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• 4 days ago

  NCDOT_I40

  RT @NCDOT_Asheville: Heads up, Asheville drivers! ⚠️ I-40 westbound is closed near Exit 44 (US 23/74, Smokey Park Hwy) due to a vehicle cr…

40 West NC News Reports

• Bald eagle drops cat through driver's windshield on North Carolina highway

  • North Carolina
  • -us-70

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Nov 21, 2025 04:11am
  SWAIN COUNTY, N.C. -- A driver in rural North Carolina was left in shock when a bald eagle dropped a cat onto her car's windshield, leaving a massive hole. The woman was not injured but understandably ... Read More

• North Carolina jury convicts man in record meth case

  • North Carolina
  • Cherokee Dr

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Nov 20, 2025 8:36pm
  Jurors found 53-year-old Lars Prentice Johnson guilty on November 20 of high-level manufacturing of methamphetamine, trafficking by possessing methamphetamine, and trafficking by manufacturing ... Read More

• Turkey truck crashes on North Carolina freeway; several birds survive

  • North Carolina
  • Ramp

  • source: Bing
  • 8 views
  • Nov 20, 2025 5:24pm
  A truck hauling live turkeys overturned on an I-77 ramp in Charlotte, North Carolina. About half survived - including three found hours later, all rescued safely. Read More

• North Carolina man dies after head-on collision in Burlington, officers say

  • North Carolina
  • Winston Salem

  • source: Bing / WXII 12 News on MSN
  • 5 views
  • Nov 20, 2025 4:33pm
  

  A man has died after a crash in the Triad, according to officers with the Burlington Police Department. On Sept. 17, officers said they responded to the intersection of E. Webb Avenue and Flanner ... Read More

• Highway 70 construction shifts traffic to new ramps, avoiding holiday travel disruption

  • North Carolina
  • US 70

  • source: Bing
  • 5 views
  • Nov 20, 2025 2:25pm
  70

  An update tonight on Highway 70 in James City additional closures and detours are coming as engineers began construction of the Taberna way interchange bridge. Read More

• Update: Traffic slowly moving again after 18-wheeler crash on I-95 in Hardeeville

  • North Carolina
  • I95

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Nov 20, 2025 1:23pm
  A traffic accident involving two 18-wheelers in Hardeeville could delay traffic for the next six hours, according to a release from law enforcement. Read More

• I-40 Trash Pile Finally Cleared

  • North Carolina
  • Magnolia
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 8 views
  • Nov 20, 2025 12:39pm
  40

  A large, foul-smelling pile of garbage that sat in the middle of Interstate 40 for a week was finally removed Thursday, ending days of complaints from frustrated drivers. The debris had been en route ... Read More

• U.S. 64 in Wendell reopens after driver found shot in the head

  • North Carolina
  • US 64

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Nov 20, 2025 12:03pm
  64

  Drivers can expect traffic delays on U.S. 64 in Wendell on Thursday morning after a man was shot in his car, the Wake County Sheriff's Office reported. Read More

• Eagle drops cat through car windshield along North Carolina highway

  • North Carolina
  • US Highway 52

  • source: Bing
  • 6 views
  • Nov 20, 2025 11:12am
  52

  A cat crashed through the windshield of a car in North Carolina after an eagle dropped it from the sky. This happened on Highway 74 in Swain County about 8:15 a.m. Wednesday. The driver of the vehicle ... Read More

• Does North Carolina have more car wrecks in the winter? More than many in U.S.

  • North Carolina
  • Drive

  • source: Bing
  • 8 views
  • Nov 20, 2025 10:10am
  A new study ranks North Carolina fifth in the nation for the largest increase in vehicle crash rates from fall to winter. The state experiences a 41% increase in crashes during winter, attributed to ... Read More

• Tractor-trailer hauling live turkeys crashes on I-77 in North Carolina, shutting down exit ramp

  • North Carolina
  • I-77 Near Olin

  • source: Bing
  • 8 views
  • Nov 20, 2025 10:10am
  77

  A tractor-trailer carrying live turkeys crashed on I-77 in North Carolina near Exit 16B around 4 a.m., blocking the ramp as crews clear the scene. CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A ramp on Interstate 77 is blocked ... Read More

• Tractor trailer carrying live turkeys crashes on I-77 ramp in North Carolina

  • North Carolina
  • I77

  • source: Bing
  • 7 views
  • Nov 20, 2025 09:49am
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A ramp on Interstate 77 is blocked Thursday morning after a tractor trailer carrying live turkeys crashed. It happened around 4:10 a.m. near the ramp for Exit 16B for Sunset ... Read More

• Driver arrested in crash that killed 3 North Carolina high school football players

  • North Carolina
  • N

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Nov 20, 2025 06:53am
  In a news release sent Wednesday evening, police said Monroe has been released from the hospital and has been taken arrested and formally charged with three counts of involuntary manslaughter, ... Read More

• 16-year-old charged with murder in alleged DWI crash that killed 14-year-old bicyclist in North Carolina

  • North Carolina
  • NC-16

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Nov 20, 2025 06:48am
  The Holly Spring High School student charged with driving under the influence in a crash that killed a classmate last month was indicted on the charge of second-degree murder Tuesday, records show. Read More

• Westbound lanes of Interstate 40 closed in Guilford County

  • North Carolina
  • I-40

  • source: Bing
  • 5 views
  • Nov 20, 2025 06:41am
  40

  The westbound lanes of Interstate 40 in Guilford County have been blocked since about 10:15 a.m. around Exit 210 near the airport ... Read More

• Highway Patrol: Woman killed in Boiling Springs wreck

  • North Carolina
  • Turnersburg Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 10 views
  • Nov 20, 2025 06:26am
  A Mooresboro woman was killed in a single vehicle wreck Nov. 18, according to North Carolina Highway Patrol. Trooper Robert Rogers said the incident happened at approximately 3:56 p.m. on Sandy Run ... Read More

• Large police presence on US-64 in Wake Co; right lane closes

  • North Carolina
  • Wendell
  • US 64

  • source: Bing
  • 6 views
  • Nov 20, 2025 05:19am
  64

  The right lane is closed past Exit 432 (Lizard Lick Road). This has caused major traffic backup. Read More

• Sheriff's office investigating shooting on US 64 near Lizard Lick Road

  • North Carolina
  • US 64 W

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Nov 20, 2025 04:34am
  64

  A shooting investigation closed U.S. Highway 64 West in Wake County near the intersection of Lizard Lick Road, according to Wake County deputies. When deputies arrived to the scene, they found a man ... Read More

• Man shot on Wake County highway hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, sheriff's office says

  • North Carolina
  • 64 US Highway 64 E A

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Nov 20, 2025 04:27am
  A major highway is closed early Thursday morning after a shooting took place in Wake County. An alert from the North Carolina Department of Transportation was sent around ... Read More