4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (552+ words) WPTF Drug dealer gets 35 years in prison RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) – A man prosecutors call a “depraved drug pusher,” has been sentenced to 35 years in a prison. A federal judge sentenced Alexander Sandoval, 29, for trafficking large quantities of fentanyl, meth, and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (227+ words) RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) — A federal jury convicted a Raleigh man after three days of trial on nine counts for fentanyl and five counts for possessing a firearm stemming from his role directing a major fentanyl‑trafficking operation. Isiah Naaquan Weeks was…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (68+ words) WPTF “These couples paid for memories from one of the most important days of their lives. The company failed to deliver them, then failed to obey a court order requiring them to turn them over,” said Attorney General Jeff Jackson....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (122+ words) WPTF Harnett inmate dies after attack by other offenders LILLINGTON, N.C. (WPTF News) — An offender housed at Harnett Correctional Institution died Saturday (August 29) after being assaulted by other offenders. The Lillington Police Department has charged Isaiah McKoy with first degree murder…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1244+ words) By EDDIE PELLS, JIM MUSTIAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press But what really turned Davis into royalty in North Carolina was how tough he was. A legend was born when the linebacker who had already come back from a torn…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (166+ words) RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) — North Carolina Labor Commissioner Luke Farley today announced that no fatal injuries were reported among the state’s mine and quarry workers during the 2025-2026 state fiscal year, marking a significant achievement for workplace safety across the industry. The…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (235+ words) PITTSBORO, N.C. (WPTF) — The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Raleigh man with felony possession of stolen goods and felony obtaining property by false pretenses in connection with the theft of phones from FedEx delivery vehicles in New Hill. Hasaan…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (184+ words) RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) – The Triangle region will be getting a patent and trademark office on N.C. State’s Centennial Campus. Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will open a new Community Engagement Office at…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (298+ words) RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) – Democratic Governor Josh Stein vetoed two bills Monday (Aug. 17), one involving the courts and other surrounding voting rules. Stein has vetoed a bill that would allow the Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court to suspend lower…...