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The camp in the woods near Exit 290 from Interstate 40 is crowded with cans of food, broken furniture, bulging trash bags and tents where people sleep or seek shelter from the rain. But there are also unexpected comforts, including gas-powered generators, a microwave oven and a window air conditioner protruding from th

Former North Carolina state auditor Beth Wood is back working with the Office of the State Auditor, this time as an independent contractor under Auditor Dave Boliek on a short-term investigative review whose subject is literally blacked out in public records. What The Contract Says. A contract obtained by The...

A popular store is closing in downtown Apex, and now the mayor has a plea. “For those who have the ability to spend locally, even small acts of support can make a meaningful difference,” Mayor Jacques Gilbert said Tuesday, June 9 in a video posted to Facebook. Gilbert urged people to shop at downtown Apex businesses af

NORTH CAROLINA — It is already hot and humid across North Carolina this Friday morning, with most areas sitting in the 80s and low 90s before the afternoon heating even begins. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop mainly after 3 PM and continue through the evening and early overnight hours.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued an emergency order to help avoid blackouts on Friday in North Carolina as temperatures in Raleigh topped 100 degrees, and a heat advisory was issued The order allows Duke Energy in both Carolinas to operate up to their “maximum generation output levels,

When WakeMed officials turned down an offer to join the UNC Health system rather than Charlotte-based Atrium Health , they said they had carefully reviewed UNC’s proposal and explained why they think Atrium is a better fit. But this week, they also disclosed that WakeMed has an agreement with Atrium that prevents it fr

Raleigh police are searching for a driver that hit a woman Friday morning Around 3:30 a.m., officers responded to a call for a vehicle crash involving a pedestrian at Carolina Pines Avenu e and Steel Street. Investigators say the woman was walking on Carolina Pines Avenue and was hit by a car that left the scene. She w

Wake County permanently protects 32 acres of prime farmland near Wendell with a $671,439 conservation easement, advancing its goal to safeguard green space as regional growth continues.

Raleigh water customers could see more limits on their use as North Carolina’s drought continues and demands on the city’s water infrastructure grow. In April, the city enacted level 1 restrictions that included limiting people with odd-numbered addresses to watering their lawns on Tuesdays and people with even-numbere

Raleigh-Durham International Airport will finish building one of the state’s largest paved parking lots by year’s end, with nearly 11,000 spaces across 110 acres. To handle runoff, RDU is using an experimental stormwater system that state regulators have not yet approved for widespread use. FULL STORY: RDU tries novel