Raleigh NC

RALEIGH, N.C. — Nearly seven decades ago, one Raleigh family took an extraordinary stand against injustice — a decision that forever changed the course of North Carolina’s civil rights history. The Holt family’s courage, anchored in faith and an unyielding belief in educational equity, continues to inspire generations.

Jeffrey Rawlings had prepared a “cute speech” for Tuesday’s “Be a Light Gala,” the annual fundraiser for the N.C. Coalition to End Homelessness. But Rawlings, a senior analyst for homeless services for the City of Durham and a coalition board member, said the times called for something different, so he scrapped the...

Raleigh officials agreed to a nearly $1 million payment to settle a lawsuit by a mother who says officers killed her son after repeatedly shocking him with a Taser. Under the deal, city officials will pay $975,000 to Sonya Williams, the mother of Darryl Williams, in exchange for dismissing her nearly two-year-old...

Lowe’s is celebrating the holidays by giving away a special holiday mug for one day only. On Dec. 13, 2025, Lowe’s is celebrating the holidays by giving away a FREE Holiday Mug at every location, while supplies last — starting at 10 a.m. No purchase necessary. The...

Charlotte and Raleigh appeared on Yelp's roster of cities with the worst plumbing troubles during the post-Thanksgiving chaos known as Brown Friday. The Queen City secured spot No. 16. Raleigh grabbed No. 19. Yelp examined plumbing searches around Thanksgiving 2024. They compared two weeks before the holiday against...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — A North Carolina man faces charges after stealing more than $100K from ATM's across four Pennsylvania counties, according to police. State police say Antoni Garcia-Cordoba, 42, of Raleigh, stole $43,000 from four Central Bank and Trust ATMs in Snyder, Union, and Centre counties between September...

The owners of the former Kmart property on Western Boulevard in Raleigh are asking the Raleigh City Council for the ability to build up to 20 stories on the site. Why it matters: Once a bustling retail spot, the property at 4500 Western Blvd. has fallen into disrepair since the Kmart closed in 2018.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - Attorney General Jeff Jackson has begun the second phase of his crackdown on illegal robocalls, investigating four major voice providers. Jackson leads the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force and has directed Inteliquent, Bandwidth, Lumen, and Peerless to halt suspected robocalls...

The indictment comes nearly a month after the shooting that happened in the emergency department lobby at WakeMed Garner Healthplex.

A 34-year-old woman has been charged in thefts at Bath & Body Works locations in Nash and Wake counties.