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Firefighters respond to west Raleigh apartments
There was a large fire and police response Friday morning at Driftwood Manor apartments in west Raleigh. Before 3 a.m., crews responded to a fire at 1223 Teakwood Place, in the Driftwood Manor apartments near Western Boulevard. Radio traffic indicated the fire cleared. At 4 a.m., fire trucks were leaving...
Two are graduates of Central Carolina
SANFORD — Two Johnston County residents graduated Aug. 13 from Central Carolina Community College. They were Jessica Holland and Anna Shafritz. “This is your day, this is your moment, and you need to enjoy it so that you can remember it with joy,” Lisa M. Chapman, the school’s president, told the graduates. “I want to thank you for how you […] The post Two are graduates of Central Carolina first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Food truck hit by gunfire on Barrington Drive; Wake County Sheriff's Office investigates
The Wake County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting incident in which a food truck was struck by gunfire on Friday night. Deputies responded around 9:15 p.m. to reports of gunshots in the 2500 block of Barrington Drive, near Raleigh. There were no injuries reported, but a food truck...
Garner man charged in child exploitation case, police say
Garner man arrested, charged with sexually expoliting a child. Police arrested a Garner man Thursday accused of sexually exploiting a minor. According to the Garner Police Department, police officers, investigators with the State Bureau of Investigations and Homeland Security agents searched an apartment on the 900 block of 7th Avenue.
School board names new principal
The Wake County Board of Education has named Amy Light principal of Heritage Middle School. Light previously served as principal of North Forest Pines Elementary School. The change was approved at the board’s Aug. 20 meeting. Other personnel changes approved at the meeting include: Interim Principal Stephen Mares, retiree to interim principal at North Forest Pines Elementary. Assistant Principals Carl McDaniel, applicant to […] The post School board names new principal first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Wake County tourism up from 2022, visitors bringing in nearly $4 billion
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Wake County is welcoming more visitors than ever, and that means big money. The county welcomed a whopping 18.5 million visitors in 2023. It’s nearly four percent more visitors than the county saw in 2022. “People have absolutely discovered Raleigh and Wake County, we...
Sewer line leak contaminates Joyner Park pond in Wake Forest, area closed
Public access closed at Joyner Park Pond after sewer line leak. The pond at Joyner Park is closed due to contamination from a sewer line leak. An initial assessment by City of Raleigh staff found the line is blocked by grease that had been dumped down sinks, eventually causing sewage to release from a nearby manhole.
🎵 Totscotch returns for more free, family-friendly musical fun
If kid-friendly bands, musical activities , special guests, food vendors + more are your jam, it’s time to mark your calendar for Saturday, Sept. 7. That’s right, Marbles Kids Museum and Hopscotch Music Festival are teaming up to bring Totscotch to Downtown Raleigh for a second straight year.
North Carolina joins antitrust lawsuit against real estate software company
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein on Friday announced that he has joined an antitrust lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice alleging that the real estate software company RealPage violated antitrust law and artificially increased rent prices for tenants in North Carolina and across the country. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. […]
Republicans sue North Carolina elections board, allege flouting of voter roll review law
This story first appeared in NC Newsline. Republicans sued North Carolina’s elections board on Thursday, demanding enforcement of a new law that requires cross-checking jury documents to remove noncitizens from voter rolls. The Republican National Committee and North Carolina GOP allege that the North Carolina State Board of Elections has “deliberately declined” to enforce the […]
Teacher pay, school funding are top of mind in WRAL News questionnaire
Teacher pay and school funding top the list of priorities collected as a part of a new WRAL News questionnaire. The results suggest high interest in a classic issue in education: whether resources are sufficient for schools. The results aren’t surprising, said Lance Fusarelli, professor of education leadership and policy...
College at Southeastern Launches Women’s Prison Program in Florida
On August 21, in the largest women’s prison in the state of Florida, the only Florida prison with inmates on death row, 20 new students of The College at Southeastern gathered for their first fall convocation. Following convocation, this coming Monday will mark both the beginning of classes and the launch of Southeastern’s third Field Minister Program, established at Lowell Correctional Institute in Marion County, FL.
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