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Ten years ago, Brandon Anderson started a one-man crusade to comfort the neediest of have-nots on Christmas Eve, walking the streets of downtown Raleigh and handing out blankets one at a time. In the decade since, he expanded into the homeless camps off South Saunders Street or Poole Road, then deeper into the Wake...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Nearly seven decades ago, one Raleigh family took an extraordinary stand against injustice — a decision that forever changed the course of North Carolina’s civil rights history. The Holt family’s courage, anchored in faith and an unyielding belief in educational equity, continues to inspire generations.

Jeffrey Rawlings had prepared a “cute speech” for Tuesday’s “Be a Light Gala,” the annual fundraiser for the N.C. Coalition to End Homelessness. But Rawlings, a senior analyst for homeless services for the City of Durham and a coalition board member, said the times called for something different, so he scrapped the...

Raleigh officials agreed to a nearly $1 million payment to settle a lawsuit by a mother who says officers killed her son after repeatedly shocking him with a Taser. Under the deal, city officials will pay $975,000 to Sonya Williams, the mother of Darryl Williams, in exchange for dismissing her nearly two-year-old...

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — A Durham man wanted on a murder charge in April was arrested Wednesday, court records show. According to a warrant filed by the Durham Police Department, 22-year-old Jeremiah Alexander Royster Lynch was identified as the suspect in the death of Elvis Baide on April 12. The warrant was filed five...

The owners of the former Kmart property on Western Boulevard in Raleigh are asking the Raleigh City Council for the ability to build up to 20 stories on the site. Why it matters: Once a bustling retail spot, the property at 4500 Western Blvd. has fallen into disrepair since the Kmart closed in 2018.

Large flames were seen shooting from the roof of the Raleigh Convention Center Monday night.

A recent incident involving a grey Kia with the license plate HFK 7250 has sparked a heated discussion on social media. The driver of the Kia allegedly ran another driver off the road before speeding down Hillandale, past a golf course, at a speed 25 miles over the limit. The incident was reported by the victim who...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - Attorney General Jeff Jackson has begun the second phase of his crackdown on illegal robocalls, investigating four major voice providers. Jackson leads the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force and has directed Inteliquent, Bandwidth, Lumen, and Peerless to halt suspected robocalls...

The Low Income Energy Assistance Program offers a one-time payment of between for applicants, and it's based on their income and household size.