The latest news and information around Wake Forest, NC. Basically, just stuff it doesn’t hurt to know.
Last night in Wake Forest there was a shooting by an alleged suspect, Calvin Antonio Mitchell, Jr also known as “Muc.” Mitchell is alleged to have fired multiple shots into a car he selected, not one at random. Luckily nobody was injured in the incident. Wake Forest Police are asking for the public’s assistance in … Read more
Call it what you will but our imagination of a storyteller who engages in “amazing vocal pyrotechnics” is one who belches fire. But then again doing the whole alphabet while belching would be pretty cool as well. The Wake Forest Parks and Recreation Department and United Arts of Raleigh and Wake County are sponsoring a … Read more
Summary Wednesday and Thursday (1-22 and 1-23-2014) were relatively quiet in Wake Forest. A pot bust and nabbing a guy for failing to appear in Franklin County on DWI charges were secondary to the thrilling B&E of a car of a Franklinton guy on N. White Street where he lost his GPS and some legal … Read more
Recently we asked our beloved readers, who we are absolutely in love with, if they would be interested in a free Wake Forest breaking news text alert service we had unceremoniously thought of while taking out the trash. Well you are too late. This service was replaced with the new smartphone apps which are available … Read more
News out of the University of North Carolina system revels that Symone Vanness Brown, 19, is not the brightest bulb in the box. Brown was busted with nearly $13,000 in counterfeit money in her room after authorities were tipped by a local Walgreens on Spring Garden Street in Greensboro she was trying to pass $100 … Read more
Remember the armed serial robber that was causing havoc in the Raleigh area back in September and October? Well he appeared in court today and decided pleading guilty would be the best move. Along with his other armed robberies was the one on October 8, 2013 on the 6200 block of Ridgemount Street in Wake … Read more
Summary It’s been an eventful bunch of days since our last update. The most notable arrest was for fishing without a license. There were a bunch of pot busts, the standard Walmart shoplifting charges and then some miscellaneous stupid stuff. DWI arrests are down but weed citations are up. Wake Forest PD should just open … Read more
For those of us that are transplants from anyplace fours hours north the mention of snow in the Wake Forest area sets off a wave of panic that we find curious. Well the forecast for tonight stands as: Intermittent snow showers and windy this evening. Breaks in the overcast later. Low 17F. Winds NNW at … Read more
Last Friday afternoon I had the opportunity to spend time with the members of the Wake Forest Fire Department and sit down with both officers and crew to talk about life inside the department. I now cover quite a few fire departments around the Wake Forest area and one thing that is universal is the … Read more
Earlier today we reported what a reader had told us about an event last night on East Oak Avenue in Wake Forest. The reader said, “Please find out what happened last night on East Oak Ave. It’s off of North Main near The Border Restaurant (in WaFo.) There was a loud boom around 9 pm. … Read more