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Man charged with speeding for role in fatal crash on I-440, police say

Raleigh police say a driver crashed into a stopped vehicle, pushing it into a man standing on the shoulder.

February 21, 2026 at 4:26 PM

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Report suggests Chatham County double shooting was domestic violence related

February 21, 2026 at 3:24 PM

Durham County

Durham’s police chief delivers crime report amid drop in violence

February 21, 2026 at 8:00 AM

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Durham suddenly halts zoning code overhaul after property owner lawsuit threats

Updated February 20, 2026 at 5:01 PM

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Land swap years in the making will create easier entrance to Umstead State Park

February 20, 2026 at 2:48 PM

Orange County

Plans inch forward for closing 2 Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools; 5 on the table

Updated February 20, 2026 at 10:36 AM

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Police officer injured in shootout with Garner murder suspect Thursday night

Updated February 20, 2026 at 9:40 AM

Wake County

Inside the 302‑unit community reshaping Cary’s fast-growing, mixed‑use hub

February 20, 2026 at 8:30 AM

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Durham man killed in 2024 was being robbed at home, autopsy states

February 20, 2026 at 7:30 AM

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Search warrants detail how Durham police found accused hit-and-run driver

February 20, 2026 at 5:35 AM

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Cary Fire Department engineer faces over 20 sexual exploitation charges

Updated February 20, 2026 at 11:26 AM

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Georgia State Patrol arrest man charged with murdering Wake County teen

Updated February 20, 2026 at 11:15 AM

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SBI probing 2016 drug surveillance involving ex-Cary manager. Experts favor review.

Updated February 20, 2026 at 10:10 AM

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2 teens now arrested in juvenile’s shooting death in Durham

Updated February 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM

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At 105, St. Aug’s long-serving president to be honored as piece of Raleigh history

Updated February 19, 2026 at 3:34 PM

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Durham man sentenced for US Navy vet’s murder outside Hillsborough Road tobacco store

Updated February 19, 2026 at 2:41 PM

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Judge rejects extending accuser’s protective order against Durham County judge

Updated February 19, 2026 at 2:08 PM

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Wake County woman accused of embezzling tens of thousands from school PTA

Updated February 19, 2026 at 12:21 PM

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Oversight, training, public trust at center of Orange County sheriff’s election

Updated February 19, 2026 at 12:20 PM

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Man sentenced in Raleigh crash that killed 76-year-old Wake Forest man

February 19, 2026 at 5:40 AM

Crime

Durham police make arrest in 2024 hit-and-run that killed cyclist 2 minutes from home

Updated February 18, 2026 at 4:46 PM

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Durham man fatally shot before crashing car may have opened fire first, autopsy says

February 18, 2026 at 2:31 PM

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Corey Branch, candidate for Raleigh City Council

February 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM

Durham County

Durham OKs thousands of new homes near Chapel Hill in split votes, despite petition

February 17, 2026 at 6:09 PM

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Developer buys over 200 acres in western Wake for $59M. See what’s coming

Updated February 17, 2026 at 5:33 PM

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Man charged with speeding for role in fatal crash on I-440, police say

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