Rolesville father recounts shock after 3-year-old wanders off for 2 hours
ROLESVILLE — A parent’s worse nightmare had a happy ending in Rolesville on Friday when a police dog...
State: COVID cases spike in unvaccinated patients
RALEIGH — After months of decline, North Carolina is experiencing a rapid increase in COVID-19 sprea...
Casa Esperanza approved to build new school in Wake Forest
WAKE FOREST — The Wake Forest Board of Commissioners on Tuesday narrowly approved a master site plan...
Police K-9 helps finds child missing from Rolesville
ROLESVILLE — Multiple police departments worked together to find a missing girl in Rolesville on Fri...
Wake Forest band performs at FloydFest
WAKE FOREST — Two homegrown musicians competed at FloydFest this week, as venues and groups across t...
Wake County Public Health going door-to-door with vaccines
RALEIGH — The next knock on your door may be a team from Wake County Public Health with a COVID-19 v...
Sheriff: Uber driver sexually assaulted woman he picked up in Wake Forest
RALEIGH — An Uber driver has been charged with allegedly assaulting a customer during a ride. Accord...
Government Notebook: Renaissance Center to get $107K federal grant
Renaissance Center to get $107K federal grant WAKE FOREST — The Wake Forest Renaissance Center is ac...
Wake County Arrests: July 14-20
The following is a list of arrests made July 14-20 by the Knightdale, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wende...
Teen shooting victim dies; 1 charged with murder
ZEBULON — A Wendell man has been arrested in connection with a shooting at a vape shop that resulted...
‘Suspicious vehicle’ leads to drug, break-in charges
LOUISBURG — A Louisburg man was charged with drug related offenses after Franklin County Sheriff’s d...
Franklin County Arrests: July 13-20
The following is a list of arrests made July 13-20 by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. All info...
BREAKING: Zebulon Police looking for suspect in vape shop shooting
ZEBULON — The Zebulon Police Department is looking for a person who shot a man around 6 p.m. Tuesday...
Wake Forest Police arrest man in connection with Walmart incident
WAKE FOREST — A Youngsville man was arrested in connection with an incident at the Wake Forest Walma...
Police: Man made unwanted advances to girl at Wake Forest Walmart
WAKE FOREST — Police are looking for a man accused of harassing a girl in Walmart. Wake Forest offic...
Knightdale family pleads guilty in credit repair scam
RALEIGH — Eight people, including several members of a Knightdale family, pleaded guilty last week t...
Rep. Winslow has 1st bill signed into law
Roadside skeleton’s identity remains unknown
PHOTOS: Zebulon kids enjoy Popsicles in the Park
Community Briefs: Family Movie Night returns
3 of 4 staff members vaccinated at state facilities
Durham Tech launches plant science program
Wake Forest mobile home residents must vacate, owner says
Donated instruments ‘life-changing’ to orchestra youth
Kinkelaar’s perseverance during wife’s illness earns Braveheart award
Challengers seeking to unseat incumbent mayors
Community comes together to save Wake Forest parks baseball season
Homicide victim’s identity remains a puzzle
Wake Forests's classical radio station wants to share its love
Throwback to the Taylor Street pool
Nonagenarian veterans celebrated at Wake Forest event
Woman’s Club celebrates July 4th with Art in the Park
Breast cancer survivor seeks ‘something totally different’
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Old face masks as useful as cannonballs
Quite a few years ago, I stumbled across a book with the unlikely title of “New Uses for Old Cannonb...
What economic lessons has the pandemic taught us?
Although I no longer teach students in the classroom — having retired after 43 years at N.C. State U...
Senior Knights graduate across 3 ceremonies
KNIGHTDALE — Students and their families gathered one last time in Knights Stadium for a celebration...
Heritage student hosts off-campus prom
WAKE FOREST — A lot of people can say they went to prom, but few can say they held their own. When ...
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Wakefield basketball wins Bodyarmor State Games
RALEIGH — Wakefield High School’s boys basketball team defeated Millbrook 76-71 to win the Bodyarmor...
Wake Forest wrestler wins state title
KERNERSVILLE — Wake Forest’s Caleb Beaty won the 4A wrestling state championship in the 195-pound we...
Cougar drafted 16th overall in the MLB Draft
WAKE FOREST — Wake Forest High School baseball player Kahlil Watson was drafted 16th overall by the ...
Lady Vikings dominate NCC postseason awards
CREEDMOOR — The Northern Carolina Conference recently announced its all-conference honors with the ...
Fungo to host home run derby fundraiser
WAKE FOREST — The Wake Forest Fungo collegiate baseball team is raising money to support local teams...
Swamp Donkeys pour on 13 runs in first inning
WAKE FOREST — The Wake Forest Swamp Donkeys crushed the Blue Jays 17-5 thanks to a 13-run first inni...
All-conference teams named for girls tennis, girls soccer and softball
WAKE FOREST — The NAC 6 all-conference team for girls sports in the spring and summer were released ...
Rabbits delight in fantasy and garden
I’ve always liked rabbits. I grew up enjoying such fictional friends as Beatrix Potter’s Flopsy, Mop...
Virtue signaling causes ice cream headache
Filling your freezer with Ben & Jerry’s won’t improve prospects for Palestinian statehood, and denyi...
What you'll hear in politics next year
It’s clear how the two political parties want to define the debate in next year’s elections, in Nort...
County celebrates expansion at Granville Athletic Park
OXFORD — An hour before Granville County’s 275th Anniversary celebration began Saturday, county offi...
Police, public need ‘better communication,’ Granville focus group says
OXFORD — The second meeting between a coalition of area churches, county schools and local law enfor...
Public hearings will review possible closure of elementary, high schools
OXFORD — After nearly two and a half hours of discussion and frustration on Thursday, the members of...