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Raleigh Water responds to sanitary sewer overflow

Raleigh Water swiftly stops Stone Grove Road sewer overflow after 2,940-gallon spill, urges public not to flush wipes or grease and to report sewer odors or spills.
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Raleigh police busy with 13 crashes, heavy shoppering traffic on weekend before Christmas

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — As shoppers in central North Carolina entered the final weekend before Christmas, police in Raleigh reported traffic congestion and problems around shopping areas late Saturday morning and early afternoon. By late afternoon, a crash closed lanes in Durham on eastbound I-40 near Fayetteville...
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KIPP North Carolina Public Schools to Unveil Three New Electric School Buses

KIPP North Carolina Public Schools will unveil three new electric school buses at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at KIPP Durham College Prep. The event marks the district’s first use of electric vehicles in its transportation fleet. Electric School Buses Join KIPP Fleet. KIPP partnered with Highland Electric Fleets, a...
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Toys to Kids annual toy drive in Durham making sure kids have something on...

"I need all the help I can get because I'm in school, I'm not working," said Burns.
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Crowd gathers for menorah lighting in Morrisville: ‘Make the world brighter’

About 100 people gathered in Morrisville to light the menorah for the final night of Hanukkah and send a message of hope.
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Mayor said non-ADA compliant trolleys Cary bought were returned. That didn’t happen.

When the town of Cary purchased two trolley cars only to find out they didn’t meet federal accessibility standards, Mayor Harold Weinbrecht in 2023 wrote on his blog that they were sent back. The town had spent $539,896 to purchase the vehicles from Specialty Vehicles and at least three town staff members had visited...
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Turkey shoot a holiday tradition, with no ruffled feathers

US-Turkey Shoot Tradition Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved With the blast of a shotgun, the Raleigh Moose Family Center Turkey Shoot is under way. But fear not: No gobblers were harmed in the making of this holiday fun. “The main misconception is, they think we shoot live turkeys out here,”...
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Tiniest patients get festive photoshoot to bring joy to Christmas week at Raleigh hospital

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Christmas week is a tough time to spend in the hospital for many, but the staff at UNC Health Rex is doing their best to keep spirits bright. With permission from parents, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit nurses dressed about a dozen of their precious patients in holiday outfits to kick off the...
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1 dead, 1 arrested in early morning Northeast Durham shooting

A Durham County resident has been arrested in a fatal early morning shooting Monday, officials said. Deputies with the Durham County Sheriff’s Office were called to a shooting in the 2500 block of Ardsley Drive in Northeast Durham just after 5 a.m., the agency said in a news release. A resident of the home reportedly...
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Who’s Running: Durham County DA, Sheriff, and Judiciary

High-profile courts and law enforcement positions are on the slate of electoral races in 2026. In Durham, voters will cast ballots for sheriff, district attorney, the clerk of superior court and a number of district and superior court seats, all of which make up the gears of the criminal justice machine that apply...

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