Raleigh-Durham/ Community & Society
Published on June 04, 2020
Top Raleigh news: Businesses reeling from 1-2 punch; doughnut shop owner ousted from food hall; morePhoto: James Willamor/Flickr

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Man charged in shooting death of teenage girl at North Raleigh apartment

Raleigh police have arrested a man following the Tuesday night shooting death of 17-year-old girl at a North Raleigh apartment.

Read the full story on WRAL TV.

'Miserable:' Downtown Raleigh businesses reeling from pandemic, vandalism

Capital Smoke Shop is one of the few places that has reopened in downtown Raleigh. A broken window has been removed from the store and some of the display cases are exposed, but at least customers are able to again come inside.

Read the full story on ABC11 WTVD.

Local doughnut shop owner ousted from Raleigh food hall, says racist comments on Facebook the result of a hack 

A local doughnut shop owner's racially charged comments about recent protests about the death of George Floyd caused his shop to be removed as a tenant from a Raleigh food hall.

Read the full story on WRAL Out & About.

Raleigh business owner says Wake deputies fired flash-bangs, pepper balls toward him

One downtown business owner says Wake County Sheriff's Deputies harassed him during a recent protest. 

Read the full story on WNCN.

Some Raleigh community activists say police won’t change if specific demands aren’t made

Some longtime community activists working with protesters have said without specific demands, nothing will change. After four nights of protests, Raleigh police made a simple gesture — they took a knee to show their support. Dr. Kimberly Muktarian said it was her idea.

Read the full story on WNCN.


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