Lora Lavigne

3 weeks ago | wral.com | Lora Lavigne

Crews on Monday were responding to a fire at a shopping destination in north Raleigh. At 8 a.m., there was a large response at The Shops at Vintage Village, located in the 9300 block of Durant Road near Garvey Drive in Raleigh. Durant Road was partially blocked outside the shopping center. There were at least two firetrucks with hoses parked inside the shopping area. Raleigh firefighters said the fire, which was limited to one building in the village, took around 15 minutes to extinguish.

3 weeks ago | wral.com | Lora Lavigne

A man was hospitalized Monday following a stabbing at a Garner apartment complex, and two people were taken into custody. Around 4:30 a.m., officers with the Garner Police Department responded to a building at the Bella Sera Villas apartments in the 1400 block of Wickerleaf Way, across the street from the White Oak shopping center. Police said 911 callers reported a man was banging on "random doors" in the building yelling that he had been stabbed.

1 month ago | wral.com | Lora Lavigne

Dreamville organizers on Monday will release the lineup for the popular festival at Dix Park, which will mark its last year in Raleigh next month. Dreamville Festival will return to Raleigh next month, April 5-6, for its fifth and final year. The music lineup is expected to be released at 12 p.m. EST. More than 100,000 festival goers from 20+ countries attended 2024’s event, which was headlined by SZA, 50 cent, Nicki Minaj and Dreamville founder J. Cole. Usher and Drake headlined the 2023 festival.

1 month ago | wral.com | Lora Lavigne

Durham City Council leaders will meet Monday for the first time to discuss its upcoming budget and focus on where tax dollars should be spent. Some Durham residents and organizations are rallying to push for city leaders to expand community safety with the H.E.A.R.T Program, which sends unarmed crisis responders out to some emergency calls. “I think it's been revolutionary, honestly,” said Shanise Renee, People’s Policy and Base-building Coordinator with Durham Beyond Policing.

1 month ago | wral.com | Laura Leslie |Lora Lavigne |Charles Bradley |Jessica Patrick

A state House committee on Wednesday will review a bill inspired by fallen Raleigh police officer Gabriel Torres, who died in the 2022 Hedingham shooting. Torres, 29, who lived in the Hedingham neighborhood, was on his way to work in his personal vehicle when he was shot on Oct. 13, 2022. He was one of five people who died when a 15-year-old gunman opened fire. North Carolina law does not currently extend death benefits to law enforcement officers on their way to or from work.