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Michael Carpenter, 27, is facing two counts of first degree statutory rape, according to the Wake County Magistrate's Office.

<b>RALEIGH, N.C.</b> — A Raleigh man was arrested and charged with rape.<br />

Michael Carpenter, 27, is facing two counts of first degree statutory rape, according to the Wake County Magistrate's Office.<br />

Carpenter was being held Wednesday afternoon on $200,000 bail.

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A Durham County restaurant owner has pleaded guilty to the statutory rape of one of his underage employees.

Rougemont restaurant owner a 'monster' says mother of teen employee he raped

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Nash County leaders are responding to a critical state report into the Nash County Department of Social Services. 

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Cary police are investigating two crime scenes on a single property that raised plenty of questions Monday - for neighbors and for law enforcement officers.

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With over 37,000 children in Wake County struggling with food insecurity, Wake County Commissioners voted unanimously to add millions to various strategies to help 

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"This is a stain on Nash County," said commissioner Glen Wilkins, who confirmed that a fired Nash DSS employee was involved in handling Christal Lane's case.

Nash County leaders meet after explosive state report comes out

Tamer El-Tanany, owner of Roma Pizza in Rougemont, will spend at least 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to numerous charges that changed the course of one girl's life in March 2022.

Durham County restaurant owner pleads guilty to 2022 rape of teen employee

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BERLIN (AP) — Humanity still has a chance, close to the last, to prevent the worst of climate change's future harms, a top United Nations panel of scientists said Monday.

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Behind 12 strikeouts from Macie Crutchfield, Southwestern Randolph softball battled back from an early deficit to defeat Eastern Randolph 7-3 on Monday Mar. 20, 2023 

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A homicide case that Fayetteville investigators had looked into for more than a decade reached some closure on Monday.

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The fact that it took 30 years to arrest someone for the rape of a 73-year-old woman is another example, Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman says, that test delays for rape kits are "unacceptable."