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Wake County surpassed 100,000 ballots cast during early voting on Tuesday, Oct. 20, just six days into the 17-day early voting period for the 2026 General Election.

Plans to add more cell phone towers on Wake County school campuses are in limbo after community opposition put one project on hold. The Wake County school board voted 7-1 on Tuesday to table a vote on a lease to allow a 185-foot tower on Brassfield Elementary School’s campus in North Raleigh. Board members cited the need to listen to Brassfield parents and neighbors who have concerns about the tower potentially posing health risks, hurting property values and being an eyesore. “I am not ready to

More than 40 gourmet food trucks, along with craft and artisan vendors, are set to roll into the parking lot near Macy's and the Commons at Triangle Town Center for a three-day run starting Friday, October 30. FoodeesFest, the touring food truck and craft festival, is bringing its food and craft vendors to North Raleigh, and admission is free for the entire weekend.

Fairgoers heading to the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh on Thursday can skip paying for a ticket entirely — all it takes is six non-perishable food items handed over at the gates. The annual Smithfield Foods Hunger Relief Day, set for Thursday, Oct. 22, trades free admission for groceries that go straight to families struggling to put food on the table across the region.

Editor’s note: This story discusses domestic violence. The National Domestic Violence Hotline can be reached by calling 1-800-799-7233 or texting BEGIN to 88788. ​WRAL’s senior investigative producer was arrested in the lobby of the station’s main building on Tuesday, Oct. 20, according to arrest reports. Randall Kerr, a Capitol Broadcasting Co. employee of nearly 30 years, was taken into custody at 2:45 p.m. at 2619 Western Blvd. in Raleigh. Kerr was apprehended on charges of felony stalking an

RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — Five people have been arrested and federally charged in connection with an alleged firearms trafficking operation that moved dozens of guns from North Carolina to Washington, D.C., and other locations, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday, Oct. 21, that a...

Wake County has reached agreements with WakeMed and Atrium Health on all negotiated points discussed during the Sept. 21 Board of Commissioners meeting, enabling the strategic combination process between WakeMed and Atrium Health to move forward.

Christina Jepson says Gardner Street can feel like a racetrack on some days, with no speed bumps and no roundabouts to slow drivers weaving along the curved road between Hillsborough Street and Wade Avenue. She wants the city to install speed bumps, roundabouts, or additional stop signs before someone gets hurt, but a recent city traffic assessment found the street doesn't yet meet the numbers needed to qualify.

North Carolina voters are being asked on their ballots if they want to require the General Assembly to get involved with local property taxes. But the proposed amendment to the state constitution does not specify exactly how state lawmakers should limit the rise of local tax rates. So The News & Observer asked candidates how they would do it. Candidates for legislative races were asked: “If a constitutional amendment passes, the 2027 General Assembly will decide how to limit local property tax i

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