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Southeast Weather: Warmer Pattern Favored From Raleigh to Jacksonville Nov. 1-5

Atlanta, GA – Much of the Southeast could experience a warmer-than-normal start to November, with federal climate outlooks favoring above-normal temperatures across Georgia, the Carolinas and portions of northern Florida from Nov.
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Zebulon buries 2026 time capsule, displays 1976 artifacts

Zebulon celebrated 32 civic organizations, schools and churches Saturday, Oct. 24, as the community buried a time capsule at PNC Bank and browsed a display of items from a recently unearthed time capsule that was buried 50 years ago during the nation’s bicentennial observance.
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3 apartment communities break ground

Construction season is still going strong as the weather cools, as evidenced by several apartment project groundbreakings in job-rich areas last week. The red-hot semiconductor industry is fueling demand for housing in Phoenix, while Indiana’s strong labor market and limited supply are bolstering the need for more units, per the Indiana Association of Realtors. Plus, an affordable project is coming to Raleigh, North Carolina — the market with the most outsiders looking for apartments, drawn to i
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Wake sheriff sees no credible Halloween takeover threats but plans heightened presence

Law enforcement agencies across Wake County say they are closely monitoring activity online and preparing for a busy holiday.
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What to know about the 5 local bonds on your Wake County ballot

Wake County voters face more than candidates on their Nov. 3 ballots this year. They’ll also decide whether to authorize nearly $1.1 billion in local borrowing across five separate bond measures — money that would pay for schools, community college upgrades, affordable housing, roads and parks. Early voting runs Oct. 15-31, with Election Day on Nov. 3. The five bonds split along familiar political lines. The Wake County Republican Party opposes all of them, calling the school bond “just another
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After seeing ex dance with another man, he drove into Raleigh home, police say

A Wake County man has been charged with attempted murder after he drove into an apartment building in July, with court documents indicating he was upset after he spotted his ex-girlfriend dancing with another man. Jairo Josue Aguilera-Ramos, 32, was arrested Aug. 3, days after police say he drove his pickup truck into a northeast Raleigh apartment building on July 31. A Wake County grand jury indicted him on attempted murder charges earlier in October. Court documents released last week indicate
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Unhinged NC state Senate candidate arrested after live-posting through police standoff: ‘I have 6...

An unhinged North Carolina state Senate candidate live-posted his own armed standoff with cops Monday, posting alarming updates from the woods as he claimed officers were closing in on him. Jonathan D. Miller, the Libertarian candidate for North Carolina’s 16th Senate District in the suburbs of Raleigh, was taken into custody Monday afternoon with no shots fired, WRAL reported. Miller began posting Sunday night that he intended to take his own life — then gave live updates when cops showed up to
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Raleigh property owners who paid capital facilities fees are set to get about 105...

Raleigh, North Carolina has agreed to put $26,235,749.27 into a settlement fund for people and companies that paid its water and sewer capital facilities fees from 2016 to mid-2018. Checks of about 105 percent of the fees paid would go out automatically, with no claim form, once a Wake County judge gives final approval. That... The post Raleigh property owners who paid capital facilities fees are set to get about 105 percent of them back automatically from a $26.2 million settlement appeared fi
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Cary man detained after hours-long police standoff over posts threatening self-harm

Editor’s note: This story contains discussions about suicide and self-harm, a topic that will be disturbing to some readers. If you are having thoughts of suicide or other mental health struggles, call or text 988 for a 24/7 hotline. Cary police took a man into custody Monday afternoon after dozens of his social media posts threatening self-harm led to an hours-long standoff with SWAT teams and negotiators. Police first received reports from “concerned citizens” Sunday night after Jonathan D. Mi
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North Carolina State Fair attendance drops amid inflation

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — As the North Carolina State Fair wraps up its final day Sunday in Raleigh, attendance figures show it may not match 2025 numbers. The fair runs over 11 days and, before Sunday, averaged nearly 82,000 people attending daily — for a total of around  817,852 fairgoers as of the end of […]

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