Powerball jackpot climbs to estimated $675M
A lottery official says the estimated prize for this weekend’s Powerball drawing is the largest jackpot of any lottery game in U.S. history.
17-year-old shot at Durham basketball court, man shot during home invasion
Durham Police said Thursday that one of the victims injured in two separate shootings Wednesday night in Durham was a 17-year-old male.
McCrory held private meeting with Duke Energy leaders
Gov. Pat McCrory met June 1 with Duke Energy leaders.
Winston-Salem officer shot by Raleigh man released from hospital
A Winston-Salem police officer has been released from the hospital, two days after he was shot multiple times during a struggle with a motor…
Popular Raleigh chef calls out thief on social media
A popular local chef is outraged after someone broke into one of her facilities and stole a hard-wood cooker.
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Woman shot near downtown Raleigh, police say
A 53-year-old woman was taken to WakeMed early Thursday morning after being shot at S. East and Bragg streets, Raleigh Police confirmed.
Macy’s in Cary among 40 stores closing
NEW YORK (AP) — Macy’s is cutting thousands of jobs after disappointing holiday sales. The Cincinnati-based department store chain says sale…
Cary man kept mom’s dead body on ice in tub, warrants say
CARY, N.C. (WNCN) – A Cary man kept his dead mother’s body on ice for almost a week before killing his girlfriend, search warrants show. On …
Durham leaders to meet on violent crime concerns
The Durham mayor, police chief and sheriff will meet Thursday to discuss solutions to reduce violent crime in the city.
All 17 miners safe after being stuck in elevator at New York salt mine
Seventeen miners are safe after being stuck in an elevator 900 feet underground at a central New York salt mine Thursday morning.
Cary man gets 25-to-life in Bronx toddler’s murder
A North Carolina man has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the Easter 2006 shooting death of a 2-year-old boy in the Bronx.
Deputies: Elderly woman sexually assaulted by NC nursing home employee
A 60-year-old employee at a nursing home in Union County is being charged after investigators say he sexually assaulted an elderly woman who…
Florida couple hog-tied daughter with zip ties, kept her in playhouse, deputies say
A Sarasota couple is jailed on felony child abuse charges after deputies say their 12-year-old daughter showed up at a neighbor’s house with…
2 years later, NC family remembers teen killed by police officer
It has been two years since Mark Wilsey and his daughter Chelsea lost their son and brother, Keith Vidal. Vidal was 18 when he was shot and …
California dad calls daughter’s patdown at RDU ‘uncomfortable’ and ‘inappropriate’
A San Diego father is upset by the way TSA agents searched his 10-year-old daughter at Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
2 injured in NC school bus crash
Seven students were on a school bus during a wreck in east Charlotte Thursday morning, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials say.
French officials: Man with knife shot dead at police station
French officials say a man armed with a knife was shot to death by officers at a police station in northern Paris.
Man shot during Durham home invasion, another man shot on basketball court, police say
Two people were shot in Durham – including during a home invasion — within about 30 minutes on Wednesday night, police said.
Check your lottery tickets: Millions go unclaimed in North Carolina
$27.7 million in prizes went unclaimed in fiscal year 2015. The year before, unclaimed prizes totaled $28.1 million.
Toddler boy mauled by dogs in Raleigh goes home from hospital
Ryder Wells returned to his family’s North Carolina home Tuesday for the first time since he was attacked by two Rottweilers the day after T…
100+ women sexually assaulted in German city on New Year’s Eve, refugee debate continues
Events in Cologne, involving a crowd of a thousand men described as being of Arab or North African origin, have shaken Germany and added fue…
Duke coasts past Wake Forest, 91-75
Freshman Luke Kennard added 23 points, Marshall Plumlee finished with a career-high 18, and Brandon Ingram had 17 for the Blue Devils (13-2,…
NC pair face child abuse charges after girl burned on back and legs
Two people have been charged after a young girl suffered burns on her lower back and legs, the Moore County Sheriff’s Office said.
Ex-NC teacher charged with sex offense with female student
27-year-old Ryan Garrott was indicted Monday on one count of sex offense with a Manteo High School student.
NC dad charged with murder in 3-year-old son’s death
Matthew Branden Ellington, 25, has been charged with murder and felony child abuse inflicting serious injury.
