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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A man in a wheelchair died after being struck by a vehicle on Glenwood Avenue early Thursday morning, police said. According to the Raleigh Police Department, officers responded around 2:44 a.m. to the 7200 block of Glenwood Avenue after receiving a report of a pedestrian hit by a vehicle.

A record number of condos in the Triangle are selling for more than $1 million. Why it matters: Luxury condos are one of the most visible signs of the changing nature of the region, whose population is soaring and becoming wealthier. Driving the news: Last year, 56 condo units sold...

Four of Wake County’s biggest high schools will have new principals when students return this fall. On Tuesday, the Wake County school system announced new principals for Apex, Enloe, Millbrook and Panther Creek high schools. The new principals will start on July 1. The principal changes are mostly due to retirements a

SMITHFIELD, N.C. — A quick-thinking kidnapping victim secretly called 911 from his cell phone after police said he was forced into his own vehicle at gunpoint at a Smithfield convenience store early Friday morning. Nobbie Lee Dubose III, 35, of Amelia Church Road in Clayton, was arrested and charged...

Faith and community leaders crowded into the General Assembly on Tuesday, urging lawmakers to move quickly on fixes to House Bill 696, the emergency Medicaid measure Gov. Josh Stein signed in late April. They argue that technical language tucked into the law could hike costs for patients and strip coverage from thousan

Wake Forest Police SWAT wins 2026 NC Justice Academy SWAT Competition, taking first in five of eight events and advancing to two national contests later this year.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — More than $16 million worth of methamphetamine was seized during a multi-agency drug operation in Wake County Wednesday, the sheriff’s office said. According to the Wake County Sheriff’s Office, deputies conducted a search in the 6100 block of Corporate Ridge Road near Raleigh with the assistance

The State Board of Education met in Raleigh on Wednesday for the first time since lawmakers announced plans for an average 8% raise in teacher pay. But board members expressed skepticism about whether the proposed increase would make a meaningful difference for teachers. During a legislative update, board members noted

A lawsuit accusing Raleigh police of using excessive force against a man who says he slept past a motel’s checkout time survived its first major legal challenge, moving the case one step closer to a settlement or jury trial. In September 2025, Thomas “TJ” Sanders Jr. filed a lawsuit against the city of Raleigh and two

Police Lights (File) A Raleigh neighbor who stepped in with a legally owned handgun to...