12+ hour, 11+ min ago   (202+ words) Following two weeks of record-setting heat, Raleigh and the Triangle are finally getting a break soon. After a few scattered showers clear out early Sunday, the area will settle into a stretch of sunny skies. Residents can look forward to…...

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1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (162+ words) The Chapel Hill Police Department is investigating a spike in vehicle break-ins reported overnight Friday. Police said about 60 vehicle break-ins were reported in various areas along major routes, including Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Raleigh Road. “We’re asking community…...

2+ day, 27+ min ago   (144+ words) A weather alert was issued by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on Saturday at 12:49 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 1:15 p.m. for Mainland Dare. Residents can be ready for wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 12:49 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm…...

2+ day, 56+ min ago   (229+ words) A woman died after being struck by an Amtrak train Friday night in West Raleigh, Raleigh police said. Officers responded around 8:47 p.m. to the area of Powell Drive near Hillsborough Street following a report that a person had been struck by…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (141+ words) Two pedestrians were shot near the N.C. Central University campus on Labor Day weekend, leaving both seriously injured, police said. The shooting took place just before 11 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, near the intersection of Concord and Dupree streets, according to the Durham Police…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (126+ words) On Monday at 1:45 a.m. the NWS Wilmington NC released an updated beach hazards statement valid between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. for Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover. The NWS informs, "Strong north to south longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (246+ words) A Spring Hope man is facing multiple charges, accused of fleeing the scene of a fatal crash early Saturday that left a 10-year-old dead. The N.C. State Highway Patrol responded to the single-vehicle collision around 1:15 a.m. on N.C. 96 near Doyle Road. Investigators say…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (363+ words) On this day in 1996, Hurricane Fran ripped across the state from Wilmington to Raleigh, smashing houses, scattering cars, knocking down whole forests and killing 37 people — 24 of them Tar Heels. No one who lived through Fran can forget the 100-mph winds…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (119+ words) On Saturday at 6:07 p.m. a severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC in effect until 7 p.m. for Hyde County. Wind gusts of up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail (1 inch) are likely. "At 6:07 p.m., severe thunderstorms were located along…...