6 injured in two-vehicle crash on NC Highway 55 near Angier
Crews responded to a two-vehicle crash Thursday night at NC 55 and Ennis Road near Angier.
Homeowners, gardeners adjust to water limits from drought as they start planting, lawn care
The limits affect more than 600,000 people and restrict outdoor irrigation as spring planting gets underway.
Inmates are sleeping on Wake County jail floors. Why a fix will take time.
Mattresses on the floor will remain the short-term fix to overcrowding as Wake County moves forward with expansion plans for its detention centers. When beds fill up, the Wake County Sheriff’s Office places “EZ Bunks” on the jail floors. The thin plastic mats have edges that hold mattresses in place on the floor. County officials blame overcrowding in part on a strained judicial...
State elections board to remove noncitizens from voter rolls
RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - The State Board of Elections says it will begin removing non-U.S. citizens from its registered voter lists. A process that must be followed before a voter is removed was approved during a board meeting today. The state board will use the federal Systematic Alien Verification for...
Pullen Park’s Electric Train Celebration Weekend Apr. 17-19
Pullen Park Amusements, 520 Ashe Avenue, Raleigh, North Carolina, is hosting an Electric Train Celebration. Celebrate the new electric C.P. Huntington train. Being among the first to take a ride on the eco-friendly engine. Listening to live music. Making a train craft. Learning about railway safety. Join a story time...
Public meeting scheduled for proposed bridge replacements
NCDOT will host an April 21 open house in Raleigh on proposed Forestville Road bridge replacements, where residents can review designs and submit comments through May 5.
Cary police announce death of Detective Andy Maurer after long cancer battle
The Cary Police Department is mourning the loss of Detective Andy Maurer, describing him as "one of their own" in a social media post.
Justin and Cerina Fairfax’s deaths end a chapter tied to Duke University
Justin Fairfax, the former Virginia lieutenant governor, shot and killed his wife before taking his own life, police said Thursday . Fairfax spent years fighting sexual assault allegations that originated on Duke University’s campus and accused the university of rushing to judgment against him. Both Justin and his wife, Cerina Fairfax, were Duke graduates. Their deaths bring a violent and tragic end to a story...
3 Raleigh, Durham & Cary stores are closing. Here’s why & when to shop
A decades-old shop in Durham is closing soon, and two other stores in Raleigh and Cary shut their doors abruptly. Shoppers still have time to make a final trip to the locally owned Ninth Street store, but there was no advance warning for customers who might have wanted to visit the Raleigh and Cary businesses. Here’s what to know about the recent closings...
Sky 5 Tracks Massive Stanley Road Blaze As Smoke Blankets Durham
A towering column of thick smoke rose over a Durham neighborhood Wednesday as a large fire burned along Stanley Road, drawing both ground crews and an eye in the sky. WRAL's Sky 5 helicopter flew over the scene and recorded video of the blaze and the emergency response unfolding below.
