What happened, what's confirmed, and what it means for you.https://trianglelocalnc.com/en-ushttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/raleigh-ems-station-5-hargrove-replacement-contract/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/raleigh-ems-station-5-hargrove-replacement-contract/The Hargrove Road station, also called Mini City, is to be rebuilt with three vehicle bays. The county says work is expected to start in January 2027.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:08:00 GMTGovernmenthttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/durham-nccu-procurement-card-audit/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/durham-nccu-procurement-card-audit/Auditors reviewed 477 card transactions totaling $371,645. Chancellor Karrie Dixon agreed with the findings. Remaining fixes are due Dec. 31, 2026.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:18:00 GMTSchoolshttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/nc-state-mugharbil-ploog-out-stanford-friday/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/nc-state-mugharbil-ploog-out-stanford-friday/Coach Dave Doeren said Monday the graduate guard has a significant leg injury and the sophomore tight end has a bad shoulder. NC State (3-3) visits Stanford on Friday at 10:30 p.m. Eastern.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:18:00 GMTSportshttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/wake-county-wcpss-land-exchange-affordable-housing/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/wake-county-wcpss-land-exchange-affordable-housing/The memorandum of understanding with the school system is not a final transfer. Staff still have to appraise the parcels. Both boards would have to vote again, likely before the end of fiscal year 2027.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:18:00 GMTGovernmenthttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/durham-lake-michie-severe-drought-stage-2/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/durham-lake-michie-severe-drought-stage-2/City reservoirs were 37% full as of Sunday. Stage 2 water rules have been in effect since June 15. Parks staff shut the marina on June 5 until the lake is high enough to use safely.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:15:00 GMTGovernmenthttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/raleigh-pearl-road-rock-quarry-closed-barwell/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/raleigh-pearl-road-rock-quarry-closed-barwell/The city shut the crossing Monday so contractors can line Pearl Road up with Barwell Road. Drivers are sent to the other Pearl Road meeting with Rock Quarry, near Granite Quarry Drive.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:10:00 GMTTraffic & Weatherhttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/raleigh-chuck-amato-former-nc-state-coach-dies/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/raleigh-chuck-amato-former-nc-state-coach-dies/University athletics said he died early Monday at his Raleigh home. Brown-Wynne later posted that a service is planned at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral. A date has not been set.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:12:00 GMTSportshttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/durham-fayetteville-va-q4-2026-repair-projects/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/durham-fayetteville-va-q4-2026-repair-projects/The department's Oct. 14 project list names work at both medical centers. It does not say how much money each hospital would receive.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:09:00 GMTCommunityhttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/wake-county-wake-tech-149-million-bond-nov-3-2026/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/wake-county-wake-tech-149-million-bond-nov-3-2026/The official ballot estimates 90 cents a year per $100,000 of tax value. The college lists training labs, Southern Wake renovations, and campus systems as the uses.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:08:00 GMTSchoolshttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/durham-hedgepeth-trial-judge-strikes-sbi-dna-remark/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/durham-hedgepeth-trial-judge-strikes-sbi-dna-remark/Prosecutors finished Monday after 23 witnesses. An SBI agent told jurors a note image he had tied to the defendant was a picture that had circulated online. Court resumes Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Miguel Salguero-Olivares is presumed innocent.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:34:00 GMTCourtshttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/durham-nc147-flat-tire-fatal-crash-oct-18/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/durham-nc147-flat-tire-fatal-crash-oct-18/Officers were called to the southbound Durham Freeway near Fayetteville Street about 10 p.m. Sunday. Police have not released the man's name. The vehicle that hit him has not been identified.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:33:00 GMTPublic Safetyhttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/triangle-mens-basketball-nc-state-unc-exhibitions-oct-18/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/triangle-mens-basketball-nc-state-unc-exhibitions-oct-18/NC State closed on a 12-2 run after Mississippi State led 71-65 with 2:50 left. Indiana led 41-29 at half and outrebounded UNC 53-31. Neither exhibition counts in the standings.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:20:00 GMTSportshttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/angier-nc210-old-stage-van-crash/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/angier-nc210-old-stage-van-crash/ABC11, citing troopers, said Joseph King will be charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle. WRAL reported the same charge and said Durham police confirmed he is a corporal.