For one night, a Filipino grocery store in Raleigh became a comedy club
On a typical day, the Oriental Store of Raleigh sees patrons milling between shelves to shop for bags of rice, snacks, canned fish, soy sauce, and other pan-Asian grocery items. Folks will also stop at its popular lunch counter, Filipino Express, to order lumpia, chicken adobo, pancit, and other Filipino dishes.
Goldston Teacher Nets $4.3M After $10M Scratch-Off, Eyes BMW Convertible
A middle school teacher from Goldston walked into North Carolina Education Lottery headquarters in Raleigh on Thursday and walked out with a check for $4,320,614, the after-tax remainder of a $10 million scratch-off prize she says she still can hardly believe she won. Jena Johnson, who has taught for more than 20 years
Up to 6 cars in Raleigh crash close I-540 lanes near Louisburg Road
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Up to six cars were involved in a northeast Raleigh crash on Interstate 540 near U.S. 401 on Saturday morning, police said. The crash was reported just after 9:20 a.m. along westbound I-540 just west of the Louisburg Road/U.S. 401 interchange, according to the Raleigh Police Department.
Woman walking in Raleigh hit, killed by driver who leaves scene and later arrested,...
A man is facing charges in a pedestrian's death investigation in Raleigh.
Murder defendant’s ex-wife charged as accessory
Carolyn Best, ex-wife of a man charged with murder in a Wilson shooting, was arrested in Wake County and charged with accessory after the fact.
Wake middle school principal backs down on plan to ban backpacks. Here’s why.
A Wake County middle school has backed off from its plan to bar students from bringing backpacks to school following complaints from parents. East Garner Middle School had initially banned the backpacks when the school year started on Monday before agreeing to phase in the change . But by Friday, Principal Sharon Fenne
Man charged with murder of Apex high school coach now in Wake County, records...
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — After an Apex high school coach was found stabbed to death in an apartment in Raleigh, the man arrested in Pennsylvania in connection with her death is back in Wake County. The Raleigh Police Department announced an investigation into the stabbing death of Sheremy Gwenette Dillard after she was f
Man Faces Felony Larceny Charge In Equipment Rental Case
CLAYTON, N.C. – A Clayton man has been arrested on a felony larceny charge after authorities allege he rented a towable compressor valued at more than $14,000 and failed to return it. Rapha Antonio Rodriguez, 52, of Cooper Branch Road, was arrested Aug. 24 by the Johnston County Sheriff’s...
‘Jamari’s life mattered’: Service planned for young Morrisville man who died in Durham shooting
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — A North Carolina family will hold a service Saturday for a slain young Morrisville man who they said was a son, brother, nephew and friend to many before a deadly northeast Durham shooting this month. Jamari Sharpe, 21, of Morrisville, was found shot the afternoon...
Battleboro Man, 34, Caught on I-87 With Stolen Gun After Shooting at Estranged Wife
A Battleboro man is facing attempted murder charges after authorities say he fired a handgun into his estranged wife's SUV while she was driving, then evaded capture for ten days before deputies intercepted him on a major interstate carrying a stolen 9mm handgun. Robert Earl Williams III, 34, was taken into custody wit
