75th Clayton Harvest Festival set for Oct. 22-25
Clayton Harvest Festival returns Oct. 22-25 for its 75th anniversary, with free admission, vendors, live music, a carnival, car show and cultural celebrations.
Details emerge from out-of-state capture of man charged in Wake County coach’s death
Sheremy Dillard's boyfriend, Rickey Harper, was arrested in Pennsylvania after initially refusing to surrender and then trying to run away.
Wake approves school budget cuts. Here’s when teachers will now see pay raises.
Wake County school employees will get raises beginning in their September paycheck after the school board approved cuts on Tuesday to balance the budget. The school board adopted $17.6 million in budget reductions to offset the cost of paying higher-than-anticipated state pay raises and bonuses for school employees. Th
State agrees to $200K settlement in wrongful death lawsuit tied to fatal Raleigh crash
According to court records, the settlement stems from the death of 31-year-old Tyrone Mason on Capital Boulevard in October 2024.
Wake Voters Say Housing Is Fine, Realtors Launch Campaign to Change Their Minds
A majority of Wake County voters think the region already has enough different housing options, but a newly launched campaign from the local realtors association says the numbers tell a very different story. According to a March survey of 500 Wake County voters conducted by Statara, 62% of respondents said existing hou
Surging book demand leaves NC libraries struggling with long waitlists, pricey content
If you’re someone who frequents a North Carolina public library — especially in an urban area like Raleigh or Charlotte — you might be all too familiar with searching the catalog for a buzzy book, only to find the waitlist is hundreds, if not thousands, of people long.
Bill Belichick and North Carolina’s Quarterback Battle Has a Winner
His name will be a familiar one to Big Ten fans. With about a week and a half to go before its opener, North Carolina reportedly has its man at starting quarterback. The Tar Heels plan to start quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. in their opener against TCU on Aug. 29, according to a Tuesday afternoon report from Pete Thamel
North Carolina DOT rolls out America 250 locomotive
SPENCER, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s America 250 locomotive was unveiled today and will be on public display at the America 250 Locomotive Celebration scheduled for Aug. 28-30 at the North Carolina Transportation Museum. The locomotive, EMD F59PH No. 1776, in regular service will power Amtr
State sees more cyclosporiasis cases again this past week
RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - Cases of cyclosporiasis across the state saw another increase this past week. Since May 1st, the Department of Health and Human Services says there have been 929 cases, and 32 people hospitalized. That’s 23 new cases and one more hospitalization since last Tuesday. Cyclosporiasis, caused...
The Best Ice Cream in Raleigh: An A-to-Z Guide
From frozen custard and gelato to paletas and milkshakes, here’s where to cool down this summer. Raleigh’s ice cream scene runs deeper than a scoop and a cone. Across the city, you’ll find hand-churned gelato, frozen custard, fruit-forward paletas and towering milkshakes — every kind of frozen treat to help you beat th
