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Free things to do in Raleigh
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (965+ words) Raleigh makes it easy to enjoy a full day out without spending much, with places like Dorothea Dix Park, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Fayetteville Street, and many other places all open to explore for free. The city…...
Study finds PFAS particles evaded testing and contaminated NC water
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (366+ words) A Duke University study has revealed how a previously undetectable form of PFAS pollution moved through Burlington's wastewater system for years, transforming into more toxic chemicals and contaminating drinking water in communities downstream, including Chapel Hill and Pittsboro. Researchers traced…...
District apologizes after 12 students with disabilities left out of Chapel Hill High School yearbook
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (277+ words) Officials with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School system are apologizing after 12 students with disabilities were left out of a high school yearbook." Parent Krista Zelt Caraway made the discovery that portraits of her two students with disabilities did not make…...
City says recent rain lowered demand for Raleigh water
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (206+ words) Raleigh water customers used a little less water last week amid an on-going drought and citywide restrictions. The City of Raleigh said its customers used about 59. 66 gallons of water a day last week, down from 61. 7 million gallons of water a…...
Durham County Sheriff's Office investigate possible weapon at Jordan High School
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (134+ words) WRAL Jordan High School is on lockdown on Tuesday after the Durham County Sheriff's Office said there is a possible weapon on campus. WRAL's Sky 5 is headed to the scene. WRAL News has reached out to Durham Public Schools to…...
1 dead from shooting at Fayetteville homeless encampment
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (135+ words) One person died in a shooting at a homeless encampment in Fayetteville on Monday. Deputies said a woman died at the scene of the shooting in a wooded area at the end of Bureau Drive. Her name was not. .. 1 dead…...
As North Carolina's power demand grows, some see microgrids as part of the solution
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (633+ words) As North Carolina prepares for a surge in electricity demand from data centers, manufacturing and population growth, some energy experts and policymakers are looking at microgrids as a way to improve reliability, reduce strain on the power grid and keep…...
Fayetteville teen arrested on first-degree murder charge in Graystone Drive party shooting
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (166+ words) Fayetteville police have identified a person responsible for a deadly shooting on Sunday. Police said 17-year-old Justice Miller has been arrested and faces first-degree murder charges after he was. .. Fayetteville teen arrested on first-degree murder charge in Graystone Drive party…...
Beware rip current risk: Life guards 'very busy' along North Carolina's beaches
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (188+ words) Those who braved the chance for storms to spend Memorial Day weekend at the beach saw another deterrent -- an elevated risk for rip currrents. "The life guards are very busy," a spokesperson from the National Weather Service office in Wilmington…...
Raleigh police arrest woman after knife assault at Moore Square Bus Station
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (160+ words) Raleigh police arrested a woman accused of assault after an incident at Moore Square bus station early Monday morning. Several police officers and an ambulance were at the station around 6: 00 a. m. Monday before clearing out around 6: 45 a. m. According to the Raleigh Police…...