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A man was arrested after leading Wake County deputies on a vehicle pursuit along I-540 and Buffaloe Road; the chase ended safely with no injuries, and charges are pending as the investigation continues.

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Charges were dismissed Monday against the four protestors affiliated with North Carolina Central University who took part in a demonstration on campus earlier this year, court records show. Students said the protest on April 16 was prompted by campus living conditions, such as mold and...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – Police officers in Raleigh recently corralled themselves a “baaaa-d” sheep. The Animal Control Unit picked up a stray sheep in the north Raleigh area, police said on Tuesday. Police shared two photos of the sheep, which is described as a female. She’s now...

A man was hit and killed by a passenger train while walking on the railroad tracks near Duke University’s East Campus on Tuesday evening. The man was pronounced dead at the site of the collision near the intersection of Ninth and Pettigrew streets, according to Durham police. Amtrak’s Piedmont was traveling eastbound...

The North Carolina Alliance for Safe Transportation is launching the second year of its Teen Safe Driving Ambassador Program.

A North Carolina woman was arrested and charged after she allegedly ordered her pit bull to maul her neighbor before the canine was fatally shot. Per PEOPLE, the suspect, identified as Sheila Marie Hunter, 58, also has a rap sheet dating back 40 years. A copy of a magistrate’s order filed in Wake County District...

WAKE COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — Dominic Michelo Olivares, a 30-year-old man from Johnston County, has been arrested by the NC SBI on 8 felony charges of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Olivares is charged with the following: He is being held on a $150,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in a Wake County courtroom […]

Officers found the man dead Tuesday morning after responding to a report of gunshots.

NORTH CAROLINA — Police are investigating a deadly pedestrian crash that occurred Monday morning on SW Maynard Road near Kildaire Farm Road. The crash was reported around 7:45 a.m. near the Kilmayne Drive intersection. When officers arrived, they found a person who had been struck by a vehicle and was already dead at...

Impairment is suspected to be a contributing factor in the crash, according RPD.