Cary NC

1) In 300 words or less, please give our readers your elevator pitch: Why are you running? Why should voters entrust you with this position? What prior experience will make you an effective member of Cary’s town council?. I am a dedicated community volunteer, PTA mom, and small business...

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — A large group of neighbors in Durham is pleading with local officials for help after dealing with shootings on a regular basis. The neighbors are worried about gun violence in the area of Holloway Street and North Briggs Avenue. “How long will the city allow...

Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead can keep some jail policies hidden from the public, a judge ruled Thursday. That includes the jail’s search, restraint and housing assignment policies. Emancipate NC , an anti-mass incarceration nonprofit, has pushed for the release of the jail’s full policy manual since 2023...

Bill Belichick’s nightmare start at North Carolina may open the door for a coaching change — and Kentucky fans won’t like who the Tar Heels could target next.

A man was found dead on Franklin Street in downtown Chapel Hill on Thursday morning, the town said. A Chapel Hill police officer on foot patrol found the man’s body at 11:10 a.m. on the 300 block of West Franklin Street, the town said in a statement. The town did not release the man’s name. The man’s cause of death...

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Police are searching for a man wanted for charges related to a now-deadly shooting at a nightclub in Durham less than a week ago. According to the Durham Police Department, officers reported to a shooting at La Morena Nightclub around 6 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 5. Earlier that morning, officers said a...

Apex mayor Jacques Gilbert was trying to push through a nomination for the town’s board of adjustment last month. Normally, the town council would sign off on such appointments with little debate. But on this September 9 night, things were going to be different. Several council members saw the...

Carrboro police are warning the public to be aware of their surroundings after a woman reported an attempted rape while walking her dog on a greenway near downtown early Thursday morning. The woman, who is in her 30s, told police that she was walking her dog on the Frances Shetley Bikeway between 1 a.m. and 2:30 a.m....

One person is dead after being hit by an Amtrak train in Garner Thursday morning.

NORTH CAROLINA — Chapel Hill police are investigating after a dead body was discovered Thursday morning on West Franklin Street. At 11:10 a.m., a police officer on foot patrol found the body in the 300 block of W. Franklin St., an area known for its shops and restaurants frequented by students, locals, and visitors....