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:12:00 GMTPublic Safetyhttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/johnston-four-oaks-us701-work-bus-suv-crash/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/johnston-four-oaks-us701-work-bus-suv-crash/The crash was reported around 6:35 a.m. Monday near Keen Road in the Four Oaks area. Troopers said a northbound SUV tried to pass another vehicle and hit the bus. Accounts differ on whether anyone on the bus was hurt.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:11:00 GMTPublic Safetyhttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/fayetteville-yadkin-road-shooting-one-dead/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/fayetteville-yadkin-road-shooting-one-dead/Officers were called to a shots-fired report around 4:41 a.m. Monday. One man died. Two other people were taken to a hospital. No suspect has been named.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:10:00 GMTPublic Safetyhttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/panthers-beat-eagles-25-14-week-6/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/panthers-beat-eagles-25-14-week-6/The Panthers won 25-14 on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. Tight end Tommy Tremble scored twice. Carolina is 3-2. Scoring is from the team's Week 6 game center and NFL.com.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:18:00 GMTSportshttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/triangle-acc-volleyball-duke-unc-nc-state-oct-18/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/triangle-acc-volleyball-duke-unc-nc-state-oct-18/Duke won 3-2 at Notre Dame on Sunday. No. 23 UNC lost 3-0 at No. 3 Louisville. NC State lost 1-3 at No. 16 Stanford. NC State men's soccer tied California 2-2.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:15:00 GMTSportshttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/raleigh-s-line-550-million-federal-funding/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/raleigh-s-line-550-million-federal-funding/Governor Josh Stein and NCDOT joined the Federal Railroad Administration on Oct. 15 at the Durant Road grade separation. The money is Federal-State Partnership funding for the Raleigh-to-Richmond S-Line program.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:12:00 GMTGovernmenthttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/durham-bloomberg-housing-initiative-expand-choices/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/durham-bloomberg-housing-initiative-expand-choices/The city said it is one of 30 municipalities chosen for a Bloomberg Philanthropies housing program. Durham is using the support to expand accessory dwelling units. The city's page does not list a dollar amount for Durham.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:10:00 GMTGovernmenthttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/raleigh-roxboro-officer-downey-glenwood-south-charges/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/raleigh-roxboro-officer-downey-glenwood-south-charges/Joseph Downey Jr., 32, faces two misdemeanor charges after an alleged altercation at a Glenwood South bar. Roxboro police placed him on administrative leave.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:14:00 GMTPublic Safetyhttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/raleigh-blue-ridge-road-underpass-state-audit/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/raleigh-blue-ridge-road-underpass-state-audit/The state auditor said Friday the NCDOT project near the State Fairgrounds was due in 2023. The current estimate is spring 2027. Funding rose from $50.7 million to $71.6 million.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 14:15:00 GMTGovernmenthttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/durham-unc-beats-duke-24-20/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/durham-unc-beats-duke-24-20/North Carolina won 24-20 at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham on Saturday. Jaylen McGill scored on a 24-yard run with 1:53 left. UNC is 4-2 (2-1 ACC). Duke is 4-2 (1-2).Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:22:00 GMTSportshttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/buies-creek-campbell-beats-towson-24-20/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/buies-creek-campbell-beats-towson-24-20/Campbell won 24-20 at Barker-Lane Stadium in Buies Creek on Saturday. De'Von Thomas ran for two touchdowns. The Camels are 6-1 (3-0 CAA) and play at Maine next Saturday.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:21:00 GMTSportshttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/triangle-high-school-football-week-9-friday-finals/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/triangle-high-school-football-week-9-friday-finals/Middle Creek beat Cardinal Gibbons 27-21. A MaxPreps Week 9 preview had listed Gibbons No. 8 in the state. Broughton won 42-41 at Wakefield. Scores are from High School On SI and NCFootballNews, checked against each other.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 14:25:00 GMTSportshttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/smithfield-vasquez-perez-guilty-lyon-crosswalk-death/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/smithfield-vasquez-perez-guilty-lyon-crosswalk-death/A judge found Selvin Adelso Vasquez-Perez, 20, of Seven Springs, guilty of misdemeanor death by motor vehicle after a Wednesday bench trial, the Johnston County District Attorney's Office said Friday.