Child bitten in face by neighbor’s dog near Wake Forest; animal shot dead by...
Two people were wounded and a dog was killed Thursday after what investigators are calling a dog bite incident near Wake Forest.
Look up homicides in Wake, Durham and Orange counties
The Triangle Homicide Tracker is a record of all homicides reported in Durham, Orange and Wake counties. The information comes from law enforcement news releases, websites and court records and is updated as we learn the names of those killed and suspected. The News & Observer strives to report each death accurately,...
5 people taken to hospital after turbulence on American Airlines flight at RDU
Several people were taken to the hospital Sunday night from Raleigh-Durham International Airport after bad turbulence on an American Airlines flight.
3 sent to hospital after injured in stabbing at Raleigh sports bar, police say
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Three men were taken to the hospital after a stabbing at a sports bar in Raleigh early Monday morning. According to the Raleigh Police Department, the incident happened around 2:40 a.m. Monday morning in the 2200 block of New Hope Church Road. This is at the location of Mambo Sports Bar. […]
‘Shrimp Day’ in Raleigh to protest proposed trawling ban
Commercial fishing industry advocates are heading to Raleigh this week to speak against a bill that would ban shrimp trawling inshore and within a half-mile of the shoreline in North Carolina. N.C. Catch, N.C. Watermen United, Carteret County Fisherman’s Association, Ocracoke Seafood Co. and Carteret Catch are...
Rising rent, not enough options: N.C.’s growing need for affordable housing
RALEIGH, N.C. — As North Carolina continues to see a growth in population, housing, especially affordable housing, is becoming more scarce, officials said. Some people just can’t keep up with the growing rent in the state, and some experts call it a crisis for working-class and lower-income households.
Raleigh goats finish mowing down excess foliage at huge hill in park
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Two weeks after Goats on the Go began their journey to help clear invasive plants and tall grass from an area of Dorothea Dix Park, the goats have completed their mission to make the large hill a safer landscape. In a collaborative effort with the City of Raleigh Parks Department, 32 […]
‘Sheer joy’: Identical twins celebrate 100th birthday with party
After 100 years, Bernice Frank and Gloria Lipman still love to joke, but they also know how lucky they are to mark this milestone birthday together.
Big impact of Chatham Park’s “Small Area Plan”: A billion-dollar pothole?
Pittsboro, NC – Folks around here know SMALL means little. Something you can hold in one hand. But the Chatham Park Investors are hollerin’ for a “Small Area Plan” that swallows 5,000 acres, bigger than all of Pittsboro. One quick vote, and boom; we’re on the hook for a tangle of new roads, pipes, and curb-to-curb...
Lower Haw River State Natural Area
4551 US Hwy 15-501 N, Pittsboro - Bynum, NC, 27312. https://www.facebook.com/lowerhawfriends https://www.instagram.com/LowerHawFriends/. Lower Haw River State Natural Area is approximately 1,000 acres, ranging along both sides of the river from just south of the old Bynum Bridge to just beyond the US 64 bridge to...
