A man in the driver's seat was found suffering from a gunshot wound on Rose Garden Lane. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Man dies after being found shot in car after crash in Durham

WRAL Investigates also looks into new steps lawmakers and parents are taking to protect you from distracted drivers, and tracking a big warm-up on the way and our next shot at showers, plus a preliminary report into what may have caused a plane crash at RDU. Watch WRAL-TV at 6 and search for these and other stories on WRAL.com.

On WRAL at 6: Poe Hall Contamination: NC State accused of removing or destroying evidence of toxic chemicals

Look around and you'll notice it everywhere on the roads - drivers looking down at their phones. Tonight at 6 p.m., what lawmakers and parents are doing to protect the group most at risk in North Carolina - teenage drivers.  

Tonight at 6: It's blamed for more crashes among NC teens than speed and alcohol combined. WRAL Investigates distracted teen driving.

The "Dueling Dinosaurs" exhibit opening this weekend at Raleigh's North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will feature what's believed to be the most complete T. rex skeleton ever discovered.

'Dueling Dinosaurs:' One-of-a-kind dig, laboratory access at Raleigh science museum

DinoLab at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods, so purchasing separate flood insurance is crucial in North Carolina, especially in high-risk areas.

Homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods: How to protect your home in North Carolina

Princeville residents weigh options after Hurricane Matthew

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A motorcycle and van crashed Thursday evening in Apex.

Motorcyclist injured in crash on NC 55 in Apex

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Two women were shot early Saturday morning while driving along NC Highway 55 near I-40 when a suspect(s) shot at them from another car.

Two women shot while driving on NC-55 in Durham

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Durham police are investigating an officer-involved crash on NC-55 in Durham. A man accused of driving while intoxicated was driving the wrong-way on the highway when he crashed into a Durham police officer. (Video credit: Steven Watkins)

Man charged with DWI after crashing into officer on NC-55 in Durham

Durham police officers are investigating an officer-involved crash that happened in the 3800 block of NC Highway 55.

Woman charged with DWI after crashing into Durham police officer on NC-55

Durham police investigating officer-involved crash on NC-55 in Durham

Tuesday shortly before 11 p.m., Durham police officers responded to a shooting at Extended Stay America in Durham.

Deadly shooting at Extended Stay America in Durham leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

Work on the extension of the Triangle Expressway is causing overnight road closures on the NC-55 bypass in Holly Springs.


BABY'S DEATH. POLICE SAY THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND THERE WERE NO OTHER CHILDREN IN THAT HOME. >> WE'RE COUNTY EXTENSION OF THE TRIANGLE EXPRESSWAY IS CAUSING OVERNIGHT ROAD CLOSURES. THE NC. 55 BYPASS IN HOLLY SPRINGS WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN EAST WILLIAM STREET, AN OLD SMITHFIELD ROAD THIS WEEK. SO THE WORK IS HAPPENING FROM 10, 30 AT NIGHT UNTIL 5 IN THE MORNING EACH NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY, ACCESS TO THE EXPRESSWAY WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THESE CLOSURES. THIS IS ALL PART OF COMPLETING 5.40. THAT WILL EVENTUALLY EXTEND THE EXPRESSWAY TO KNIGHTDALE COMPLETING THAT 5.40, OUTER LOOP AROUND THE GREATER RALEIGH AREA. THE FIRST SECTION OF THE PROJECT IS

Complete 540 project closes NC-55

Work on the extension of the Triangle Expressway is causing overnight road closures.

NC-55 bypass in Holly Springs closed this week for construction

The roads will be closed from Jan. 23 through Jan. 25 and are limited to the southern portion of the Complete 540 project.

NCDOT announces temporary overnight road closures along NC 55

Crews are working to widen North Carolina Highway 55 to four lanes.

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS COMMITTED MORE THAN 18.5 BILLION DOLLARS IN SECURITY ASSISTANCE. >> A MAJOR UPGRADE IS COMING TO A BUSY HIGHWAY. WE NOW KNOW THE TIMELINE FOR WIDENING HIGHWAY. 55 IN ANGIER WRAL'S. BRIAN SHRADER IS IN SKY 5 WITH A LOOK AT THE SPECIFICS AND WHEN YOU CAN EXPECT AN EASIER COMMUTE, >> THIS IS HUGE NEWS FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN NORTHERN HARNETT COUNTY HIGHWAY. 55 IS BEING WHITE. THE 4 LANES WE ARE IN SKY 5 OVER ANDREW COULD SEE JUST HOW FAST GROWING THIS AREA IS. A LOT OF PEOPLE ALREADY LIVE HERE AND THERE ARE A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOODS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, BUT HIGHWAY 55 IS JUST TO LANES BETWEEN HERE AND FUQUAY-VARINA. BUT THIS NEW PROJECT IS GOING TO WIDEN TO 4 LANES WITH A MEDIAN ALONG A 4 AND A HALF MILE STRETCH. BUT GETTING AROUND HIGHWAY TO GET AN ANSWER THAT DOT ALSO IS GOING TO GET BUILDING UP, BYPASS A LOCK. AND HERE'S THE WESTERN SIDE CONSTRUCTION ON ALL OF THIS IS SCHEDULED TO START IN THE SPRING OF 2023 AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE FINISHED BY THE END OF 2026, IT'S GOT 5 OVER HART COUNTY. I'M BRIAN SHRADER. WRAL NEWS. >> WELL, THIS PROJECT WILL WIDEN 55 AS FAR NORTH AS THE AREA AROUND THE HOLLAND ROAD INTERSECTION, THE DOT EVENTUALLY PLANS TO WIDEN. 55 ALL THE WAY TO HIGHWAY 42 IN

