Man Arrested After Reported Indecent Exposure At Adult Store
CLAYTON, N.C. — Clayton police arrested a Smithfield man Tuesday night following a report of indecent exposure at an adult retail store. Officers responded around 10 p.m. April 7 to the Adam & Eve store in Clayton after a report of indecent exposure. The suspect had left the business before officers arrived, according to Police Chief Greg Tart.
Future Interstate 587 to be repaved from I-95 to Nash-Wilson county line
A $5.8 million project has been approved to repave the roadway and widen the shoulders of about 4½ miles of U.S. 264 from Interstate 95 west of Wilson to the Nash-Wilson county line, an N.C. Department of Transportation spokesman said in email correspondence. Additionally, future plans call for improving U.S. 264 through the southwestern part of Nash County, into Wake County near Zebulon...
Downtown Raleigh Parking Sticker Shock Has Shops On Edge
Downtown Raleigh drivers may want to savor their current parking deals while they still can. City staff have floated a sweeping overhaul of parking rates that would hike on-street meter prices and raise hourly and monthly garage fees across the core. The package, which could push some on-street meters up to $2.50 an hour and shrink the city’s two-hour free garage...
Apex’s Peak City Pig Fest on April 10-11
Cue up your tastebuds, grab the whole family, and head to the 2026 Peak City Pig Fest in downtown Apex.
FCC Orders North Carolina Translator Back Off the Air for Interference
The latest round in a back-and-forth surrounding interference complaints from a full-power station near the North Carolina/Virginia border has resulted in a Federal Communications Commission order for the translator in question to shut down for now. We’ve covered the interference complaints that stem back to the fall of 2024 from...
Man charged with murder, DWI in crash that killed woman in North Carolina
A California man accused of causing a crash that injured two women in Raleigh last month is now facing a second-degree murder charge after one of the women died, court records show.
New coffee shop will open its first US location in Raleigh. Here’s when
A resort chain and apparel retailer are collaborating on a new coffee shop , set to open its first-ever location in Raleigh . Omni Hotels & Resorts is partnering with Peter Millar on the Peter Millar Coffee Shop , to be housed inside the forthcoming Omni Raleigh Hotel. It’s currently under construction in downtown Raleigh near the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts, formerly known as...
Deputies Arrest Three In Traffic Stop
SELMA, N.C. — Johnston County sheriff’s deputies arrested three people during a traffic stop April 7 on Davis Homestead Road. According to the sheriff’s office, the driver, James Robert Andrews, 56, of Smithfield, was allegedly found with a small quantity of suspected methamphetamine in his pocket. He was charged with felony possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.
Sweetspire’s coffee director places in national tasting championship
Williamsport, Pa. — Brittney Gross, coffee director and business partner at Sweetspire Coffee in Williamsport, has placed second in the annual U.S. Coffee Cup Tasting Championship competition hosted in Raleigh, N.C. on March 26-29. The competition challenges coffee experts from around the nation to test their sensory skills. Competitors are given three identical-looking cups of coffee. Two of the cups contain the same...
Despite resource strains, NC presses forward on efforts to boost support for those leaving...
Every day, people leave North Carolina prisons and return to the community — more than 18,000 people this year alone. For many, rebuilding their lives after incarceration is fraught with barriers to basic needs like housing, employment and health care. Those challenges took center stage in Raleigh April 7...
