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A heavy police presence could be seen in the parking lot of a Walmart in Fuquay-Varina early Monday.
The WRAL Breaking News Tracker saw multiple police officers at the store along East Broad Street near Judd Parkway.
WRAL has reached out to Fuquay-Varina Police to find out more about the investigation.
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A Holly Springs man was charged with nine counts of animal cruelty Monday.
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A Holly Springs man was charged with nine counts of animal cruelty Monday.
Michael Thomas Duke, 64, is accused of animal cruelty against nine dogs, according to a Tuesday statement from the Town of Fuquay-Varina, whose officers charged Duke. Wake County Animal Control requested that officers respond to Duke’s home on Wilbon Road after receiving reports of abandoned animals at his residence.
“Officers and Wake County Animal Control discovered severe unsanitary living conditions and rescued nine dogs from the premises,” the Town of Fuquay-Varina wrote in a statement.
Duke was initially charged with nine felony counts of animal cruelty, but those charges were dismissed because the charging officer found “no evidence of maliciousness or killing of an animal,” court records show. He will be charged with misdemeanors instead.
A warrant for Duke’s arrest states that he owns the dogs. All the dogs are alive and have been transferred to Wake County Animal Control, the Town of Fuquay-Varina said.
Wake County Animal Center is closing temporarily on Friday for about six weeks, though essential Animal Control work will continue, The News & Observer previously reported.
This story was originally published January 13, 2026 at 7:04 PM.
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Firefighters on Friday responded to a house fire in Fuquay-Varina.
Neighbors told WRAL News that a woman lived alone with a dog in the home on Cairo Way, adding that while they couldn’t see the fire, they could smell the smoke.
“I always think the worst when I smell something like that,” said Ryan Helton, a neighbor.
Fire officials have not said if anyone was inside the home at the time of the fire or if anyone was hurt. WRAL News has reached out to the fire chief for more information.
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The Fuquay-Varina Fire Department is investigating after a
home caught on fire on Wednesday afternoon.
Crews were called to a vacant home on Banks Road. Officials
said no injuries were reported.
WRAL’s Breaking News Tracker is on the scene, working to
learn the cause of the fire. The investigation is still ongoing.
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