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A Colorado track legend is in the hospital after a frightening medical emergency. Jenny Simpson, the former University of Colorado standout and Olympic bronze medalist, collapsed Tuesday night while pacing a group of runners at a community event in Raleigh, North Carolina, organizers said. Simpson, 39, received CPR at

Clayton revenue and utility customer service director Ann Game has received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine as she prepares to retire after nearly 20 years.

Discussions surrounding Duke Energy’s plans to build new power plants and meet the state’s climate goal continued in Raleigh on Wednesday — though the decision will ultimately be made without a key member. Utilities Commissioner Donald van der Vaart had previously been absent from the proceedings, prompting...

An overnight crash on Glenwood Avenue turned deadly early Wednesday, leaving a motorcyclist dead and a major Raleigh thoroughfare shut down for hours. The collision happened in the 2500 block of Glenwood Avenue near Oberlin Road, where Raleigh police worked the scene into the morning and blocked traffic in both directi

RALEIGH – Due to the detection of New World Screwworm in the United States, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will enforce additional interstate movement health requirements for warm-blooded animals, including livestock, horses, dogs and cats, entering North Carolina from states affecte

Liberation Station, at 430 Hill Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, is North Carolina’s first Black-owned children’s bookstore. It’s a place where Black children can see themselves beautifully reflected in the books they read. Liberation Station also hosts many events for the community. You can find them at liberationstat

Raleigh is starting the day mostly clear and in the low 70s, with a light southwest breeze and plenty of humidity hanging in the air. This afternoon will push into the mid 90s, but today is just the warm-up. The real punch arrives Thursday, when the heat could cross into dangerous territory for many people.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The driver accused of killing a man during a road rage shooting in Wake County last year is facing a federal charge, prosecutors said Wednesday. Josue Alejandro Quintanilla-Reyes was arrested in March 2025 after being accused of fatally shooting Ricardo Baez Cardenas while both were driving on In

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A fallen tree brought down power lines and temporarily disrupted traffic along Western Boulevard in Raleigh overnight, affecting Wednesday morning commuters. According to the Raleigh Police Department, officers responded around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday to reports of a tree falling onto a vehicle near M

LUMBERTON — The Robeson County jail, built in the early 1990s, is supposed to hold up to 410 people. As of May, it had a population of 501. Overcrowding has plagued the jail for months, according to records from the state Department of Health and Human Services. Sheriff Burnis Wilkins said he has had to buy cots and ex