Hurricanes honor WakeMed Garner police officer killed in line of duty
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – It’s now been one week since a WakeMed Police Officer was tragically killed in the line of duty at the Garner hospital. According to investigators, Officer Roger Smith, a former Knightdale police officer, was shot while responding to a struggle with another man in the emergency room of WakeMed...
13 Quaint Southern Cities Where You Can Retire on $1,600 a Month (or Less)
Are you a retiree who primarily relies on Social Security? This article lists 13 U.S. cities in the South where the median rent is under $1,600 per month.
Hoover High School’s Rotimi Kukoyi, Now at UNC-Chapel Hill, Named a 2026 Rhodes Scholar
Hoover High School graduate Rotimi Kukoyi, now at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been named one of 32 students to the American Rhodes Scholar Class of 2026. Kukoyi was selected from a pool of 965 candidates who had been nominated by their colleges and universities. He will commence his studies at...
Free Blockbuster boxes pop up in Triangle, offering vintage movies for free loan
Long centuries ago, in the quaint infancy of Earth, early humans entertained themselves by watching motion pictures recorded on magnetic tape spooled inside plastic cassettes — a clunky but charming form of video technology known as VHS. In those dark days, VHS tapes could be played only on a specialized machine that...
4-year-old boy shoots himself after finding unsecured gun in Durham home, police say
The child accidentally shot himself with a gun that was not properly secured, according to police
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage contract with WakeMed expires; commercial UnitedHealthcare talks still underway
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — As major contract talks continue between UnitedHealthcare and WakeMed, one plan has expired — leaving some North Carolinians without coverage should they choose to go to one of the local hospitals’ locations. WakeMed Health and Hospitals said Saturday in a statement to CBS 17 that the...
Durham County Is Creating a 10-Year Food Security Plan
Durham County is preparing to assess its food system and create a 10-year plan to ensure food security. Durham’s Board of County Commissioners approved a $159,547 contract Monday with Key Environmental Consulting, which will develop a food system assessment and strategic plan over 18 months. The goals for the...
Weather service warns of extreme fire danger in parts of Central NC
The National Weather Service warned land managers and others in Wake, Durham and other Central North Carolina counties to delay outdoor burning on Sunday. The “red flag warning” extends from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and also includes Person, Granville, Vance, Warren, Halifax, Forsyth, Guilford and Alamance counties,...
As dozens of arrests occur in Charlotte, dozens of immigrant and allies protest in...
Immigrants and their allies gathered in downtown Raleigh Sunday afternoon to protest the federal Border Patrol’s deployment to Charlotte. Protestors said it was important to mobilize rapidly and demand that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leave the state while also standing in defense of immigrant families...
2-alarm fire heavily damages Raleigh home on Brooks Avenue; 50 firefighters battle blaze
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — About 50 firefighters worked for more than an hour to battle a Raleigh house fire off Wade Avenue on Sunday afternoon. The fire was first reported just before 3 p.m. at 1345 Brooks Ave. at the intersection with Churchill Road, about two blocks north of Wade Avenue, officials said.
