Crash closes Capital Boulevard/US 1
***UPDATE: Two of three lanes along northbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 have reopened. The Capital Boulevard/US 1 entrance to Caveness Farms Avenue remains closed. The information below was distributed...
Crash closes southbound Capital Boulevard/US 1
***UPDATE - Two of three lanes along southbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 have reopened. No serious injuries have been reported. The following information was distributed today at 2:43 p.m. A crash...
Tree trimming scheduled to begin Monday along South Main Street/US 1A
Beginning the week of July 24 and continuing into the week of July 31, the Town of Wake Forest will periodically reduce to one lane portions of South Main Street/US 1A daily from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. The...
Raleigh Water repairing water leak along East Roosevelt Avenue
Raleigh Water crews are responding to a water leak along the 300 block of East Roosevelt Avenue. For the safety of work crews, westbound East Roosevelt is closed. A signed detour is in place directing...
Early morning work scheduled Thursday & Friday along Royal Mill Avenue at future The Pines at Wake Forest
On Thursday and Friday, July 13-14, Weaver Cooke Construction, a contractor working at the site of the future The Pines at Wake Forest, 704 Royal Mill Ave., will pour a large volume of concrete from 4...
Don’t be fooled by spam text messages
The Wake Forest Police Department (WFPD) is urging residents to guard against fraud and spam text messages following a reported incident involving a test message offering $10 off the purchase of a...
Candidate filing begins today & continues through July 21, rules for political signs explained
The filing period opens at noon today (Friday, July 7) and continues through noon Friday, July 21, for anyone wishing to run for the Wake Forest Board of Commissioners. The 2023 general election date...
Wake Forest Police investigating shooting along North Allen Road
Wake Forest Police are investigating a shooting involving one juvenile and two adults along North Allen Road. At approximately 10:30 p.m., officers responded to a reported shooting along the 400 block...
Raleigh Water repairing water main along East Roosevelt Avenue
Raleigh Water crews are repairing a water main along the 300 block of East Roosevelt Avenue. For the safety of work crews, westbound Wait Avenue is closed from North Franklin Street to North Taylor...
Police remind residents that most fireworks are illegal in North Carolina
As Americans prepare to celebrate Independence Day, the Wake Forest Police Department is reminding residents that the possession or discharge of most fireworks that explode, spin, fly, jump in the air...
Residents urged to brace for possibility of damaging winds, hail & flash floods
Wake County is one of several counties in central NC under a Level 3, or enhanced, risk for severe thunderstorms later today and tonight. According to the National Weather Service, the storms could...
Wake Forest man arrested & charged with homicide
Wake Forest Police have arrested a local man in connection with an early morning homicide. Today (Thursday, June 22) at 6:15 a.m., police responded to a possible assault along the 500 block of North...