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🌱 Kidnapping Near NCSU + Rex Cancer Center + Torchlight Review

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Happy Fat Tuesday Raleigh!

First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 63 Low: 39.

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Here are the top five stories today in Raleigh:

  1. Two people were targeted in a kidnapping off Gorman Street near South NCSU Campus. One of the targets ran away successfully but the second target was forced into a white Chevrolet. The victim was later found in Durham unharmed. Two men in ski masks were responsible for the kidnapping, one with a semi-automatic handgun. (abc11, WRAL)
  2. A train that was traveling to Raleigh from Charlotte when it collided with a car in Thomasville, killing the driver. The driver of the 2013 Ford Focus has yet to be identified. The train was carrying 54 passengers and 3 crew members. (QueenCityNews)
  3. UNC Rex opened its new state of the art Cancer Center last Tuesday. The new facility is four stories, more than 100,000 square feet, and consolidates multiple locations into one. The UNC Rex Cancer Center was designed with input from patients, families, physicians, nurses, and others. It will also offer a new "Quality of Life Clinic." (abc11)
  4. A Raleigh fire that stemmed from a space heater, completely destroyed a home. The fire was reported around 7:00 pm near East Street. The fire took 60 firefighters nearly 2 hours to extinguish. (CBS17) Another fire occurred as a Louisburg College softball team was headed to a tournament in Alabama. The bus caught fire after heat caused one of the tires to explode. (CBS17)
  5. Monday a state advisory board discussed the fate of Torchlight Academy in the latest in a string of meetings with state charter school officials. The state is still waiting on financials and contractual records. (WRAL) Teachers and families rallied in support of the school. (WRAL)

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Today in Raleigh:

From my notebook:

  • It's Fat Tuesday and John Chavis Memorial Park is hosting a celebration that will have food trucks, music, mask-making and lots of beads. (WRAL)
  • Bond Brothers Beer Company is hosting Wake County Animal Center to introduce you to adoptable dogs in Wake County today from 6:00pm-8:00pm.
  • Tonight Chipotle at Pine Plaza in Apex will be giving 33% of sales to Apex High School Band if you show this flyer.

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