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Officer DWI + Believed Attempted Kidnapping + Aid for Western NC

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Happy National Cuban Sandwich Day,

Today I've rounded up news about the officer charged with a DWI in Raleigh, a believed attempted kidnapping, and the bill requiring parental consent for emergency use vaccines. Check out that, events and more below.

Today's weather, 8/23: Humid and partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 90 Low: 77.

Here are the top stories in Raleigh today:

  1. A Wilson police officer was charged with a DWI in Raleigh early on Saturday morning. Marisela Cabello is an officer with the Wilson PD and was arrested by the State Highway Patrol around 1:35 am. Cabello was off duty and was arrested near downtown at the intersection of Peace Street and Capital Boulevard. Officer Cabello has been placed on administrative leave while criminal and internal investigations are conducted. (FOX8)
  2. A woman was taken to a hospital on Saturday afternoon to be treated for stab wounds. The incident happened around 3:45 pm near Creedmoor and Durham roads. Deputies are looking for a suspect and believe that the attack may have been a possible attempted kidnapping. (CBS17)
  3. The law requiring parental consent in order for children to receive emergency use authorization medicines has passed. The measure received almost unanimous support in the Republican-controlled General Assembly. The measure will also allow trained pharmacy technicians and interns to administer COVID-19 or flu vaccines under a pharmacists supervision. (WSOC-TV)
  4. With the North Carolina coast left ravaged by Hurricane Fred, one Raleigh church is doing something to help. Echo Church's members are teaming up with Lt. Governor Mark Robinson's office and collecting donations and supplies for neighbors in the west. Randy Coggins II is calling on church members as well as the greater Raleigh community to pitch in and help. The church intends to deliver donations on Wednesday. (WRAL)
  5. Wake Forest residents gathered in downtown to mourn the death of Aven Moffat, a young boy who fell ill to a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a NC lake. The illness is incredibly rare and between 1962 and 2019, only 148 cases were reported. The Moffat family has raised nearly $200,000 to bring awareness and hopefully help find a prevention and cure. (abc11)

Today in Raleigh

Raleigh Patch Notebook

  • For National Cuban Sandwich Day, the best Cuban I've found in Raleigh so far is from Tropical Picken Chicken. If you think you know a better one, please share because I LOVE a good Cuban.
  • A former Afghanistan ambassador living in Raleigh reflects on the evacuation efforts happening in the area now. (abc11)
  • Check out the City of Raleigh's recap of the GoGreen event featuring a look at GoRaleigh's electric busses. (Facebook)

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Now that you're all caught up, you can start your week fresh. Maybe you decide to try a new Cuban place, maybe you enjoy some yoga, or bluegrass. Whatever you choose to do, enjoy it. Reflecting on all the chaos on the coast, Afghanistan, and the untimely death of Aven Moffat really puts life in perspective. We're so incredibly lucky to be in such a vibrant area with so much to celebrate. I hope you all can start this week with fresh eyes and a positive perspective.

— CJ Fullford

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