One person injured following shooting incident in North Carolina
NORTH CAROLINA — A person was hospitalized Sunday morning after a shooting at a downtown Raleigh apartment complex, police said. The shooting was reported around 7:30 a.m. at 400 E. Davie Street. Officers arriving at the scene placed yellow police tape around one of the apartment buildings, and several Raleigh Police...
5 North Carolina Seafood Buffets That’ll Catch Your Craving Instantly
North Carolina’s coastline offers some of the freshest seafood you’ll ever taste. When hunger strikes and you’re craving mountains of crab legs, shrimp, and local fish specialties, nothing satisfies like an all-you-can-eat seafood buffet. These five standout spots across the Tar Heel State serve up oceanic feasts...
Free Dementia Support Training Session in the Heart of the Triangle on September 23
Dementia Capable Cares, a nonprofit organization, is hosting a community workshop to increase understanding of dementia and provide support for those affected. The session will take place on September 23 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Five Points for Active Adults, as per the City of Raleigh release. It is open to anyone 18 or...
NC state treasurer announces discovery of $170 million in unspent taxpayer money
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — $170 million in unspent taxpayer money in North Carolina has been discovered, the Department of the State Treasurer said Thursday. According to his department, State Treasurer Brad Briner found the unspent and unallocated funds during a review of North Carolina’s accounts. The state treasury...
Raleigh’s NCDOR Service Center Prepares for Fall Relocation to Highwoods Boulevard
The North Carolina Department of Revenue (NCDOR) announced that its Raleigh service center will relocate this fall from Atlantic Avenue to 2920 Highwoods Boulevard, Suite 300. The exact moving date has not yet been confirmed. According to the North Carolina Department of Revenue, until the new location opens, the...
Two-Vehicle Collision Causes Power Outage
FOUR OAKS – A T-bone collision at a rural Johnston County intersection Thursday night led to a power outage and sent two people to the hospital. The accident occurred shortly before 8:00 p.m. at the intersection of Webb Mill Road and Thompson Road. According to authorities, both vehicles left the roadway following...
50,000 expected in Raleigh for 16th Annual African American Cultural Festival
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The 16th Annual African American Cultural Festival (AACF) of Raleigh and Wake County is happening this Labor Day holiday weekend. The event — celebrating the past, present, and future — serves up an array of local and national talent in visual, performance, and culinary arts to delight and...
Dog boarding facility in North Carolina forced to close by Sunday, more than 40...
For more than 15 years, K9 Kabana Dog Resort in Garner has been a second home for hundreds of dogs and their families, but this Labor Day Weekend, the daycare and boarding facility is being forced to close its doors after the property owner refused to renew their lease.
School Supply Drive Gives Wake Teachers Some Relief From Rising Cost
Justin Lane teaches agriculture electives at Carnage Magnet Middle School in Wake County, where students plant, measure and diagram their own gardens. That means his classroom needs a diverse toolkit. Scissors to trim plants, construction paper to draw plants, identifying rulers to measure growth, and a lot of...
A special needs student fled school, running onto a greenway. Can Wake keep her...
Brittany Futch got a call on Monday that would terrify any parent — her 6-year-old daughter with autism had wandered outside her school and was running alone along the nearby greenway. Fortunately, an instructional assistant at Heritage Elementary School in Wake Forest caught up with her daughter Arya before she...