Early storms damage homes in Wake County
Morning storms hit homes across Wake County hard on Thursday. Multiple people woke up to trees on their homes. Ray Salerno said the thud of an uprooted tree onto his home came around 6 a.m. “Well, it would have been nice to go on a couple of vacations this summer,”...
The public’s sense of betrayal at wasted taxpayer money
Not everything we cover in the news business makes it through to the average person on the street. They have so many things competing for their attention, and what we report on can often be fairly technical or only of interest to those fixated on state policy. But one exception I’ve seen to this rule over the years is
‘Mayor, council, dancing queens’: Cary residents voice anger after state audit reveals excessive spending
CARY, N.C. (WNCN) — For the first time, the Town of Cary is hearing from the residents regarding a controversial state audit that found the town had formed a culture of excessive spending. That spending is costing the residents millions of their tax dollars. “Mayor, council, dancing queens,” Cary...
Gas station employees hear ‘cracking’ sound get out seconds before roof collapses, sending flying
Some debris landed on Hillsborough Street, with merchandise scattered as far as 50 feet from the building.
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.
