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Frank Ballard, the beloved founder of a classic Raleigh neighborhood restaurant, died Wednesday, Aug. 19. He was 66. Nearly 30 years ago, Ballard and his wife, Marget, opened Hayes Barton Cafe in Raleigh’s Five Points neighborhood, honoring the pleasures of life with comfort food and famous desserts. Ballard’s death wa

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A dramatic mountain rescue had Raleigh firefighters racing against the clock over the weekend. They helped save a 21-year-old hiker left suspended on a rope on Grandfather Mountain in western North Carolina Saturday afternoon. Within 30 minutes after receiving a call from North Carolina Emergency

A Cary man who went missing earlier this week is considered endangered, officials said.

Most of us know what surrounds our homes: the schools, parks, shopping centers, and roads. But many Wake County residents may not know what lies beneath some of them. North Carolina’s official inventory identifies 34 pre-regulatory landfills and dumps in Wake County. These are not simply the large, modern landfills mos

APEX, N.C. (WNCN) — A parking fight in Apex has moved from town hall to the courts. The Town of Apex has filed a lawsuit against a property owner who for years has allowed Apex Friendship High School students to park on her land across from the campus and along busy Humie Olive Road. The suit […]

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission is set to make several decisions Thursday, Aug. 20, that could affect commercial fishermen and coastal waters across the state. The second day of the commission’s meeting begins with public comment at 9 a.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Raleigh...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A Raleigh man was arrested Tuesday after his girlfriend’s infant son was seriously injured while in his care, a warrant shows. According to the Raleigh Police Department, 35-year-old Cameron Lavar Robertson is accused of assaulting a 10-month old boy last Sunday, Aug. 14. The...

The Raleigh City Council has signed off on up to $24 million in tax-exempt bonds to help build two affordable apartment communities that together will bring more than 320 income-restricted homes to the city. The vote clears the way for the Raleigh Housing Authority to issue the bonds on behalf of Fisher Grove in Southe

CLAYTON, N.C. – Hundreds of motorists unknowingly drove through a sticky, foul-smelling substance Tuesday afternoon after an unknown waste material spilled from a large truck on U.S. 70 near Gordon Road. The spill was reported shortly after 4:30 p.m. Aug. 18 on U.S. 70 Business, approximately 250 feet south...

The man accused of stealing more than $30,000 worth of Pokémon and other trading cards from a Cary business earlier this year was arrested Tuesday in connection with a break-in at a Raleigh vape store the same day, court records show.