Man charged with using fraudulent food benefit cards at Morrisville Walmart, warrants show
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — A man is facing more than 20 felony charges connected to the fraudulent usage of food benefit cards at a Walmart in Morrisville between October and December, warrants show. According to warrants filed by the Morrisville Police Department, 45-year-old Jermaine Anthony Smith of Brooklyn,...
North Carolina Law Requires Schools to Block Social Media
(TNS) — North Carolina school districts are now supposed to prevent students from accessing social media on their school-issued computers in an effort to keep kids away from those addictive apps. A new state law gave school districts until Jan. 1 to approve policies restricting students from having cellphones...
NC’s newest crime law could overrun hospitals
Medical officials warned lawmakers in Raleigh on Wednesday that a key part of Iryna’s Law could overwhelm North Carolina’s state psychiatric hospitals without new funding and staff.
Raleigh ‘missing middle’ critics cannot pursue suit against developers
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has rejected an appeal from critics of Raleigh's "missing middle" housing policies. The critics can move forward with a lawsuit against the city but cannot pursue a complaint against developers of a 17-unit townhouse project in the Hayes Barton neighborhood. A unanimous appellate...
Raleigh police unit to focus on drivers who cause outsize share of traffic deaths
Only about 2% of automobile crashes in Raleigh last year involved drivers impaired by drugs or alcohol. But those crashes killed 11 people, nearly 29% of all traffic deaths in the city, according to data compiled by the Division of Motor Vehicles. That’s one reason the Raleigh Police Department is once again creating...
Raleigh 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.
Movies and TV shows casting in Raleigh
The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities' Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting calls is a...
FVHS students win welding competition
Students in Micheal Bowden’s welding class won first place in the SPARK competition and won the title Guardians of the Gas Tank. Shane Searles, Caleb Bilger, Jayden Manchango, Jack Fogarty and Kegan Franks constructed a cabinet to store welding gas tanks. Junior Caleb Bilger said, “Basically, it’s a competition...
North Carolina Driver Unknowingly Buys Infiniti Reported Stolen 5 Years Ago From CarMax
CarMax storefront | jetcityimage via iStock Now they're out thousands while police chase theft ring suspects. The post North Carolina Driver Unknowingly Buys Infiniti Reported Stolen 5 Years Ago From CarMax appeared first on MotorBiscuit .
Accused Raleigh mass shooter doesn’t want own statements to police used against him at...
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The defense team of the teenager accused in Raleigh’s Hedingham mass shooting wants his own statements to police not allowed in court. In a motion filed Wednesday, Thompson’s defense team said after the mass shooting that killed five and injured two others, Thompson was taken to a hospital. He...

















