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RALEIGH, NC — A welfare check call in Raleigh early Tuesday morning ended in tragedy when police discovered a man suffering from critical injuries, leading to a homicide investigation and the arrest of a 29-year-old suspect. Victim Identified as William Hala. At approximately 4:09 a.m. on Tuesday, July 8,...

A Raleigh police officer resigned from the department Monday after he was accused of assaulting a disabled man, officials confirmed Wednesday. Wesley Adam Lane, 37, of Mount Olive is charged with assaulting an individual with a disability and communicating threats in the June 23 incident, according to his arrest...

RALEIGH, N.C. — A convicted felon from Wake County has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison after authorities discovered he posted a video of himself pointing a gun on Facebook Live. Diamonique Shawn Newton, 33, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for being...

MEBANE, N.C. (WGHP) — The Mebane parents of a boy who died in an accidental shooting pleaded guilty on July 3, according to court records. Michael Ray Hatch, of Mebane, and Kaitlyn Elizabeth Hatch, of Mebane, were charged with one count of failing to store firearms to protect minors. Their 3-year-old son was killed...

The largest public homeless shelter serving Durham is facing financial headwinds. But the director of Urban Ministries of Durham (UMD) says services will continue and may even expand. Last month UMD lost two federal grants, one from FEMA and one from the USDA. The loss of the grants combined with...

Streets and sidewalks in Durham, NC several inches under water. COPYRIGHT 2025 BY KOAM NEWS NOW. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.

"This was definitely the deepest we've gotten in a while. We were surprised by that."

The man accused of shooting a 5-year-old during an apparent road rage incident in Cary is facing new charges after police said he tampered with a fire alarm sprinkler inside his cell.

A former Raleigh firefighter and his wife pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to selling drugs throughout the state. Nicholas Banister and Amanda Lee Banister were arrested last May on multiple federal charges, The News & Observer reported . Nicholas Banister, then a senior firefighter with the city, had worked...

On April 16, 2025, students and community members gathered on the campus of North Carolina Central University (NCCU) to protest what they described as unlivable housing conditions, including mold, flooding, pests, and a lack of hot water in some dorms. Organized by a student group known as the Panthers, the...