CRIME & SAFETY
Three people hospitalized after T-bone crash sends two cars careening across intersection, into a ditch
Three people were seriously injured in a major accident on State Hwy 96 Saturday night. The crash happened near Earpsboro Road, closing down the highway for several hours. It has since been allowed to reopen. According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, a vehicle failed to stop at a stop...
20-year-old killed by stray bullet at Raleigh hotel: $5,000 reward offered
Two years after 20-year-old Michael Jordan was killed by a stray bullet, no one has been found responsible. Jordan was struck by a bullet on May 5, 2022, while walking through the second floor of Quality Inn on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh. Raleigh police said he was an innocent bystander in the wrong place at the wrong time.
At least 5 cars involved in crash on Wake Forest Road in Raleigh
Officials say at least 5 cars were involved in a crash in Raleigh this weekend -- but everyone walked away with no major injuries. The large crash happened on Wake Forest Road near Navaho Drive, in front of Duke Raleigh hospital. WRAL News is working to learn more about what...
Drugs that look like snacks, a concern for deputies and doctors as children end up in the ER
They look and taste like candy, but they'll get anyone, including children, high. Children eating THC infused snacks and candy is a problem that's become worse in recent years, concerning law enforcement and doctors.
Drones, K-9 teams used in search for missing, endangered Holly Springs teen, officials say
HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. (WNCN) — Police in a Wake County town have deployed drones and K-9 teams this weekend to help find “a critically missing, endangered teenager,” Holly Springs town officials said Sunday. Kalea Ava Melton, 18, vanished on Saturday from Holly Springs, according to an alert...
I-440 reopens after Raleigh 5-car pileup at New Bern Avenue
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A five-car pileup closed parts of Interstate 440 in Raleigh Saturday afternoon, police said. The wreck was reported around 2 p.m. along eastbound I-440 near New Bern Avenue/U.S. 64 Business, which is near mile marker 13, according to the Raleigh Police Department. Officers did not...
WNC DWI task force meets, makes push for 5 new laws to yield real change, save lives
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A mountain task force continues its mission to prevent impaired driving and save lives, as it met Friday, in Waynesville to discuss legislative changes it'd like to see in Raleigh. “Here's North Carolina bringing up the rear again,” said Ellen Pitt, with the WNC Regional...
‘So happy to have everyone back’: Cary barbershop for kids reopens four months after SUV crashed into business
CARY, N.C. (WNCN) – Matt and Angela Murphy said it’s been four months and five days since their salon in Cary closed on Christmas Eve. The Murphys, who own Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids, said the business was forced to close after a driver crashed through the building.
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