Bat rescued from Raleigh’s Shelley Lake tests positive for rabies, police say
A bat rescued from drowning in Shelley Lake has tested positive for rabies, marking Raleigh’s third confirmed rabies case this year. According to the Raleigh Police Department, residents rescued the struggling bat from the water on Thursday and attempted to transport it to a wildlife rehab in Charlotte. The bat died in
Raleigh Fentanyl Ringleader Weeks Convicted on 14 Counts, Faces Decades in Prison
A federal jury convicted Raleigh man Isiah Naaquan Weeks on 14 federal counts tied to a fentanyl trafficking and firearms operation that authorities say moved hundreds of thousands of pills from California and Arizona into Wake County. Jurors reached their verdicts after a three-day trial, finding Weeks guilty on nine
Raleigh man convicted on federal counts tied to fentanyl trafficking, firearms
A federal jury convicted Raleigh’s Isiah Naaquan Weeks on nine fentanyl-trafficking counts and five firearms-possession counts, prosecutors said.
2nd weekend central NC deadly hit-and-run kills at least one near Rocky Mount
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WNCN) — A second weekend central North Carolina deadly hit-and-run was reported just outside Rocky Mount on Saturday night, officials said. The first deadly hit-and-run happened in Wake County early Saturday morning, killing a little boy and injuring two younger children near Zebulon, according to th
11-Year-Old Killed in Zebulon Crash as Driver Charged, Held Without Bond
An 11-year-old boy died and three other people were hurt early Saturday morning when a vehicle carrying five people ran off Doyle Road near Zebulon and struck a tree. The driver, 40-year-old Raleigh resident Correll Deans, is now held at the Wake County jail without bond, facing 14 charges including three felony counts
10-year-old dead, others injured after driver crashes SUV into tree and leaves, NCSHP says
A 10‑year‑old boy died and 4 others were injured when a driver ran off road, hit a tree on NC 96 in Wake County, highway patrol says
Downed Lines Shut Burlington Mills Road as Power Outage Hits Thousands in Raleigh
A stretch of Burlington Mills Road in Wake Forest is shut down indefinitely after downed power lines knocked out electricity to thousands of customers across the Raleigh area Friday. The closure, between 1 World Way and Urial Drive, has no estimated timetable for reopening, and drivers are being urged to steer clear of
Raleigh Rover Sitter Charged After French Bulldog Dies Caged in June Heat
A Raleigh man hired through the pet-sitting app Rover is facing a felony animal cruelty charge after a French bulldog named Neeko died following what a warrant describes as being left caged outside during a punishing June heat wave. Amoni Baloubi appeared before Judge Mark Stevens in a Wake County courtroom, where the
As severe storms move out, thousands of Duke Energy customers remain without power
As storms move out of the Triangle, thousands of Duke Energy customers in Wake County remain without power Saturday afternoon.
A big road construction project in North Raleigh gets done a year early
It wasn’t supposed to be finished until sometime next year, but the rebuilding of a congested stretch of Louisburg Road in northern Wake County is done. Dry weather combined with incentives from the N.C. Department of Transportation resulted in contractors recently completing a section of Louisburg Road where it meets
