North Carolina Highway 55 and South Main Street, according to a report by CBS 17.. When crews arrived at the scene, the...

The University of North Carolina System is heading into this spring’s legislative session with one main mission: get paid for the surge of students already flooding its campuses. System leaders told trustees they will ask the General Assembly for roughly $158.5 million to cover recent enrollment growth and to keep...

Polls will close at 7:30 p.m. Until then, read our live blog here. Here are the results for Wake County’s 2026 primaries, from Board of Commissioners to District Attorney. This page will update regularly after polls close. Jump to a race:. U.S. Senate. U.S. House of Representatives. N.C. House.

WAKE COUNTY — A Wake County grand jury returned a true bill of indictment on Feb. 23 for an Ashe County business owner. Alan Joseph Goodman, 44, of Raleigh, is facing multiple counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, stemming from a November 2024 offense, according to court documents. Goodman’s...

When a restaurant decides to dedicate itself entirely to the greatest band in history, you know someone’s priorities are in the right place. Abbey Road Tavern & Grill in Cary, North Carolina, is what happens when someone’s Beatles obsession meets their dream of opening a restaurant, and the result is absolutely...

For the last 40 years, the Helping Hand Mission has tossed a lifeline to anyone needing food, clothes, warmth and a safe place to sleep — a refuge for anyone, anytime, no matter what. But on Monday morning, the staff picked through the charred remains from a Sunday-morning fire that tore through the roof and...

Arthur Upchurch, who was found dead Saturday, was previously convicted of assaulting her.

Police are investigating after a bicyclist was killed in a crash at a North Raleigh intersection Thursday night. Officers were called to the intersection of Lead Mine and Lynn roads near Lynn Road Elementary School in North Raleigh about 7:15 p.m. after a vehicle struck 65-year-old Elijah Cooper, according to a...