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Parents call for Wake principal's resignation after alleged abuse went unreported for 19 months
Within weeks of the 2022 fall semester, three staff members at East Wake High reported fellow teacher James Rencher to East Wake Principal Stacey Alston, according to recently leaked emails and letters given exclusively to WRAL News. It would take 19 more months before law enforcement was notified. On Oct....
NC man arrested in Virginia, charged with murdering Spring Lake woman in March stabbing
A Spring Lake man has been arrested in Virginia and charged with murdering a Spring Lake woman. William Lawrence Lee Jr., 61, of Spring Lake, was arrested in Suffolk, Virginia. Lee is charged with first-degree murder, assault on a female and assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. On...
Democrats’ election shake-up not a problem for North Carolina ballot prep
Michael Dickerson, the director of the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections could not speak on laws in other states, but said ballots in North Carolina are not finalized until 75 days from the election.
NCHSAA participation rises in almost every sport, surpasses 200,000 total student-athletes
For the first time since the 2017-2018 school year, the N.C. High School Athletic Association saw more than 200,000 student-athletes compete in sports last school year. The NCHSAA released its participation data from the 2023-2024 school year on Monday morning, and it shows a significant amount of growth overall and in most sports year-over-year.
Three arrested, charged with murder of North Carolina man missing since 2021, Scotland County deputies say
SCOTLAND COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — Three people are facing murder charges connected to the 2021 disappearance of Brandon Carl Wayne McDonald, the Scotland County Sheriff’s Office announced on Saturday. Michael Anthony “Blue” Bethea Jr., 32, Shelena Lynn Clark, 37, and LaKeithan “Joe” JuJuan Tyson, 25, have all been charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit […]
NC health workers detected lead contamination in applesauce that led to a nationwide recall, several lawsuits
Quick work from a North Carolina pediatrician and Catawba County public health authorities helped detect mass lead poisoning that has affected more than 500 children in at least 44 states. Their action helped get the word out quickly to unsuspecting parents across the country about tainted applesauce. In a new...
Apex man accused of imprisoning 16-year-old employee at parent's home in Cumberland County
An Apex man arrested on a Cumberland County warrant last month is accused of holding a 16-year-old employee captive at his parent's Gray's Creek home for two days, according to court records. Suvid James Kakkar, 23, is charged with felonious restraint, court records state. On June 6, according to an arrest warrant, the 16-year-old...
Nancy Pelosi to NC Democrats: ‘What comes next is very important for our country’
Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi told North Carolina Democrats on Saturday that elections were “not about rewarding you for what you have done,” but “about what you’re going to do next.” As Pelosi blasted former President Donald Trump — addressing him just as “what’s his name” — and Republicans, she lauded the state’s […] The post Nancy Pelosi to NC Democrats: ‘What comes next is very important for our country’ appeared first on Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
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