Hidden Blaze on Sedgewick Drive Forces Late Night Raleigh Evacuation
Raleigh firefighters spent late Wednesday night battling a stubborn "hidden" fire that had crept into the floors, walls and attic of a two-story multi-residential building on the 5000 block of Sedgewick Drive, after Ladder 15 arrived to find smoke showing from the structure. Crews reported heavy smoke and worsening...
Former Wake Forest Elementary PTA Treasurer Charged With Embezzling $32K in Funds
Former Wake Forest Elementary PTA treasurer Anna-Marie Ethridge is charged with embezzling $32K in PTA funds after police investigated missing money reports.
Clayton police identify victim in Tuesday train fatality
Clayton police ID man killed by Amtrak train as 59-year-old Rodney Eric Swan, saying he parked his truck and intentionally walked onto the tracks in the third such case since June 2025.
Garner murder suspect accused of shooting Raleigh SWAT officer appears in court
Solomon Owens, of Durham, is accused of killing Joey Adams, a father of five who was found shot to death on Feb. 9 in a car in Garner.
Water may soon taste (& smell) a little weird in the Triangle. Here’s when...
There’s a chance your water is about to smell or taste a little different. But it won’t last long. Water customers in Raleigh, Durham and the rest of the Triangle could notice their water smells and tastes like chlorine soon . Like last year , the annual utilities disinfection process for many towns will begin in...
Construction on Downtown South project in Raleigh could begin by year-end
Kane Reality confirmed the news to Eyewitness News on Thursday.
3 new stores are opening in the Triangle, including at Crabtree mall
Several new stores are now open or are opening soon in the Triangle. Here’s what to know about the businesses, which span downtown Raleigh, a popular mall and Wake Forest. New store joins Crabtree mall JD Sports , which sells sneakers and sportswear, is opening its first Triangle location at Crabtree mall. The...
Legendary jam rock band is coming to Raleigh. Here’s how & when to see...
A popular jam rock band is bringing its summer tour to North Carolina. Phish is set to perform in Raleigh this July , and fans already can request tickets. Phish — consisting of members Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon and Page McConnell — emerged in the 1980s. The band “has earned one of music’s most...
Staffer ‘no longer’ at NCSU after undercover video
RALEIGH — An NC State staffer is no longer with the school following an undercover video by Accuracy In Media in which the employee boasted about getting around diversity, equity and inclusion prohibitions put in place by the UNC System. In May 2024, the UNC System Board of Governors...
North Carolina teens accused of killing boy in gas station shooting
Two teenagers were arrested Thursday in connection with a deadly shooting in Durham earlier this week that took the life of a juvenile, police said.

















