Garner Coverage

Person with gun reported near middle school

The Garner Police Department said reports of a person with a gun on Broughton Street sent North Garner MIddle School into a code yellow lockdown on Monday.

Police: Incident near North Garner Middle puts school on lockdown

North Garner Middle School went into a lockdown on Monday after authorities said they received reports of someone with a gun near the school.

WRAL staff

Deputies hospitalized during hazmat situation Tuesday in Garner

Two deputies responded to a home in Garner after receiving a call of a person trying to harm themselves. When they arrived, the responding deputies encountered an "unknown chemical smell" while encountering the person.

Willie Daniely, WRAL reporter

East Garner Magnet Middle School to dismiss at 10 a.m. due to water issues

East Garner Magnet Middle is dismissing early Friday at 10 a.m. because the school building is without water due to an accident, the school said.

WRAL staff

Car overturned, another catches fire in Wake County crashes on I-40

A crash on Interstate 40 near the Clayton Bypass caused several lanes of traffic to be closed, resulting in traffic delays Saturday night.

WRAL Staff

Latest I-40 widening work will change intersections on NC 42 in Garner

Some intersections are changing on N.C. Highway 42 near Garner in efforts to improve congestion. The work is part of an ongoing project to widen Interstate 40 from Exit 301 in Raleigh to mile marker 314, past N.C. 42.

Some NC 42 intersections will get new traffic patterns in Garner

Some intersections are changing on N.C. Highway 42 near Garner in efforts to improve congestion. The work is part of an ongoing project to widen Interstate 40 from Exit 301 in Raleigh to mile marker 314, past N.C. 42.

Brett Knese, WRAL reporter

NC-50 widening to ease traffic woes in Garner, new bridge and bike path planned

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is tackling traffic congestion in south Garner, Wake County, with a project to widen NC-50 to four lanes.

Brett Knese, WRAL multimedia journalist

Tractor-trailer fire causes delays on I-40 East near Garner

The tractor-trailer fire happened on I-40 East near Exit 306 (U.S. Highway 70) in Garner.

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Town of Garner, town manager agree to part ways

Garner Town Council and Town Manager Rodney Dickerson agreed to a "mutual separation" Tuesday night.

Garner town manager to step down

Garner officials said the city and Town Manager Rodney Dickerson have agreed to a mutual separation. Dickerson has worked in town government for 26 years and served as Garner's town manager since March of 2016.

WRAL staff

Man charged for peeping on 16-year-old in dressing room

A man from Apex was charged by Garner police for peeping. According to an arrest warrant, the man peeped on a person inside a dressing room at a Garner boutique store. Garner police said the victim is 16 years old.

Shoppers rallied around mom and daughter, man charged with secret peeping at Garner boutique

An Apex man accused of using his phone to record a teenager in a dressing room at a Garner boutique appeared in court Monday.

WRAL staff

2 dead, 1 injured in crash on US-70 West at Auburn Knightdale Road near Garner

Two people were killed in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 70 Business near Garner.

Two killed in head-on crash on US-70 West near Garner

A deadly crash on U.S. Highway 70 Business near Garner has closed down all westbound lanes near Auburn Knightdale Road.

WRAL staff

Garner couple charged with making child porn

Darryl Edwin Foley, 34, and Carmen Delia Foley, 31, are facing multiple charges related to child sex crimes.

WRAL staff

Snerd the Garner groundhog predicts an early spring!

On Friday Snerd the Garner groundhog predicted early spring at White Deer Park in Garner.

Wake DA determines Walmart shooter in Garner acted in self-defense, no charges filed

Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman determined the shooter acted in self-defense. Garner police said the man shot and killed had a BB gun, which looked like a real gun.

WRAL Staff

29-year-old man shot in Garner Walmart parking lot, no charges filed in the case

A 29-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday evening in the parking lot of a Garner Walmart.

Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter

Man charged with sexually battering Food Lion manager in Garner

The arrest warrant said Tucker Chelly Frey, 29, forced himself on the victim and pushed his private parts up against her.

WRAL staff

Events held across central NC for MLK commemorations

From Grant Hill speaking at Duke's MLK commemoration to the town of Garner, people across North Carolina celebrated the legacy of the civil rights leader.

Fire leads to evacuation at Amazon distribution center in Garner

The Garner Fire Department said a cardboard compactor attached to building started the fire.

WRAL staff

Woman crawls through storm debris during Tuesday's storms

A woman in Garner had to crawl out of her home after a tree fell into her office during the height of severe weather on Tuesday. She and her neighbors are cleaning up today, hoping to clear things before another round of storms arrives on Friday.

'It changed me a lot,' 64-year-old Garner woman recovering after pit bull attack

A Garner woman is recovering from a dog attack that occurred Wednesday on Weston Drive.

Carly Haynes, WRAL reporter

Pitbull injures Garner woman after hopping fence

A Garner woman is recovering after being attacked by a pitbull Wednesday on Weston Drive.