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The Town of Wake Forest is partnering with Wake County to host “Clearing the Air: Navigating COVID-19, Tobacco Cessation & Vaping Realities” Thursday, Feb. 15, from 6-7 p.m. at the Wake Forest...

The long-awaited, much anticipated opening of the Holding Park Inclusive Playground, 133 W. Owen Ave., will occur Saturday, March 2, at 7 a.m. The playground will be open daily from dawn to dusk. Due...

Wake Forest Police have arrested a local man in connection with two overnight stabbings. On Tuesday at 11:59 p.m., police responded to a reported stabbing along the 3100 block of Polanski Drive. Upon...

Raleigh Water will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic a portion of the 800 block of Jones Dairy Road (between Minna Road and Willowlawn Drive) from 6 p.m. tonight (Tuesday, Feb. 13)...

Forest Fest returns to downtown Wake Forest on Saturday, April 20, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Presented by Wake Forest Downtown, Inc. (WFD), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to champion the economic...

In December 2023, the Town of Wake Forest purchased 8.3 acres of land adjacent to Devon Square and E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road. On February 21 and March 2, the Wake Forest Parks...

Wake Forest Police are asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the individuals shown in the attached surveillance images. The subjects are wanted for questioning in connection with...

A two-vehicle crash is causing significant delays along northbound Capital Boulevard/US 1 near Caveness Farms Avenue. Motorists are urged to avoid the area and use an alternate route. There is no word...

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department is partnering withPlay4Life Comics to host a Comic Book & Toy Expo Saturday, March 16, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Flaherty Park...

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department is partnering with Wake Forest native Ronald “Skip” Parker to host a “Black History Expo” Saturday, Feb. 10, from noon-4 p.m. at the...

From February 8-22, Bartholomew Paving, Inc. will reduce to one lane with intermittent two-way traffic the portion of Wait Avenue/NC 98 from Middlegame Way/Bowling Forest to Shenandoah Farm Road daily...

***UPDATE - Lucas Lopes has been located, and he is safe. The information below was distributed February 5 at 2:06 p.m. The Wake Forest Police Department is requesting the public’s help locating Lucas...