Durham NC

In a stark turnaround, a former Raleigh firefighter and his wife entered guilty pleas on drug trafficking charges, as reported on Thursday. Nicholas Banister, 36, and Amanda Banister, 26, partook in a large-scale operation to sell narcotics throughout Eastern North Carolina, primarily around the Glenwood South area,...

Imagine walking into a place where your coffee-budget for the week could furnish an entire room, outfit you for a job interview, and still leave enough change for a paperback novel. That’s not fantasy—it’s the everyday reality at Dorcas Thrift Shop in Cary, North Carolina, where savvy shoppers from across...

There’s a magical kingdom in Raleigh where treasure hunters, bargain seekers, and the chronically curious converge every weekend, and it’s not Disney World—it’s better. The Raleigh Market stands as North Carolina’s premier flea market experience, a sprawling wonderland where one person’s castoffs become another’s...

You know that feeling when you discover something so extraordinary that you want to text everyone you know immediately?. The Durham Rescue Mission Thrift Store in Brier Creek, Raleigh, delivers exactly that kind of thrill – a bargain hunter’s paradise so expansive and value-rich that you’ll wish you’d brought a...

Imagine biting into a lobster roll so perfect that it transports you straight to a New England shoreline—except you’re sitting in the heart of North Carolina. That’s the magic happening daily at Nantucket Grill in Chapel Hill, where they’re serving up seafood that would make coastal purists do a double-take.

Before moving to Durham in 2011, Gemynii never imagined she'd become a party DJ. She spent her childhood recording music off of the radio, and was a college DJ at her alma mater Elizabeth City State University. It wasn't until she started throwing house parties that caught the attention of her mentor DJ PlayPlay that...

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A man is wanted in connection with a shooting at a Fourth of July party last week, police said. According to the Hillsborough Police Department, officers responded on July 5 just before 1 a.m. to a report of a person with a gunshot wound in the 500 block of Riddle Avenue.

When Alfredo Mendes arrived at his Chapel Hill pizza shop early Monday morning, a sturdy mop took care of the water on the floor. He was “very lucky” compared to other University Place businesses, a few who are still struggling to reopen, said Mendes, a native of Naples, Italy, and the owner of Alfredo’s Pizza Villa....

Many parks and trails in central and eastern North Carolina remain closed as crews work to clean up from Chantal's floods. The closures remain in place as areas already suffering from flood impacts prepare for more rain through the coming weekend, the state’s Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Division of...

Eyewitness News stopped by Dix Park's Sunflower Field where sunflowers are beginning to bloom. Over the next few weeks, they are expected to grow taller and peak by the end of the month.