Woman arrested after $50,000 in jewelry stolen from Raleigh retirement community: Warrants
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – A Knightdale woman is facing numerous charges after warrants claim she stole thousands of dollars’ worth of jewelry before pawning off the items under false pretenses. According to those warrants, filed by the Raleigh Police Department, 38-year-old Aminata Cheikh Diagne broke into multiple...
Faith Hedgepeth murder suspect gets trial date more than a decade after her death
Faith Hedgepeth was found dead in her apartment on Sept. 7, 2012.
Arctic cold front headed toward the Triangle. When to expect the hard freeze
Temperatures are warming in the Triangle over the next couple of days, but a hard freeze is not far behind. High temperatures on Friday, Nov. 7 are expected to be the warmest of the week so far, reaching to the mid-70s in central North Carolina, according to a forecast from the National Weather Service office in...
Twin toddlers suffer medical emergency from fentanyl exposure: Police
According to Raleigh police, 22-month-old twins were found unresponsive.
Battle & Birdie Concept Opens Today in N.C.
ParTee Shack, the North Carolina mini-golf entertainment brand, has a new concept called Battle & Birdie that is having a soft opening tonight, Nov. 7, from 6-9 p.m. at 7407 Six Forks Rd. in Raleigh. The grand opening will be Nov. 11. The 19,590-sq.-ft. location has two tactical laser tag...
Wake County Man Charged After Deputies Find Teen In Parked Car
SMITHFIELD — What began as a report of a suspicious vehicle near Smithfield ended with the arrest of a Raleigh man on a serious felony charge. On October 28, an off-duty state trooper assigned to Johnston County contacted the Sheriff’s Office after spotting a suspicious vehicle. Deputies responded and approached the...
Some NC teachers walked out on Friday in protest. It could happen again soon.
Some North Carolina teachers walked out Friday to protest working conditions, a situation that could occur again Monday and in the coming weeks. An anonymous viral social media post encouraged North Carolina teachers to call out of work on Nov. 7 and Nov. 10 to protest issues such as a lack of a state budget and new...
NCDMV driver license offices experiencing massive outage, unable to process payments
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – Every driver license office across the state is back online after temporarily being unable to process transactions due to an outage, the N.C. Department of Transportation said in a social media post on Wednesday. State officials said the outage was affecting the National Driver Register, which...
Patients left with braces on their teeth after provider closes up shop: ‘She’s not...
Troubleshooter investigation uncovers unlicensed dental work and patients left without proper care.
At Dix Park in Raleigh, Thomas Dambo’s Trolls Have Arrived to a Rockstar Welcome
Note: Authored by David Menconi, this piece has been produced in partnership with Raleigh Arts. Menconi's latest book, "Oh, Didn't They Ramble: Rounder Records and the Transformation of American Roots Music," was published in the fall of 2023 by University of North Carolina Press. His podcast, Carolina Calling,...
