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Some fields look ordinary until you realize the ground remembers more than any sign could ever explain. On a quiet stretch of North Carolina countryside, one of the South’s most powerful stories still waits in the open air. In March 1865, the largest Civil War battle ever fought in...

NORTH CAROLINA — America’s 250th Independence Day is bringing a scorching Fourth of July across North Carolina, with mostly sunny skies and highs soaring into the 90s and low 100s statewide. Some areas will see heat index values climbing as high as 110 degrees during peak afternoon hours. A couple of isolated showers a

FOUR OAKS, N.C. — A four-year-old boy who was removed from a Johnston County home during a narcotics investigation earlier this week died Saturday while staying with a grandparent, prompting an active death investigation by the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office. The child died July 4 at a residence...

The Parade of Wheels and the Apex Fire Department's Splash Down, typically held on Salem Street, were moved to Hunter Street because of construction work.

How Triangle firefighters are staying cool in dangerous heat.

A 46-year-old Granville County man wanted on kidnapping and robbery charges was pulled out of his own attic on Thursday, after deputies searching his Stem home found him hiding overhead, according to authorities. The man, identified by law enforcement as Ryan Scott, was arrested and taken to Durham County, where he is

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A man was taken to a hospital after he was injured in a Raleigh shooting early Saturday morning, police said. The incident was reported just after 3:30 a.m. in the 4400 block of Brockton Drive, near Hoyle Drive, according to the Raleigh Police Department. The...

A life-threatening heat event is now unfolding across North Carolina, with an Excessive Heat Warning in effect for Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham, and surrounding communities. Temperatures are forecast to hit as high as 104 degrees Friday — levels that can become fatal within hours for those without access to cooling.

Fantasy Lake Adventure Park in northern Wake County is sold out for two straight days as families look for ways to beat the dangerous heat and celebrate the Fourth of July holiday.

FOUR OAKS, N.C. — Three young children were removed from a Four Oaks home Wednesday after Johnston County sheriff’s deputies executing a narcotics search warrant allegedly discovered illegal drugs, drug paraphernalia and a stolen handgun inside the residence. The Johnston County Department of Social Services took emerg