Man dead in Wake County after sanitation truck severely injured him Tuesday morning
The Wake County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man who was “severely injured” by a sanitation truck in the southwestern part of the county Tuesday morning. Deputies responded to the 5400 block of Lower Creek Court, 11 miles southwest of downtown Raleigh, at 9:20 a.m. after receiving reports of an inju
‘Intoxicated’ Raleigh police detective charged with assault after altercations at Wake Forest restaurant
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (WNCN) — An “intoxicated” Raleigh Police Department detective is facing several charges following multiple altercations that happened before, during and after he was asked to leave a Wake Forest restaurant early Tuesday morning. According to the Town of Wake Forest, their officers responded to...
Judge enters default judgment against Holly Christina Photography
The state is seeking nearly $600,000 in restitution and an additional $1.1 million in civil penalties against the defunct Raleigh wedding photographers
Wake County stresses safe battery disposal ahead of state law change
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Wake County officials are stressing the importance of safely disposing of lithium-ion batteries ahead of a change in state law. Starting December 1st, these batteries will no longer be allowed to be disposed of in landfills. “They’re almost in every powered device that we have in our household,”
Train Lovers Could Spend Hours Browsing This Old-School North Carolina Model Railroad Shop
Give me one model train and I will lose forty minutes immediately. Put an entire North Carolina shop full of them in front of me and the rest of the day is basically cancelled. Tiny locomotives have no business being this fascinating, yet here we are. The closer you look,...
One of America’s best pizzerias is 90 minutes from Raleigh, Nat Geo says
A wood-fired pizzeria in North Carolina has been named one of the country’s best spots for pies in America. The celebrated Mission Pizza Napoletana in Winston-Salem earned yet another national accolade recently as National Geographic named the pizzeria among the top pizzas in the country (outside of New York and Chicag
New RDU parking lot building has creature comforts inside and a garden on top
There’s a new building in Raleigh-Durham International Airport’s big remote parking lot where travelers will soon be able to use a restroom, get a drink or a snack or just get out of the weather to sit and charge their phone or laptop. And if you glance up at the roof of the glass and steel building, you might be able
From cubicles to communities: Research Triangle Park enters a new era
Research Triangle Park is one of the country's largest research parks, but for most of its 65-year history it was designed for exactly one thing: weekday work. That's starting to change. RTP sprawls more than 7,000 acres between Raleigh and Durham. What was once pine forests and farmland is now...
Missing Clayton Teen Found Nearly 400 Miles From Home
CLAYTON — A Clayton teenager who disappeared last month after his vehicle was found wrecked in Greensboro has been located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Robert Allen Book III, 17, was found after Clayton Police received information following a media bulletin seeking help locating him. Police said the tip led investigato
Find the New Food at the 2026 NC State Fair in Raleigh
It’s that time of year again, NC people, it’s time for the 2026 NC State Fair in Raleigh! And like most people, I’m all about the food at the fair, not so much the rides. Check out what’s new for food in 2026, it feels like a lot going down…
