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A popular store is closing in downtown Apex, and now the mayor has a plea. “For those who have the ability to spend locally, even small acts of support can make a meaningful difference,” Mayor Jacques Gilbert said Tuesday, June 9 in a video posted to Facebook. Gilbert urged people to shop at downtown Apex businesses af

NORTH CAROLINA — It is already hot and humid across North Carolina this Friday morning, with most areas sitting in the 80s and low 90s before the afternoon heating even begins. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop mainly after 3 PM and continue through the evening and early overnight hours.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued an emergency order to help avoid blackouts on Friday in North Carolina as temperatures in Raleigh topped 100 degrees, and a heat advisory was issued The order allows Duke Energy in both Carolinas to operate up to their “maximum generation output levels,

When WakeMed officials turned down an offer to join the UNC Health system rather than Charlotte-based Atrium Health , they said they had carefully reviewed UNC’s proposal and explained why they think Atrium is a better fit. But this week, they also disclosed that WakeMed has an agreement with Atrium that prevents it fr

Raleigh police are searching for a driver that hit a woman Friday morning Around 3:30 a.m., officers responded to a call for a vehicle crash involving a pedestrian at Carolina Pines Avenu e and Steel Street. Investigators say the woman was walking on Carolina Pines Avenue and was hit by a car that left the scene. She w

Wake County permanently protects 32 acres of prime farmland near Wendell with a $671,439 conservation easement, advancing its goal to safeguard green space as regional growth continues.

Raleigh water customers could see more limits on their use as North Carolina’s drought continues and demands on the city’s water infrastructure grow. In April, the city enacted level 1 restrictions that included limiting people with odd-numbered addresses to watering their lawns on Tuesdays and people with even-numbere

Raleigh-Durham International Airport will finish building one of the state’s largest paved parking lots by year’s end, with nearly 11,000 spaces across 110 acres. To handle runoff, RDU is using an experimental stormwater system that state regulators have not yet approved for widespread use. FULL STORY: RDU tries novel

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at North Carolina State University has announced the appointment of 10 new William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professors. Funded by an endowment established by William Neal Reynolds in 1950, the professorship recognizes outstanding scholars, leaders, teachers and mentors. T

We’re soccer crazy in the Triangle, and the biggest sporting event in the world is upon us. The 2026 World Cup kicked off this week. Soccer governing body FIFA has built the largest World Cup ever, with 48 teams and 104 matches. North Carolina won’t host any games, but there will be massive watch parties throughout the