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A tragic shooting on US-64 last week has resulted in the death of 55-year-old Derick Godwin. Wake County authorities responded to the incident near Lizard Lick Road and found Godwin with serious injuries from a gunshot wound to the head. The Wake County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) confirmed the victim's unfortunate...

A man was allegedly shot by a coworker at a Brier Creek area business.

A Wilson County man has been charged with murder after a deadly shooting on U.S. 64 West near Lizard Lick, with authorities crediting witnesses and interagency cooperation for the arrest.

Wildlife officials say the colony is one of the largest known roosts of this bat species in the area, and a sign of how natural bat habitats are shrinking across North Carolina.

GARNER, N.C. (WNCN) — To make sure Amazon can meet the holiday shopping demand, the company is hiring 250,000 seasonal employees across the United States. They are hiring 7,000 seasonal workers in North Carolina, 700 of them are in the Raleigh/Durham area. Site leaders at the Amazon warehouse in...

Turkey, stuffing and sides will be paired with dry and cool weather conditions in the Triangle on Thanksgiving this year. A cold front is expected to move through the area Tuesday, Nov. 25 and Wednesday, Nov. 26, bringing rain, said Chrissy Anderson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in...

When a former dentist transforms a decade-old dream into a burger room with over 200 five-star Google reviews and a 700-person omakase dinner waitlist within months of opening, you know those wagyu smash burgers are delivering something extraordinary. 🍔. LaGana opened in October 2024 on N West Street when Chef...

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 […]