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Top Raleigh news: High-speed transit option under review; federal prison for man who faked reports

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Published on July 12, 2019
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Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Raleigh.

High-speed transit via vacuum tubes — it could happen

Can you imagine traveling from Raleigh to Washington, D.C., in just 30 minutes? An emerging new transportation technology could make that possible.

Read the full story on WRAL TV.

Man gets federal prison sentence for fake claims

Christian Desgroux, who made a fake call to 911 that shut down Glenwood Avenue, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years.

Read the full story on ABC Raleigh, WTVD.

Man injured in shooting

Police are investigating after a man was shot Thursday afternoon on Quarry Street at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

Read the full story on ABC Raleigh, WTVD.

Gas leak shuts down Wade Avenue in Raleigh

A gas leak shut down both directions of Wade Avenue in Raleigh on Thursday afternoon. Repairs are ongoing.

Read the full story on ABC Raleigh, WTVD.

Gunshots strike apartment with family inside, police say

More than 10 shots were fired early Thursday at an apartment building in the 5800-block of Pointer Drive, and multiple rounds struck an apartment with a family inside, police reported. No one was injured.

Read the full story on WNCN.


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