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Two people were injured after a tractor-trailer and a car collided along U.S. 70 Sunday morning, causing part of the road to be closed. Around 8:15 a.m., the NC Department of Transportation reported the wreck at Guy Road, about half a mile west of Clayton, according to CBS17 . The driver of the semitractor-trailer was traveling east on U.S. 70 when the driver of a Dodge Charger was driving on Guy Road through the highway’s intersection. State troopers said the tractor-trailer driver failed to st

A nearly year-long contract fight between WakeMed and UnitedHealthcare ended for employer plans on October 15, when the Raleigh hospital system went back in network for those members. Medicare Advantage is a different story. WakeMed says it “remains out of network for Medicare Advantage plans,” which leaves UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare members in the same position as […] The post WakeMed’s Raleigh hospitals rejoined UnitedHealthcare employer plans October 15, but stay out of network for UnitedHe

Wake County has announced that Heather Cashwell has been chosen as director of the Division of Solid Waste Management.

CARY, N.C. – Emilio Garcia fired a 4-under par 136 over the course of the weekend, helping Florida A&M Men’s Golf to the team title while he captured the individual medalist award at the 2026 edition of the SAS Championship HBCU Invitational housed at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, North Carolina.

Same hospital system, two different answers. WakeMed’s Raleigh hospitals returned to UnitedHealthcare’s network on October 15 for people with employer-sponsored plans. They remain out of network for people in UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage plans, who have until December 7 to switch. What the October 15 contract changed WakeMed and UnitedHealthcare signed a new multi-year contract for... The post WakeMed hospitals in Raleigh rejoined UnitedHealthcare’s employer plans October 15 but stay o

Early voting is in full swing, and Wake County residents are heading to the polls. Wake County Board of Elections data through Thursday shows 145,688 people have cast ballots since in-person early voting began Oct. 15. That’s lower than in 2024, a presidential election year, but higher than in 2022, the last midterm. At the same point in 2022 — after the eighth day of early voting — 85,904 people in Wake County had cast a ballot. So far, Democrats have far outnumbered Republicans in early voting

CLAYTON — Young trick-or-treaters will take over part of downtown Clayton on Friday, Oct. 30 for the town’s annual Trick-or-Treat Main Street event. The free event will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. and is geared toward preschool-aged children and younger. Children are invited to wear costumes...

The city temporarily closed Pearl Road where it meets Rock Quarry and Barwell roads so contractors could bring sanity and logic to an off-kilter intersection. But some residents say the closure has resulted in dangerous chaos in the meantime. Pearl was closed at Rock Quarry earlier this week as contractors begin the work of moving it about 150 feet to line up with Barwell Road. Pearl Road is expected to reopen by Christmas, when what had been two adjoining intersections will become one. But the

Researchers at North Carolina State University have completed a genomic survey of North Carolina black bears, identifying significant differences in genetic health between mountain and coastal populations. The findings provide wildlife management and law enforcement with new tools to monitor population resilience and track illegal poaching

Raleigh is saying goodbye to beloved outdoor music venue, Red Hat Amphitheater, following a sold out Steve Lacy concert Friday. The city’s farewell isn’t permanent. The new Red Hat Amphitheater, scheduled to open in June 2027 across Lenoir street, will come with significant changes for performers and concertgoers. “We get to shut this [place] down,” Lacy said during the concert. “I think that’s pretty cool if you ask me.” In addition to permanent bathrooms, better sound, and an “elevated bowl” d