Wake County
Wake County
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REAL ESTATE
Kane plans 18-story office tower for Raleigh's North Hills
Kane Realty plans to begin construction of an 18-story office tower at North Hills in December. The tower is part of a wave of new construction taking place at North Hills. The $82 million project, to be built on Six Forks Road between the 17-story CapTrust Tower and the First Citizens Bank building...
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CRIME
Raleigh hit-and-run driver had right of way, but fled after fatal weekend crash
A man accused of running down two women near N.C. State University early Saturday and then driving off had the right of way, but he was speeding and may have been driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to an accident report made public Wednesday.
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CRIME
Police add assault charge against driver accused in Raleigh fatal accident
Police filed a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury against Adetoye Adekanmbi of Cary, whom they had arrested on felony hit-and-run charges in connection with the Hillsborough Street crash that killed Natalie Chidlaw and hurt Meghan Clark early Saturday.
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CRIME
Family ends life support for inmate hurt in Wake jail altercation
Shon Demetrius McClain had been on life support at WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh since he was involved in an altercation with a Wake County Sheriff’s Office detention officer on the evening of June 4.
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WAKE COUNTY
Raleigh seeks more water capacity from Falls Lake
The Raleigh City Council voted Tuesday to seek permission to pull more drinking water from Falls Lake, a move that would postpone Raleigh’s need for a new reservoir in eastern Wake County.
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EDUCATION
Wake school safety task calls for more counselors
A task force recommended Tuesday hiring more counselors but not letting school employees or volunteers carry weapons in Wake County schools. The group’s study and report came in response to the December school shootings in Connecticut.
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WEATHER NEWS
Wake event demonstrates how hot cars can kill children
In front of the Wake County Public Health Center on Tuesday, people ate s’mores melted inside a car to demonstrate the dangers of leaving children in a vehicle unattended, especially in the summer.
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CRIME
Store manager robbed outside Cary bank branch
Cary police said a manager of a GNC store was robbed Monday night after he drove to a Wells Fargo bank branch on Walnut Street to make a night deposit.
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CRIME
Wake Forest man faces charges over sale of fake cocaine
Joe Tommy Smith would face different charges if a white powder that police said they bought from him had been cocaine, but state law makes it a felony to sell counterfeit drugs, too.
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TRAFFIC
Raleigh City Council to vote on $75 million transportation bond issue
In an effort to widen and improve some of the city’s busiest streets, the Raleigh City Council will vote Tuesday on a proposal to place a $75 million transportation bond on the ballot in October. Proponents say it’s urgently needed to address Raleigh’s growth and traffic, but...




