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It's been four years since Wake County Sheriff's Deputy Ned Byrd was shot and killed in the line of duty.

Nearly two years after an active-duty U.S. Marine was fatally shot in a downtown Raleigh parking garage, his friend pleaded guilty Monday to accidentally killing him. Spencer Wrightington, 32, of Greenville pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the Oct. 12, 2024, death of Christian Oldham, 30, court records sho

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (WNCN) — Two people were taken to the hospital following a two-vehicle crash in Wake Forest Tuesday morning, officials said. According to Town of Wake Forest officials, the crash happened around 8 a.m. on southbound Capital Boulevard (U.S. 1) at Dolce Drive. Due to the crash,...

As many as 20 to 25 teenagers at a time are being housed inside a Wake County office building.

In the midst of extreme heat, the Triangle could also see severe thunderstorms with damaging winds on Tuesday, Aug. 11. “Central North Carolina faces a dual threat today of dangerous heat and isolated severe weather,” according to a Tuesday morning weather briefing from the National Weather Service’s Raleigh office. Th

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. — Communities in North Carolina continue to use microtransit services. Holly Springs in Wake County recently launched the Holly Springs Hopper. It features on-demand public transportation that can be arranged by phone or an app. The service will pick the rider up wherever they live within the perime

How did it happen? How could it happen? How did John “Jack” Roney, a former N.C. State swimming and diving coach, 39 and an excellent, avid swimmer, die of drowning at a local pool? Those were questions raised after Roney’s death in Raleigh on July 5, one that was sudden, that stunned his family, friends and those in t

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The suspect in the deadly shooting of a Marine in downtown Raleigh in 2024 pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday, court records show. Spencer Charles Wrightington of Mebane was charged with murder after 30-year-old Christian Oldham was shot to death in the 400 block of South Salisbury Street at a

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — As demand to live in downtown Raleigh surges, so do concerns about traffic, congestion and whether the infrastructure can keep up. It feels like it’s becoming more common to hear drilling than birds in downtown Raleigh. “It means that we’re growing. I think it’s...

CLAYTON — Fans of classic country music and Southern rock will have a chance to enjoy a free evening of live entertainment when the Downtown Clayton Concert Series returns to Town Square on Thursday, Aug. 13. The featured act, All My Rowdy Friends featuring Nicholas Vernon, will perform from...