Small NC restaurants seeing double digit boost in sales since Michelin guide recognition
Many restaurants that received the award are experiencing double-digit sales increases.
As Palmetto State fights outbreak, N.C. now seeing measles
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Cases of measles in the U.S. are on the rise, with North Carolina confirming its first recent case from a person traveling in the Raleigh-Durham Airport. It comes as South Carolina battles an outbreak with 135 cases total and 168 in quarantine. The South Carolina Department of...
Multi-County ATM Theft Investigation Concludes with Arrest
Authorities have charged a North Carolina man in connection with a series of ATM jackpotting incidents that occurred across Pennsylvania in early October. On Oct. 5, 2025, Titusville Police responded to a report of a suspicious person at the Community Connect Federal Credit Union, where officers discovered that...
North Carolina drug trafficking leader sentenced to 50 years in prison
The leader of a drug trafficking operation in the Raleigh area was sentenced to 50 years in prison, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
Morrisville elementary school evacuated due to mechanical issue, classes resume
Around 10:15 a.m., a strong odor, resembling a potential electrical fire, was detected at Cedar Fork Elementary School.
Seasonal fireworks stand operators wanted ahead of New Year’s Eve
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – Fireworks go on sale in North Carolina the day after Christmas, ahead of New Year’s, of course. Phantom Fireworks is looking for a seasonal fireworks stand operator. As an operator, you are responsible for staffing three to four workers daily, ensuring the power source...
Layoffs, dean removals, sanitation woes at Meredith draw protests, concerns
Just months after announcing it was laying off 6% of its total employees this summer, Meredith College removed all of its academic deans from their positions leading the college’s four schools in November. Students protested the layoffs Nov. 10, also citing poor campus conditions like pests and mold in the living...
Wake County delivery company eliminates 160 jobs with little notice
An Amazon delivery service provider based in the Wake County town of Garner shut down with little or no notice, putting 160 delivery drivers and support staff out of work. I Squared Logistics notified the state on Tuesday that it had let the employees go on Monday, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining...
North Carolina man extradited to Pa. for $100,000 ATM theft spree: police
A 42-year-old North Carolina man on Tuesday was extradited to Pennsylvania after state police said he stole more than $100,000 from ATMs in Snyder and Union counties. Between Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, Antoni J. Garcia-Cordoba, of Raleigh, North Carolina, stole from four ATMs at Central Penn Bank and Trust locations, state...
Two people arrested following multiple vehicle break-ins in North Carolina
NORTH CAROLINA — Two men from Durham are facing numerous charges in connection with a series of car break-ins that occurred in neighborhoods just outside of Hillsborough, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the incidents took place early Friday morning, Nov. 21, when the suspects traveled...
