Warren County Coverage

Two planes crash hours apart, one person dead

One person died in a plane crash in Orange County early Sunday afternoon. Just hours later, another plane crashed, this time in Warren County.

FAA releases report for Orange County plane crash that left one person dead; no report released for Warren County plane crash

One person is dead after a small plane crashed in Orange County on Sunday. Another plane crash was confirmed in Warren County later in the afternoon by fire crews in the county.

Monica Casey, WRAL Durham reporter & Destinee Patterson, WRAL reporter

3 people charged with 1st degree murder after man found dead, face down in yard

Three people have been charged after a man was shot to death in Warren County earlier this month.

Warren schools sees improvement in school bus inspections

For years, Warren County Schools bus inspection scores failed to meet expectations for the precious cargo on board. In fact, the 76 defect points in 2022 ranked worst among all counties in the WRAL viewing area.

Protecting precious cargo: Warren schools make huge strides in bus safety after years of underperformance

For years, Warren County Schools bus inspection scores failed to meet expectations for the precious cargo on board. In fact, the 76 defect points in 2022 ranked worst among all counties in the WRAL viewing area.

Cullen Browder, WRAL anchor/reporter

Tar Heel Traveler: Sickle cell soap

Our week highlighting craftsmen continues with a soap maker from Warrenton. Many of his soaps are in the shapes of sickle cells, and many of his profits go toward research of sickle cell disease which is what his son suffers from.

Gov. Cooper extends condolences to family of slain Warren County deputy

Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday said Warren County Deputy Jose Deleon died in a car crash while responding to a call over the weekend.

Community mourns the deaths of Warren County deputy, detention officer

The Warren County Sheriff's Office is grieving the loss of two of its members this week.

'I was convinced I was going to die': NC man, witness to wife's murder, takes the stand

Prosecutors and the defense questioned John Alford, a witness to his wife's 2018 murder, on the stand Wednesday in a Warren County courthouse.

Wake County Board of Education appoints new board chair

Mahaffey replaces Keith Sutton as leader. Sutton, representing east Raleigh and farther east, served as chairman for the past two years.

Warren County Schools hires new superintendent

Keith Sutton is the new permanent superintendent of Warren County Schools and, by law, he must resign from as the Wake County Board of Education Chairman once he officially moves out of the county and into Warren County

Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter

Rural Warren County high school among nation's first Space Force programs

Warren County High School is one of only 10 schools in the country to partner with the U.S. Space Force on its new JROTC program.

Warren County High becomes second school in the country to set up Space Force JROTC program

Warren County High School is one of 10 schools in the country to partner with the US Space Force on its new JROTC program.

Keenan Willard, WRAL Eastern North Carolina reporter

Two Warren County schools switch to online learning due to COVID-related staffing shortages

A pair of Warren County schools are switching to remote learning in light of staffing shortages at the schools.

High school graduates celebrating 50th reunion recall going through integration of public schools

A group of high school graduates from Warren County are set to celebrate their 50th class reunion this weekend, and while the world has changed a lot in those five decades, one of the biggest changes for them came while they were still in school.

Keenan Willard, Eastern North Carolina reporter

$82M expansion, 200+ jobs coming to Warren County as Glen Raven expands

Warren County is about to get an economic boost from a Glen Raven expansion project. Here are the details.

David Crabtree gets second vaccination

WRAL News anchor David Crabtree thanks the staff of the Warren County Health Department after receiving his second coronavirus vaccination shot there Thursday.

A tribute to the bluebird pioneer in Warrenton

Warrenton is considered the Bluebird Capital of the World but, sadly, the bluebird pioneer passed away earlier this month.

Body of Warren County woman found after search

The body of a Warren County woman was found after a search conducted by the county sheriff's office.

Lora Lavigne, WRAL reporter

Body of missing Warren County woman found after search

The body of a Warren County woman was found after a search conducted by the county sheriff's office.

Treasure grows underground in Warren County

Tar Heel Traveler Scott Mason takes us to a spot that grows a chef's delight better than just about anywhere in the world.

Silver Alert canceled for missing Warren County man

The N.C. Center for Missing Persons has issued a Silver Alert for a missing endangered man.

Jason O. Boyd, Multiplatform producer

Potential record catfish definitely a whopper of a tale

WRAL's Bryan Mims has a whale of a tale of a potential record-breaking catfish that everyone is talking about.

Orange, Warren schools will stick to online learning when school year begins

Students in Orange County public schools will be learning at home and online for at least the first four weeks of school.

Nia Harden and Lora Lavigne, WRAL reporters & Maggie Brown, WRAL multiplatform producer

Fire in downtown Warrenton damages long-standing building

A fire in downtown Warrenton damaged a building that had been standing in the area since the early 1900s-- causing emotional damage to the citizens and possible further economic toil amid the coronavirus pandemic.