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Shots fired at Chatham County deputies
When Chatham County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a disturbance at 739 Old US 1, Moncure on July 5, someone held a gun above a crowd and shot at the deputies.
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Raleigh Man Arrested, Charged In Fatal Stabbing
A Raleigh man was arrested Monday night and charged with fatally stabbing another man.
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Wake Commissioners Send Reservoir Proposal Back For Review
The Wake County Commission sendt the Little River Reservoir proposal back to staff Monday for another look.
Vote expected for audit of county employees
Wake County Commissioners today were expected to vote for a comprehensive audit of county employee spending behavior.
Convicted, Expelled NC Lawmaker Back In Court
Former Rep. Thomas Wright is back in court, three months after being sent to prison for fraud.
Defense case to start in Wilson trial
The defense in the Jakiem Wilson murder trial is expected to begin presenting its case in Raleigh Monday.
State wraps up Wilson murder case
Wake prosecutors today finished presenting their murder case against Jakiem Wilson in the stabbing death of his wife, Nneka Wilson.
3 appear before judge in brothel slayings
Three men charged with fatally shooting two people and wounding two others at a brothel Saturday appeared today before a judge who agreed to appoint lawyers to represent them.
Charges pour down on murder suspect
Antoine Jerrod Watkins, already in jail waiting to be tried for murder, was charged Thursday by Raleigh police with taking hundreds of dollars in cash and valuables and shooting two people during a robbery and ...
Wake Co. Authorities Need Help To ID 3 Robbery Suspects
The Wake County Sheriff's Office needs help identifying three suspects who robbed the Las Carolinas Grocery and Grill in Clayton.
Wake County closing fire stations
Wake County is projected to almost double in size over the next 30 years. So why are they closing fire stations? The first of perhaps as many as five rural county fire stations closed Tuesday in Cary.
No answers for parents locked out of F-V graduation
Officials with the Wake County School District still don't know why family members of Fuquay-Varina graduates were locked out of a graduation ceremony June 11.
NC governor defends wife's taxpayer-funded trips
Gov. Mike Easley on Tuesday defended overseas cultural exchange trips led by his wife that cost taxpayers $109,000, saying such visits can reap exponentially larger monetary rewards for the state with art ...
House Panel To Discuss Smoking Ban For State Fleet
A proposed smoking ban for all state vehicles is going under the microscope. Discuss This Story A House judiciary committee is scheduled to discuss a measure Tuesday that would ban smoking in all state owned or ...
Body Pulled From Wake County Pond
Police are investigating after a man's body was pulled from a pond in southeastern Wake County Monday afternoon.
Hispanic advocate: Arrest is a start
The director of a statewide Hispanic advocacy group said he applauds the arrest Thursday of a man charged with targeting Hispanics in a wave of robberies near downtown.
Barbecue baron faces another harassment suit
The owner of Smithfield's Chicken 'n Bar-B-Q, who settled claims of sexual harassment by a former employee last year, is being sued by another former worker making similar allegations.
Ex-Speaker Black pays half of $1 million fine
Former state House Speaker Jim Black, now serving federal prison time for a corruption conviction, paid half of his $1 million fine on Thursday on a similar count to which he pleaded in state court last year, ...
Man Charged In June 10 Shooting
Police have charged a man with murder in connection with the shooting death of 21-year-old Ryan Nicole Bryant.
Gov. Easley Names Wilson and Hatcher to Lead Highway Patrol
Gov. Mike Easley on Tuesday appointed Walter J. Wilson, Jr. as the next Colonel of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol .