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2 weeks ago | 
cbs17.com | Cole Sams
N.C. Department of Transportation Posted: May 20, 2025 / 01:59 PM EDT Updated: May 20, 2025 / 01:59 PM EDT RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – The N.C. Department of Transportation Transitional Work Pilot program is making strides in helping people who used to be incarcerated get a job.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbs17.com | Cole Sams
Posted: May 20, 2025 / 01:21 PM EDT Updated: May 20, 2025 / 01:46 PM EDT RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – Wake County is prioritizing the health and safety of their swimmers during the summer months. Fron now through Labor Day weekend, the County will be testing water at local lakes and recreational areas weekly for bacteria.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Cole Sams
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – The N.C. Department of Transportation Transitional Work Pilot program is making strides in helping people who used to be incarcerated get a job. Through the state reentry program, former inmates are able to secure jobs on transportation work crews and get identification cards to access housing and healthcare.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbs17.com | Cole Sams
(Pittsboro PD/Facebook) Posted: May 19, 2025 / 01:36 PM EDT Updated: May 19, 2025 / 01:36 PM EDT PITTSBORO, N.C. (WNCN) — A pedestrian was struck and died on Monday morning in Pittsboro, police said.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbs17.com | Cole Sams
This photo taken Dec. 15, 2017, shows Duke University Hospital, which is part of the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C. (AP Photo/Emery P.
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3 weeks ago | 
wnct.com | Cole Sams |Keaton Eberly
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) – A busy Durham interstate has reopened after being partially closed following a pair of massive crashes early Tuesday morning. One crash occurred on the northbound lanes of Interstate 85 near E. Club Boulevard in Durham. In a statement, Durham police said the northbound and southbound lanes were experiencing “heavy standing water” from the recent storm. As a result, this caused several vehicle collisions.
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3 weeks ago | 
myfox8.com | Cole Sams |Keaton Eberly
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) – A busy Durham interstate has reopened after being partially closed following a pair of massive crashes early Tuesday morning. One crash occurred on the northbound lanes of Interstate 85 near E. Club Boulevard in Durham. In a statement, Durham police said the northbound and southbound lanes were experiencing “heavy standing water” from the recent storm. As a result, this caused several vehicle collisions.
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3 weeks ago | 
cbs17.com | Matthew Sockol |Cole Sams
WENDELL, N.C. (WNCN) — The Department of Public Instruction regional director for central North Carolina was arrested Monday for allegedly driving under the influence, a warrant shows. Matthew Craig Hoskins, 45, of Wake Forest, is charged with driving while impaired, driving with an open container of alcohol after drinking and driving left of center, according to a warrant filed by the Wendell Police Department. According to the warrant, the incident happened on Wendell Boulevard.
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3 weeks ago | 
cbs17.com | Cole Sams
Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Posted: May 13, 2025 / 12:48 PM EDT Updated: May 13, 2025 / 12:48 PM EDT PITTSBORO, N.C. (WNCN) – After receiving several reports of a phone scam in which the caller impersonates a deputy and falsely claims to be serving legal papers, the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office is warning the community to be on notice. According to the sheriff’s office, the scammer uses caller ID spoofing to make it seem like it is a call from law enforcement. Victims have reported...
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3 weeks ago | 
cbs17.com | Cole Sams |Keaton Eberly
Note: The accompanying video explains the difference between Schedule drug categories. RAEFORD, N.C. (WNCN) – A 59-year-old man is facing numerous charges after deputies found illegal drugs and multiple firearms inside his home, the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release on Tuesday. According to the sheriff’s office, investigators executed a search warrant on Thursday at a home located along the 1000 block of N. Shannon Road in Shannon.
