Wake Forest Power responding to downtown outage
Wake Forest Power crews are responding to a power outage affecting over 60 customers in the downtown area.
Cary Church To Raze Sanctuary For 51 Lifeline Homes
On a quiet stretch of Kildaire Farm Road, Greenwood Forest Baptist Church is getting ready to trade stained glass for steel beams. The Cary congregation plans to tear down large portions of its campus and replace them with a mixed-use development that packs in affordable housing, childcare, and support services under o
Raleigh’s Grocery Scene Continues to Grow With Sprouts Farmers Market
Plans are underway for a Sprouts Farmers Market to open in northwest Raleigh at 6204 Glenwood Avenue, with an opening slated for 2027. The Phoenix-based grocer is making its third foray into the Triangle with this latest venture, as Raleigh Magazine has reported on Instagram. According to preliminary plans submitted...
Governor Stein touts law enforcement pay raises, first state-funded bonuses for local officers
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Gov. Josh Stein on Thursday called North Carolina’s new state budget a historic investment in public safety as it delivers some of the largest law enforcement pay raises in years, and for the first time, bonuses for local officers. The budget includes average pay raises of 16.2% for state law enf
N.C. governor orders flags at half-staff for two Fort Bragg soldiers killed overseas
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has ordered all state flags to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Friday, July 24, to honor two Fort Bragg soldiers killed in the Middle East.
Soaked And Stuck: Raleigh Crawls Through Flood Watch Morning
Raleigh woke up to a full-on soaker Thursday morning, July 23, 2026, with heavy rain pounding the city and thick fog hanging low over neighborhoods. Temperatures are stuck in the mid-70s and visibility has dropped to about a mile. Repeated downpours are on tap through the day, and the area remains under a Flood Watch.
Is recent rain enough to get rid of North Carolina’s drought?
The Triangle is no longer in exceptional drought, the worst of the drought categories, after recent storms and rain brought some relief to dry conditions throughout the state. Overall, just 2% of the state is now in exceptional drought, and about 9% of the state is considered “abnormally dry,” according to the latest r
Large oak tree crashes into Wake County home during heavy rain
Heavy rain caused damage across northern Wake County on Thursday, including a large oak tree that fell onto a home on Daycroft Court.
Central North Carolina storms dump inches of rain, flood roads, and knock out power
Drivers often cannot accurately judge the depth or danger of water from inside a vehicle.
Fenton security guard accidentally shot his best friend. Now he’ll go to prison
A former Fenton security guard pleaded guilty Wednesday to fatally shooting his best friend and coworker in the mall’s parking garage. Malik Scott-McClarin, 25, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the Dec. 20, 2024, death of Cory Edward McNeill, 23, of Clayton, court records show. McNeill died in his SUV in t
