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JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. — What began as a routine traffic stop for a moped without a license plate ended with the recovery of a stolen vehicle and the arrest of a Zebulon man. Around 11:12 a.m. Sunday, a Johnston County deputy on patrol spotted a moped traveling on N.C. Highway 231 near N.C. 39 that was not displaying a

North Carolina is home to two of the worst cities in the U.S. for bed bug infestations — and the numbers are worse than last year, according to Orkin. Raleigh came in at No. 19 on the pest management company’s Top 50 list of bed bug cities , jumping seven spots from a year ago, the new rankings show. Charlotte didn’t m

NORTH CAROLINA (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — When a person dies and there’s no one to claim the body, sometimes it’s because the family doesn’t even know. Sheila Williams from Davidson learned in a painful way how a loved one can slip through the cracks. Williams says her cousin, Clarissa Nielsen, was unmarried, mentally ill, an

Lennar has snapped up nearly 40 acres in East Raleigh and is lining up roughly 200 townhomes for the site, turning another big piece of the city’s east side into production-home territory. The land traded for about $6 million, according to public records and local reporting, and planning paperwork points to the Old Mil

Dozens of workers are set to be laid off at a Frito-Lay warehouse in Raleigh, after the company submitted a recent WARN notice. Frito-Lay said it will permanently lay off 68 employees at its distribution center at 8924 Midway West Road in Wake County. It's unclear whether the distribution center...

The North Carolina Court of Appeals has rejected a request from the Southern States Police Benevolent Association to submit a brief in a case involving a COVID shutdown protest arrest. The police group wanted to respond to legal arguments from Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman, a defendant in the...

Tucked along Capital Boulevard in Raleigh, NC, Mayflower Seafood Restaurant doesn’t look like much from the outside. But locals who’ve walked through those doors know something special is waiting on the menu. With over 2,500 reviews and a loyal following built over many years, this unassuming spot has...

Matcha green tea has been steadily increasing in popularity. The powdered drink, originating in ancient China and commonly associated with Japan, has taken over coffee shops around the country. Matcha lattes can be pretty expensive. A medium iced matcha latte with additional flavor or non-dairy milk substitute can cost

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The fight over school books in public schools is entering a new chapter in North Carolina after lawmakers tucked a new statewide process for challenging books and other instructional materials into the state budget. The new state law requires every public school district to create an 11-member Co

On the weekend of July 4, 2026, the City of Raleigh found it was not immune from a new type of “flash mob” on steroids — so-called “teen street takeovers.”. According to Rebecca Walker of the National Communication Association, “Flash mobs started in the United States in the summer of 2003. A magazine editor named Bill