Two NCCU Students Are Among 18 Candidates For Durham City Council
The five candidates for Durham mayor and the 13 candidates for three city council seats are in the last weeks of their campaign, pitching to voters their ideas on housing affordability, education, public safety and economic development improvements. Most candidates appeared before an audience of hundreds at Durham’s...
Shots fired outside north Raleigh nightclub, police say
Raleigh police said an off-duty officer working security at Ambis 1 Nightclub heard several shots go off during their shift early Sunday morning on Atlantic Avenue.
6 apartment rent specials in the Triangle right now
An influx of new, amenity-rich apartments has triggered move-in deals across the Triangle. Among them: One month free at Park and Market in North Hills if you move in by Oct. 1. Up to two months free at The Signal in Seaboard Station in Raleigh. Up to two months free at Platform in Raleigh. Up to two months free at...
State Senate passes bill with stricter criminal laws following deadly stabbing in Charlotte
RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - Legislators in Raleigh on Monday passed House Bill 307, which would bring tougher criminal laws to North Carolina. The bill was made public after a fatal stabbing last month in Charlotte of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska on a light rail train. [Previous story: Ukrainian woman who moved...
Medicaid funding and other spending bills pass the NC Senate, with House approval uncertain
With time running short, the state Senate approved additional money for Medicaid insurance to avoid threatened payment reductions to a broad range of health care providers, which legislators warned could result in sick people losing their medical care. The Senate added $90 million to $600 million already approved...
Man faces charges in Moonglow Drive shooting
A 24-year-old man faces multiple charges after a Moonglow Drive shooting left one injured and damaged homes and vehicles, according to the Wake County Sheriff's Office.
Woman shot near in Durham near Loyal Avenue and Drakesway Court, police say
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — A woman was shot Monday after at an intersection in Durham, police said. Officers with the Durham Police Department responded to a gunshot wound call at the intersection of Loyal Avenue and Drakesway Court in south Durham around 4:32 p.m. Once on scene, they found a man who said he had been...
Former UNC provost sues university, trustees over alleged open meetings violations
Former UNC-Chapel Hill Provost Chris Clemens, who served in the role for three years before stepping down in May , on Monday sued the university and its Board of Trustees over multiple alleged violations of North Carolina’s open-meetings and public-records laws. The suit accuses the board of “systematically hiding...
Four days after deadly Durham stabbing, suspect still sought by police
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — It has been four days since a woman was found dead in the woods with a single stab wound. The Durham Police Department said the 44-year-old woman was from Princeton in Johnston County. No arrests have been made yet in connection to this case. The...
Dog shot while biting Durham armed robbery suspect, teen charged
The dog survived, and the shooting suspect was arrested and charged.
