Police News
Wake Forest Police are investigating an overnight shooting in Traditions at Wake Forest.
At approximately 12:15 a.m., officers responded to reports of a person shot in the vicinity of Traditions Grande Boulevard and Grande Water Way. Upon their arrival, officers located one person who...Read more
Weather permitting, Kenneth West, Inc., a contractor working at the future Devon Square Home Community, will reduce to one lane with alternating two-way traffic the portion of St. Catherines Drive from Capital Boulevard/US 1 to Galashiels Place Monday-Friday, Jan. 17-21, from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. each...Read more
Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 18 and continuing through early February, Town crews will periodically reduce to one lane with alternating two-way traffic portions of Jones Farm Road west of Jones Dairy Road daily from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. The periodic lane reductions are necessary to allow crews to safely...Read more
With weather forecasters calling for the possibility of frozen precipitation this weekend, the Town of Wake Forest is fully prepared should wintry weather affect our community.
A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for Wake County from late Saturday night through Sunday evening. Heavy mixed...Read more
With the number of breakthrough COVID cases on the rise due to the Omicron variant, the Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) has suspended live scan fingerprinting service and child safety seat installations until further notice.
In addition, the WFPD is prohibiting public access to the...Read more
Lines of cars queued along both sides of East Holding Avenue are causing traffic delays and disruptions in the vicinity of the Northern Regional Center (NRC), 350 E. Holding Ave., due to increased numbers of residents getting tested for COVID.
To ensure an orderly traffic flow, Town...Read more
Approximately 80 Wake Forest Power customers in the vicinity of North Main Street and West Pine Avenue are without power.
The outage was caused by a fallen tree on power lines.
Electric crews are responding, and power is expected to be restored by 1 p.m.
Also due to the...Read more
After being closed yesterday, all Wake Forest greenways have reopened.
The information below was distributed Monday, Jan. 3, at 10:27 a.m.:
Due to significant flooding and downed trees and limbs along many Wake Forest greenways, the Town of Wake Forest is closing all trails...Read more
From now through early February, Fred Smith Company, a contractor working at the future Legacy at Heritage , will periodically reduce...Read more
All northbound lanes along Capital Boulevard/US 1 have reopened. There were no injuries in today’s incident.
The information below was distributed today at 10:39 a.m.:
Due to an overturned trailer, all lanes of northbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 are closed at Stadium Drive. (see...Read more