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 14:20:00 GMTCourtshttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/raleigh-saturday-rain-cooldown-after-record-highs/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/raleigh-saturday-rain-cooldown-after-record-highs/Update, Monday morning: Raleigh recorded 0.73 inches of rain Saturday. Sunday was dry. The weather service now expects a cool, dry week, with no rain in the forecast.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:02:00 GMTEvents and weatherhttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/raleigh-oberlin-library-bed-bugs-returned-materials/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/raleigh-oberlin-library-bed-bugs-returned-materials/Wake County Public Libraries said Friday it is aware of bed bugs in returned materials at Oberlin Regional Library. Affected items were removed from circulation. The county said library services continue.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTGovernmenthttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/durham-break-ins-guns-five-charged/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/durham-break-ins-guns-five-charged/Durham police say three juveniles now face more than 100 charges from Oct. 1-7 break-ins at 10 locations. Treyveyon Cox, 21, and Telisha Hall-Cox, 50, were already charged.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:52:00 GMTPublic Safetyhttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/raleigh-marshall-street-stabbing-detrick-hall-charged/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/raleigh-marshall-street-stabbing-detrick-hall-charged/Raleigh police say officers found a person stabbed in the neck in the Mordecai neighborhood around 9:50 p.m. Thursday. The victim is in the hospital with serious injuries.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:52:00 GMTPublic Safetyhttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/greenville-ecu-falls-at-uab-overtime-30-17/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/greenville-ecu-falls-at-uab-overtime-30-17/UAB won 30-17 in overtime Thursday night at Protective Stadium in Birmingham. ECU is 3-3 (1-1 American). UAB is 4-3 (2-1). The Pirates play at Memphis next Thursday.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:10:00 GMTSportshttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/fayetteville-jack-britt-beats-overhills-24-20/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/fayetteville-jack-britt-beats-overhills-24-20/Jack Britt won 24-20 at Overhills in Spring Lake on Thursday, according to the MaxPreps scoreboard. Both teams are listed at 3-5 after the game.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:05:00 GMTSportshttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/hope-mills-bharrat-attempted-murder/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/hope-mills-bharrat-attempted-murder/Hope Mills police say the hit-and-run happened on Dove Drive near Hunting Ridge Road around 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 13. Bharrat, 72, is held with no bond; court is Nov. 3.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:50:00 GMTPublic Safetyhttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/garner-southeast-regional-library-closed-roof-nov-2/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/garner-southeast-regional-library-closed-roof-nov-2/Wake County says the Garner library is closed until Nov. 2 for roof replacement. The News & Observer reported workers said fumes made staff sick, and a county spokesperson said officials closed it after fumes persisted.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:55:00 GMTGovernmenthttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/raleigh-record-high-90-october-14/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/raleigh-record-high-90-october-14/The National Weather Service said Raleigh reached 88 degrees on Oct. 16, breaking the daily record of 86 from 1897. That follows Thursday's record of 89 and Wednesday's record of 90. Rain and a sharp cooldown are forecast for Saturday.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:50:00 GMTEvents and weatherhttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/franklinton-whaley-murder-charge/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/franklinton-whaley-murder-charge/Arrest warrants accuse Whaley, 35, of killing Crudup at a home on Lane Store Road. Sheriff Kevin White called her a mother of two, a caregiver and a teacher. When and how she was killed has not been released.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:50:00 GMTPublic Safetyhttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/pittsboro-daycare-worker-new-charges/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/pittsboro-daycare-worker-new-charges/Violetta Wolovich, 25, now faces 18 misdemeanor child abuse counts tied to Amazing Explorers Academy at Chatham Park. Outlets disagree on her bond and whether she was held or released after Wednesday's court appearance.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:50:00 GMTPublic Safetyhttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/orange-county-tax-amendment-resolution-oct-2026/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/orange-county-tax-amendment-resolution-oct-2026/The board acted at its Oct. 13 work session. One amendment would cut the state income-tax cap from 7% to 3.5%. The other would require limits on local property-tax revenue growth. Voters decide Nov. 3. Early voting starts Oct. 15.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:04:00 GMTGovernmenthttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/chapel-hill-carrboro-police-services-proposal/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/chapel-hill-carrboro-police-services-proposal/Chapel Hill's news page and Carrboro's Oct. 14 release say the towns are studying a shared police model. Any lasting deal would need public discussion and votes by both councils. No agreement has been approved.