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Six Swim Guide sites on the Upper Neuse failed to meet recreational water-quality standards this week.

A new neighborhood restaurant is preparing to debut in downtown Cary this August, according to Axios Raleigh. Lloyd’s Full Service will open at 107 E. Chatham Street, transforming a former auto shop into a dining destination from Early Bird Night Owl Hospitality Group, the hospitality company behind projects including

Franklin and Nash counties got a quick jolt Saturday evening when the National Weather Service issued a short-lived severe thunderstorm warning as a fast-moving storm raced east across the Piedmont. Forecasters warned of penny-sized hail and damaging wind gusts strong enough to bring down branches and peel at roofs and

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A person was carjacked by an armed man outside a Raleigh Walmart early Sunday afternoon, police said. The incident was reported just after 12:35 p.m. at the Walmart at 1725 New Hope Church Road, near Wake Forest Road, according to the Raleigh Police Department. A...

BENSON, N.C. — The Town of Benson is mourning the loss of Commissioner Maxine Peacock Holley, who died Saturday, July 11, after a prolonged and courageous battle with cancer. Holley served the community as a Commissioner At-Large and was most recently re-elected to the Benson Board of Commissioners in...

Three Wake County elementary schools are suddenly on the clock for emergency repairs that district leaders say have to be wrapped before students return this fall. After recent inspections turned up issues serious enough to make parts of the buildings unsafe for kids, Creech Road, Davis Drive and Durant Road elementari

RALEIGH — Overcoming setbacks, obstacles and adversity, 56 youth in Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention facilities graduated from high school in June, earning their diploma or high school equivalency. “I want to offer my sincere congratulations to these graduates for achieving this tremendous milest

FOUR OAKS, N.C. (WNCN) — A motorcyclist in his mid-70s was taken to a nearby hospital after crashing in Johnston County while with a group of riders Saturday morning, officials said. The wreck was reported around 9:30 a.m. along Interstate 40 east near mile marker 319, the exit for...

The Raleigh Police Department marked the anniversary of Detective Paul Hale’s death with an End of Watch remembrance, sharing a short tribute video on its official Facebook page on Friday. The post went up ahead of July 11, the date in 1997 when Hale was killed in the line of duty.

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA — Way out on Friday, July 17, the Storm Prediction Center has drawn up a 15 percent severe risk across parts of Virginia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. With the outlook six days out, forecasters caution the details will shift considerably before then, though the potential is now on the radar.