Wake County will have the most understaffed prosecutor’s office in the state if North Carolina’s new budget plan becomes law. It’s currently the third-worst in the state in…
Read more ‘Playing politics with public safety’: Budget makes Wake County prosecutors NC’s most understaffedOne person is dead after a passenger car ran off the road and hit a disabled box truck on I-40 in Wake County, authorities say. One person was…
Read more Driver faces charges in fatal, high-speed crash on I-40 in Wake, troopers sayTriangle universities and school districts are beginning to announce their plans for Tuesday following the weekend snowstorm. The weekend storm brought enough snow to the Triangle to cause…
Read more Triangle school closings & delays: What Wake, JoCo, Chapel Hill will do TuesdayVoters cast their ballots at Precinct 01- 44, Millbrook Elementary School, in Raleigh on Nov. 5, 2014. file photo News & Observer A last-minute schedule change means Wake…
Read more Wake year-round schools will now close for March 3 primary election in NCA new Wake County Animal Center is coming and will serve the county for the next 30 years, according to county officials. The Wake County Board of Commissioners…
Read more Wake County officials: Design for new animal center approvedA $25 million gift from Coca-Cola Consolidated has been given to North Carolina Children’s, the state’s first child exclusive health system, supporting children through behavioral healthcare. N.C. Children’s…
Read more N.C. Children’s receives $25 million from Coca-Cola ConsolidatedA Raleigh man is facing several charges on Saturday after Wake County deputies said he shot at a tow truck driver. According to court documents, Steve Loor, 47,…
Read more Raleigh man charged with assaulting tow truck driver, animal crueltyDeputies are investigating a home that was hit by gunfire on Tuesday in Wake County. According to the Wake County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to reports of shots…
Read more Home shot in Wake County, deputies investigatingThree vehicles crashed and a suspect is on the run Tuesday night after a chase in Wake County. According to the Raleigh Police Department, the crash happened at…
Read more Person on the run after chase & crash in Wake County, Raleigh police officers sayAuthorities are investigating a crash Sunday night in Wake County. The WRAL Breaking News Tracker spotted two cars damaged in a crash on Old Milburnie Road near Park…
Read more Two-car crash under investigation in Wake County. At least three people taken to hospitalNC Teachers in Action is organizing a statewide teacher walkout on Jan. 7, 2026, to protest for better working conditions. NC Teachers in Action A new teachers group…
Read more Some NC teachers won’t show up at school on Jan. 7. Why they plan to walk out.Among those responding to the presence of U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Triangle are parents and other s focused on schools. Durham Public School Strong, Durham For…
Read more Triangle school communities try to support immigrants during Border Patrol operationDurham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead in an undated photo. Birkhead and Wake County Sheriff Willie Rowe are urging NC residents to remain calm if they encounter Border Patrol…
Read more Durham, Wake sheriffs urge calm amid Border Patrol presence in CharlotteState officials warned this week that November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for 1.4 million North Carolinians could be delayed because of the ongoing federal government shutdown…
Read more Donate cash instead of food items at NC banks/pantriesState Health Plan costs will rise dramatically in 2026 for most Wake County school employees. Parra MCT CARY Most Wake County school employees will see increases in their…
Read more State Health Plan costs will go up for most Wake school employees. See how much.NC Sen. Norman Sanderson was arrested and charged with driving while impaired in Raleigh Saturday evening. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com North Carolina Sen. Norman Sanderson was arrested and charged…
Read more Eastern NC lawmaker arrested and charged with driving while impaired in RaleighThree local collectible stores in the Triangle were robbed in the past week. The thief did not take cash or technology, just Pokémon cards. “Somebody came through the…
Read more Thousands of dollars worth of Pokémon cards stolen from three local storesWAKE COUNTY, N.C. — For the first time, more than one million North Carolina students will be eligible for extra food assistance this summer. The state is taking…
Read more One million students will soon get access to food assistanceThe Wake County Board of Commissioners Wake County public schools will get more money in local funding, and many homeowners can expect higher property tax bills after this…
Read more Wake County leaders approve $2.1 billion budget with increased WCPSS school fundingRyan Berglund of Millbrook High School in Raleigh was named the Wake County school system’s 2024 Teacher of the Year. Wake County Public School System RALEIGH A Millbrook…
Read more Educator was a welder before entering the classroom. Now he’s Wake’s Teacher of the Year
