The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire. Sorry could not resist.
On an overcast, cold, and cloudy day last week three vehicles managed to clog up the entrance ramp in front of the Carolina Ale House from Dr. Calvin Jones to U.S. Route 1 South. According to official reports the pickup truck stopped to allow for other traffic merging onto the entrance ramp. Unfortunately the driver … Read more
Recently we made a casual suggestion in this story that maybe on cold, dark, and rainy nights the Wake Forest firefighters and police officers could really benefit from some free hot chocolate while on the scene. And of course the media as well. Well the suggestion picked up some steam and plans are now in … Read more
Being motorcycle riders ourselves, albeit not sports bikes “crotch rockets” we have observed a number of young riders doing some pretty silly things on bikes that wind up with a poor outcome. You can translate that as WTF Dude! Now in the interest of full disclosure, we’ve done some kinda stupid things ourselves. But unlike … Read more
An emergency call went out on Tuesday night for a collision of two trucks at the intersection of Old Falls of Neuse Road and Dr. Calvin Jones Highway. You can listen to the call below. The call went out for Wake Forest Engine 1, Wake Forest Ladder 1, and Wake Forest Battalion 1 to respond. … Read more
The mayoral elections are over so let’s move on to the next most apparent divisive topic in Town, the proposed Wake Forest Fire Department Station 4. The talk and rhetoric about this proposed station have been heated by some and others have had feelings bruised while voices have been raised. And while we are absolutely … Read more
A couple of days ago a driver managed to learn a driving lesson the hard way on Magnolia Forest Court in Wake Forest. The police report says the driver was distracted by a drink her passenger had just spilled in the car. Yea, we’d be a bit distracted and pissed off as well over that. … Read more
We’ve all done it, left food in the microwave for a bit too long. A hot dog nuked for 4 minutes instead of 40 seconds makes for a petrified treat. But if you’ve burned popcorn in the microwave, that’s a smell you can’t get out of your house. That’s exactly the smell that was wafting … Read more
On Saturday afternoon an emergency call went out for what was a vehicle fire near a gas station. That’s not good. You can hear the original call below. It was one of those calls that has the possibility to be a raging inferno. On our way over we imagined the entire gas station in massive … Read more
On Wednesday afternoon around 4 pm the call went out that an accident with injuries had occurred near the intersection of S. Main Street and Capcom Avenue. You can hear the emergency dispatch call below. It was not abundantly clear who was at fault in the accident but the black car you will see below … Read more
Here in beautiful Wake Forest, North Carolina there are a number of people that keep us safe. We have the Wake Forest Police Department, Wake Forest Fire Department, and then there are those Wake County EMS ambulances driving around. Sometimes they feel like an afterthought, the stepchild of emergencies. If you’ve relocated from another part … Read more