Raleigh Wallets Squeezed as City Slaps 3% Fee on Utility Card Payments
Starting Sept. 1, City of Raleigh customers who pay utility bills with credit cards, debit cards or many popular digital wallets will see something extra on their statements: a new 3% processing charge. The move lands right as the city’s latest budget kicks in, a spending plan that already nudges property taxes and uti
After a near record breaking rainfall in July, Raleigh will lift water restrictions
Raleigh is set to lift its water restriction on Monday after experiencing significant rainfall this month, the city of Raleigh said Wednesday. Why it matters: Water restrictions have been in place since April , after much of the state went into severe drought to start the year . Driving the news: July's rainfall has ta
North Raleigh community mourns man who died on Barton’s Enclave Lane during Tuesday storms
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Communities pulled together Wednesday as they cleaned up following severe storms that caused widespread damage, knocked out power, and claimed a man’s life. The Wake County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to the Ferguson home on the 51-hundred block of Barton’s Enclave Lane...
Severe weather causes death in Wake County, downed trees and power outages across N.C.
Scattered severe storms impacted some communities around North Carolina Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday night. The strongest storms caused mostly straight-line wind damage that downed trees and caused spotty power outages. The storms moved across the state Tuesday, spinning up multiple tornado warnings for different
Shots fired into Wingstop on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, police say
Multiple bullet holes could be seen in the restaurant's windows.
700+ cyclosporiasis cases reported in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — North Carolina state health officials say the cases of cyclosporiasis in the state have surged to over 700, resulting in 24 hospitalizations since the beginning of March. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday the launch of a new...
Man wounded in stabbing; woman arrested
The Wake County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a stabbing that sent one man to the hospital.
10,000 without power in Wake County as severe storms move through area
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A handful of major outages in Raleigh have left roughly 10,000 customers without power as of just after 11:55 p.m. Tuesday. According to Duke Energy’s outage map, the outages are in a concentrated area that spans from south of Interstate 440 near Lassiter Mill Road to just north of Interstate 540
Man in Wake County dies after tree falls in overnight thunderstorms
A man in Wake County was found dead after emergency officials said a tree fell on his home, trapping him Tuesday night, officials said. It happened on the 5100 block of Bartons Enclave Lane just before 10 p.m., the Wake County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies added that firefighters and...
Three Killed and One Seriously Hurt in Speeding Crash on U.S. 1 in Southern...
WAKE FOREST, NC — Three people were killed and one person was seriously injured early Saturday in a single-car crash on U.S. 1 in southern Wake County, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Troopers said the wreck happened just after 12:28 a.m. near Friendship Road on the northbound side of the highway.

















