NC Bar seeks to block attorney accused of embezzlement from accessing accounts
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The North Carolina Bar Association is moving to block an attorney from Raleigh from handling client funds after allegations of embezzlement and elder exploitation. The organization filed a temporary restraining order petition, asking the court to prevent Korey Kiger, 36, from accessing accounts...
NCDOT engineering director charged with felony peeping in Raleigh, warrant shows
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A longtime engineer at the North Carolina Department of Transportation is facing a felony peeping charge in Raleigh, a warrant shows. According to the Raleigh Police Department, officers responded on Monday just before 8:30 a.m. to an alleged burglary at a home in the 2200 block of Lionel Lane....
Morrisville’s Mayor is Defending His Seat in a Three-Way Race
Morrisville mayor TJ Cawley gaveled the September 9 town council meeting into session at precisely 6 p.m. Situated in the middle seat behind a long, curved dais, he wore a Town of Morrisville-branded shirt, nametag, and enamel pin. At his elbow sat a town-branded water bottle. Directly behind him hung the town’s...
North Carolina’s Population Boom Inspires Advocates to Protect Urban Forests
In the nearly three decades that Barbara Driscoll has lived in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the city has become brighter. Sunshine pours onto parts of town that she remembers being cool and shady and bounces off windows in newly built apartments and shopping centers. It’s a sign that the city’s tree canopy, one of...
Environmental group, developer reach settlement in Durham sediment pollution case
A developer will enhance its sediment control measures and pay to conserve more than 60 acres of land in southeast Durham as part of a settlement with an environmental watchdog organization. In September 2023, Sound Rivers sued Mungo Homes alleging that its construction of the 216-acre Sweetbrier development in...
‘Miles of Smiles’: Dozens of Durham students bike to school together
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — On the trail leading to Southwest Elementary School in Durham, every day is a beautiful day for a bike ride. Dozens of students, parents, and siblings ride to school together. “It’s refreshing in the morning,” explained student Kristopher Markatos. “Today was foggy, so it was really fun.”
Second man charged in connection with Raleigh shooting
It stems from an indecent that happened back on August 24.
The Gigantic Thrift Store In North Carolina Where $32 Can Fill Your Trunk With...
Durham, North Carolina harbors a secondhand shopping paradise that defies the typical thrift store experience – the TROSA Thrift Store and Donation Center, where bargain hunters can literally fill their vehicles with treasures without emptying their wallets. This isn’t some cramped corner shop with a few dusty...
Raleigh Police Department welcomes 27 officers to the force
The department welcomed 27 new officers during the 131st Academy Graduation Class on Friday morning.
Deputies ID Durham man after body found at nature preserve near Hillsborough.
A Durham man who went missing the day before was found Friday morning in a rural nature preserve between Hillsborough and Durham, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said. Calvin Demond Smith-Taylor, 36, was found just before 7:30 a.m. Friday on the edge of the parking lot for Brumley North Nature Preserve, on the...
