Maggie Newland

1 week ago | cbs17.com | Maggie Newland

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A Yorkie with one leg amputated and another one badly broken is recovering after someone left him in a box outside the Wake County Animal Center. “They asked us if we could take in a dog. It had been left in a cardboard box in front of the door overnight. It had already a front amputation of its leg and on the same side, the back leg was severely broken,” Kincaid recalled.

2 weeks ago | cbs17.com | Maggie Newland

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A social media page and a selfless donation resulted in a lifesaving gift and a lifelong friendship. CBS 17 first introduced you to a young teenager named Albert Jeffries, better known as Alj, nearly 10 years ago when his life depended on a heart transplant. Now, a decade later, a kidney donation has given Alj a second chance for a second time. Albert Jeffries, of Burlington, NC  of and Mandy Harris, of Pikeville, share a bond that goes beyond friendship.

2 weeks ago | cbs17.com | Maggie Newland

SANFORD, N.C. (WNCN) — It’s baby season at Holly’s Nest Animal Rescue in Sanford, where Byron and Kim Wortham care for dozens and dozens of baby animals. From curious fawns, to playful foxes, to piles of possums. This time of year, they get lots of calls for help. “The most calls are songbirds absolutely and second bunnies,” Kim noted. “They think they’re injured. They think they’re abandoned.”The Worthams say many of the baby animals people worry about aren’t actually in trouble at all.

2 weeks ago | cbs17.com | Maggie Newland

Posted: May 19, 2025 / 05:54 PM EDT Updated: May 19, 2025 / 06:11 PM EDT DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Former president Joe Biden is taking to social media to thank people for supporting him after he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. The cancer has already spread to his bones. CBS 17 spoke with a Duke specialist about prostate cancer and what kind of treatments the former president may receive.

2 weeks ago | wspa.com | Maggie Newland

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) – The excitement of pregnancy turned to shock and then fear for a Lumberton couple after doctors diagnosed their unborn twin sons with a condition that can be deadly. A laser surgery at UNC-Chapel Hill before the boys’ birth saved their lives. Irene and Kevin Howell call their twin sons their miracle babies. “Every day I think about the journey that we have taken to get to where we are,” Irene Howell said.