Category Archives: Triangle/Local
WAKE FOREST: Downtown concert draws questions
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (WPTF) - A downtown street party in Wake Forest is drawing some questions, including from several local businesses. In a post on Facebook, B & W Hardware said it would no longer ...
Jun 11, 2026
RALEIGH: Suspect charged with making bomb at police station
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Raleigh police have made an arrest in connection with a bomb threat at a police station on the north side of the city. Raleigh Police charged Christopher Carnes, 33, with two co...
Jun 10, 2026
UPDATE: Juvenile faces charges in Durham shooting
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) -- A juvenile is now in custody in connection with a Monday afternoon (June 8) homicide in Durham. According to a police press release, just before 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, officers with...
Jun 09, 2026
Durham: One suspect in custody, another at large in Elmira Park armed robbery
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) -- Durham Police arrested one suspect and is seeking a second in connection with an armed robbery that occurred Wednesday (June 3), at Elmira Park in the 500 block of Elmira Avenue...
Jun 08, 2026
Wayne County fugitive caught in Lee County raid.
SANFORD, N.C. (WPTF) - A Wayne County man mistakenly released from jail is back behind bars, after being apprehended in Lee County. According to their Facebook page, on Thursday (June 4), Lee County S...
Jun 06, 2026
Police identify pedestrian killed on Glenwood Ave.
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) -- Raleigh police have identified the pedestrian in a wheelchair who was struck and killed early Thursday (June 4). Around 2:45 am, police responded to a motor vehicle crash invol...
Jun 04, 2026
Arrest made in weekend Wake County stabbing
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) -- The Wake County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man in connection with a weekend stabbing. On Wednesday (June 3), deputies arrested and charged Felipe Soto, 35, with one count ...
Jun 03, 2026
Cary police make arrest in shooting
CARY, N.C. (WPTF) - Cary police have made an arrest in a shooting Tuesday (June 2) Police arrested 20-year-old Noah Carroll of Fuquay-Varina in connection with the shooting off Brickfield Dr. Carroll ...
Jun 03, 2026
Raleigh police release more details in Tuesday attack
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Raleigh police are releasing more details about a fatal shooting Tuesday (June 2), According to a release Officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 100 block of Summit...
Jun 03, 2026
Suspect sought in Oxford Wal-Mart attempted robbery
OXFORD, N.C. (WPTF) -- Some tense moments at the Oxford Wal-Mart. Around 3 o clock Tuesday (June 2), officers were called to the store on Lewis Street on a robbery call involving a suspect using a cro...
Jun 02, 2026