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Global IT outage has widespread impacts on city and state agencies in the Triangle
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — City and state agencies are working to get up and running after experiencing a range of interruptions with their services due to the global IT outage. The NCDMV said all of its driver licenses offices are back open after being impacted by the outage. Most plate agencies, which are privately run and managed by the DMV will remain closed until Monday. A spokesperson said the DMV will try to contact people who had appointments this morning to reschedule.
2nd Triangle dance teacher arrested on child sex charges in statewide investigation
A second teacher affiliated with a Raleigh dance company is facing felony child sex abuse charges, according to records. The arrests are the latest blow in two years to the dance community, which lost 11-year-old dancer Hailey Brooks when she was struck and killed by the driver of a pickup truck towing one of the dance company’s floats in the 2022 Raleigh Christmas Parade.
Severe storms knock out power to thousands of people across central North Carolina
Severe storms blew through central North Carolina, leaving several thousands without power.Power crews worked overnight to get this number down.According to the Duke Energy Outage Map Friday morning, nearly a thousand people were without power in Raleigh, along Glenwood Avenue inside the Beltline. A few hundred were also without power in Durham.It took several hours to get the power back up.On Thursday, the severe storms started around 1:30 p.m. in the ABC11 viewing area. However, they ramped up around 3 p.m. -- with thousands of lightning strikes reported in just 30 minutes around this time.Those severe storms brought heavy...
Missing Florida siblings found safe after alert issued involving Wake County
Two missing children from Florida whose disappearance triggered a missing child alert for Wake County have been found safe. On Friday, a release was sent to media outlets in North Carolina for Caden Barber Jr. and Marina Barber as law enforcement believed the children could be in Wake County. Saturday,...
Wake County issues rabies notice after fox bites woman in Knightdale
Wake County Public Health and Wake County Animal Control have confirmed that a fox tested positive for rabies after biting a woman July 18. Animal Control responded to the incident in a neighborhood near the corner of Kemp Drive and Hodge Road in Knightdale. The fox was captured and later tested positive for rabies. The incident occurred after the woman […] The post Wake County issues rabies notice after fox bites woman in Knightdale first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
All Wake County schools implement ‘fire watch’ procedures
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — All facilities in Wake County Public Schools are under a fire watch due some abnormalities found during recent inspections. Superintendent Dr. Robert Taylor said this is necessary because recent inspections revealed some issues with the fire alarm panels in more than two dozen schools. “As...
Authorities searching for 2 missing kids from Florida believed to be in danger
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray News) - The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued an alert Friday for two missing children believed to be in danger. Authorities reported that 9-year-old Marina Barber and 7-year-old Caden Barber Jr. were last seen in Crawfordville, Florida. The children may be traveling with 31-year-old Tiffany Carroll,...
Teen delegate from Raleigh represents North Carolina at RNC
North Carolina has a large delegation at the Republican National Convention this week.Among the group of 74 officially casting their votes for Donald Trump as president is a Wake County teenager.Cardinal Gibbons High School student Kelcey Shull, 17, is the youngest North Carolina delegate. Cardinal Gibbons High School is a private Catholic high school located in Raleigh.ABC11 spoke with her at the convention to talk about her time in Milwaukee."I think it's a united front for the Republican Party, which has been really great," she said. "I'm really happy about the VP pick because he's a younger guy... having young people involved is great."Shull said she's been going to political events since she was seven years old.SEE ALSO | Fact-checking Donald Trump's RNC speech on immigration, the economy, world affairs and more
Limited impact to Wake County services amid global IT outage, Public safety functioning normally
Wake County saw a limited impact to services for residents amid the global IT outage Friday. Public safety such as Wake County EMS, Wake County Fire Services and the Wake County Sheriff’s Office continued operating with no delays or issues. In response to the outage, Wake County activated the Emergency Operations Center at 5 a.m. Fridaty The County has established […] The post Limited impact to Wake County services amid global IT outage, Public safety functioning normally first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Dance teacher who worked in Wake County accused of committing sex crimes against children across NC
A dance teacher facing sex crimes against children previously taught in Wake County.Elissa Susan Edwards, 41, was arrested in Raleigh on July 18. Investigators out of New Hanover County said she had been the subject of an extensive investigation for some time.New Hanover County Sheriff's Office didn't go into specifics about how many dance studios or how many victims could be involved.ABC11 learned that Edwards did teach dance at CC & Co. Dance Complex. The dance company said she was no longer an employee there but would not specify when she did work there or which classes she taught."The safety...
COVID forces closure of Northern Wake Senior Center through Wednesday, possibly longer
Due to staff and volunteer exposure to COVID-19 and out of an abundance of caution, the Northern Wake Senior Center (NWSC), 235 E. Holding Ave., will be closed through Wednesday, July 24, and possibly longer. During the closure, Meals on Wheels of Wake County will offer "Grab and Go" meals...
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