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:02:00 GMTGovernmenthttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/raleigh-nc-state-fair-opens-thursday-oct-15/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/raleigh-nc-state-fair-opens-thursday-oct-15/Thursday is College Day. Visitors have to buy a ticket and be inside by 9:45 p.m. Parking on the fairgrounds and Carter-Finley property is free, and two off-site lots run free shuttles.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTEvents and weatherhttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/durham-fleming-mikel-johnson-murder-charge/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/durham-fleming-mikel-johnson-murder-charge/Alicia Nicole Fleming, 25, of Williamston is charged with second-degree murder and held without bail. Patricia Ayers's charges in the same case were dismissed last month, court records show.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:47:00 GMTPublic Safetyhttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/campbell-beats-francis-marion-exhibition-91-80/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/campbell-beats-francis-marion-exhibition-91-80/The Camels won 91-80 at Gore Arena on Tuesday night. Official records list both teams at 0-0. The game was an exhibition and does not count in the standings.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMTSportshttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/wake-county-wendell-fire-tax-district-womens-shelter/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/wake-county-wendell-fire-tax-district-womens-shelter/The votes were at the Oct. 5 meeting; the county posted the highlights Oct. 13. The fire-tax change takes effect June 30, 2027. Commissioners voted 5-2 to buy a $4.1 million Bramer Drive property in Raleigh for a non-congregate women's shelter.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:45:00 GMTGovernmenthttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/wake-i40-cocaine-trafficking-arrests/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/wake-i40-cocaine-trafficking-arrests/Deputies say they stopped Jacob Ramos, 23, on I-40 near Aviation Parkway on Oct. 7 and found cocaine and a gun in the car, then more cocaine at his home. He and Juan Valderrama-Beltran, 29, are held on $1 million bond.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:20:00 GMTPublic Safetyhttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/granville-tar-river-road-homicide/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/granville-tar-river-road-homicide/Granville County deputies say a 40-year-old man died after a gunshot wound early Sunday in the Tar River Road area near Oxford. The homicide investigation is ongoing. No name, motive or arrest has been released.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:55:00 GMTPublic Safetyhttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/johnston-county-us70-wrong-way-crash-vacuum-truck/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/johnston-county-us70-wrong-way-crash-vacuum-truck/The Highway Patrol said an SUV going west in the eastbound lanes of U.S. 70 hit a commercial vacuum truck early Monday between Selma and Wilson's Mills. The SUV driver died at the scene and has not been named.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:55:00 GMTPublic Safetyhttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/raleigh-2026-housing-transportation-bonds-nov-3/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/raleigh-2026-housing-transportation-bonds-nov-3/The city says the two separate questions total $203 million and would not raise property taxes. Housing and transportation each ask for $101.5 million.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:20:00 GMTGovernmenthttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/wake-county-wcpss-680-million-school-bond-nov-3-2026/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/wake-county-wcpss-680-million-school-bond-nov-3-2026/Update, Monday: The official ballot estimates $4.10 a year per $100,000 of tax value. The district says the bonds, plus $152.3 million in county cash, would fund about $832.3 million in school capital work for fiscal years 2028 and 2029.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:12:00 GMTSchoolshttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/durham-harris-teeter-guard-shooting/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/durham-harris-teeter-guard-shooting/Durham police say security guard Abellard Pierre, 35, is charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, and Leander Williams, 33, the man he shot at a Harris Teeter on N.C. Highway 54 on Oct. 11, is charged with common law robbery.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:16:00 GMTPublic Safetyhttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/fayetteville-gillespie-ebike-fatal/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/fayetteville-gillespie-ebike-fatal/Investigators say the SUV was southbound on Gillespie near Vinland Drive and tried to avoid the e-bike before the collision just before 8 p.m. Monday. The rider died at the scene. No charges have been filed.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:16:00 GMTPublic Safetyhttps://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/triangle-sunday-storms-tornadoes-nws-reports-oct-11/https://trianglelocalnc.com/news/2026/10/triangle-sunday-storms-tornadoes-nws-reports-oct-11/Monday surveys also rated an EF-0 tornado in Clayton and a brief EF-0 near Harrells. Fayetteville and the Jordan Lake area had no final rating posted as of Monday evening.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:13:00 GMTEvents and weather