Wake County students earn top spots at State Envirothon
Enloe High’s Subchronic Exposure team claimed its fifth straight North Carolina Envirothon title, leading a strong Wake County showing and advancing to the international contest.
Wake County (NC) Proposes Tax Increase as Revenue Growth Slows and Costs Rise
County manager’s proposed $2.28 billion FY27 budget would raise the property tax rate to 53.71 cents while increasing school, public safety, and social services funding
Man hit, killed by train near Hillsborough Street in Raleigh
It happened at about 2:30 a.m. on Hillsborough Street and Oakdale Drive.
NC lawmakers making ‘substantial progress’ in budget negotiations, House speaker says
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall said budget negotiations between the House and Senate are progressing, though lawmakers still remain at odds over several major issues, including tax cuts and pay raises for state employees. Speaking with reporters at the General Assembly in Raleigh on Thursday, Hall said while they haven’t […]
Husker commit says he’s shutting down his recruitment
Others have peered his way but the running back said he is locked in on Nebraska. Amir Brown announced on social media on Thursday that he's "officially shutting down my recruitment." The prospect from Rolesville, N.C., has been committed to Nebraska since Nov. 23 and has an official visit to Lincoln on June 19.
A Reckoning Emerges In Proposed WakeMed-Atrium Hospital Deal
Less than 10 regular business hours. That’s how long health care executives gave the public to digest their plans to merge Raleigh and Charlotte’s largest hospital systems. The Wake County Board of Commissioners had a meeting set for Monday, May 4, at 5 p.m., where it was expected...
Clayton Provides Equipment To Western North Carolina
CLAYTON, N.C. – Christmount Christian Assembly now has access to new wastewater equipment that will help keep its systems running safely and smoothly, thanks to a donation from the Town of Clayton. The Town’s Water Resources Department delivered three wastewater pumps, two Variable Frequency Drives, and a control panel...
NC students, school employees receive online ransom threat from data breach
Students and school employees across North Carolina got a ransomeware demand Thursday when they logged into the Canvas learning management system. The pop-up message purportedly from the hacking group ShinyHunters gave users until May 12 to contact them or risk having their personal information exposed publicly. Instructure, the education technology company which owns Canvas, posted on its website that Canvas is down. In...
Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms Causing Localized Flooding Across Central and Eastern North Carolina Including...
NORTH CAROLINA — Showers and thunderstorms continue moving across North Carolina as of the 9:53 AM Thursday update on May 7, 2026, with the heaviest and most impactful rainfall now focused across Central and Eastern NC. Some rain could be heavy at times across the Raleigh, Fayetteville, Goldsboro, and Tarboro corridors, leading to localized flooding from rapid runoff on streets during the heaviest rainfall...
Tree Canopy Loss in Apex is Among the Highest in Wake County. Now the...
Apex residents said goodbye to local landmark “Oakey” last week, a 140-year-old oak tree off of Hunter Street. The town was forced to fell the aged tree because of its condition: it was no longer “structurally sustainable,” according to Mayor Jacques Gilbert. In other words the tree, which stood only a few feet from the sidewalk, with branches arching over a road...