Highway 55 widening underway in Angier

Two different shootings in two different parts of the city has left neighbors shaken. 



<p>HANDY FOR ANY ALERTS THAT AFFECT YOUR AREA. IT'S FREE IN THE APP STORE. SOME OTHER BREAKING NEWS WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING ALL AFTERNOON IN DURHAM. SHOTS FIRED INTO A RESTAURANT. &gt;&gt; PROMPTING PARTS OF HIGHWAY 55 TO CLOSE DOWN. ERIC MILLER IS LIVE NEAR THE SCENE WITH THE WRAL BREAKING NEWS TRACKER IN ERIC. YOU JUST SPOKE WITH A WITNESS. &gt;&gt; DEBORAH, THAT WE DID AND SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT YOU HEARD OUT HERE, SHOT AFTER SHOT AFTER SHOT RIGHT HERE ON HIGHWAY. 55 NC HIGHWAY. 55 RIGHT NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH I-40 AND INCREDIBLY BUSY CHUNKA ROAD. WE'LL GET YOU RIGHT TO SOME VIDEO FROM THE BREAKING NEWS TRACKER. THIS ALL HAPPENED JUST ABOUT 2 HOURS AGO. DURHAM POLICE HAVE CONFIRMED THE SHOOTING, BUT THEY HAVEN'T SAID HOW MANY VICTIMS WE MAY HAVE IN THIS CASE. WHAT THEIR CONDITIONS MAY OR MAY NOT BE. YOU CAN SEE THERE THE DAMAGE LEFT BEHIND AT LEAST 9 EVIDENCE MARKERS THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF NC. 55 2 WINDOWS HERE AT THE JIMMY'S FAMOUS HOT DOGS COMPLETELY SHATTERED THAT MAN WE SPOKE TO SPOKE WITH, HEARD AND SAW MUCH OF THIS PLAY OUT. HERE'S WHAT HE HAD TO SAY. WHEN SHOTS. &gt;&gt; WHEN THIS DIRECTION ABOUT 10 TO 20 SHOTS. YANG CAME OUT HERE LIVE, YOU KNOW, BUT I KNOW THAT NOW LIVE. &gt;&gt; WE'LL CHECK ON TUESDAY. &gt;&gt; YEAH, TERRIFYING MOMENTS THERE NOW IN THAT VIDEO YOU MAY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THAT BLACK JEEP AT THAT BLACK JEEP THERE. POLICE SAY THAT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING. YOU COULD SEE THE BACK WINDOWS SHOT OUT THAT VEHICLE CAUSING A MULTI-CAR CRASH HERE IN THE JIMMY'S PARKING LOT. WE'RE GOING TO STAY ON TOP OF THIS STORY AS IT CONTINUES TO DEVELOP. WHEN YOU UPDATES AS</p>

Durham police investigate 2 shootings, less than 2 hours apart

Durham restuarant shot into, part of NC-55 shut down 

Two people, including one who had to be extricated, were seriously injured in a four-vehicle crash on Thursday in Wake County.



WE WILL CHECK >>> YOU'RE LOOKING AT A FOUR CAR CRASH THAT SHUT DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN CARY. >> THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO EXTRADITE ONE PERSON FROM THAT CAR RIGHT THERE. YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGE IN THE FRONT. THAT DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. I WAS TOLD THAT ONE CHILD WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. AS FAR AS WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH THAT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. HIGHWAY 55 WILL BE SHUT DOWN

Major crash shuts down part of N.C. Highway 55

A small section of 540 -- from the NC-55 interchange to NC-147 -- will close twice daily for the next few weeks. Expect 10-minute closures of both directions around 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. except on Sundays and during Thanksgiving weekend.

DOT works to extend Louis Stephens Drive under NC 540

Snarled power lines closed N.C. Highway 55 near North Carolina Central University on Wednesday.



Tractor trailer snarls power lines, closing NC 55 near NCCU in Durham

A crash was causing heavy backups on Interstate-40 in Durham on Monday.

