North Carolina schools and businesses took part in a statewide tornado drill Wednesday morning as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week.
The towns of Apex, Morrisville and Cary officially merged their 911 operations Tuesday, ending a sometimes confusing and frustrating sequence of answering calls and dispatching emergency services.
Officials are asking Verizon and CenturyLink customers in Fayetteville and Moore County to use alternate numbers when trying to reach 911 because of an outage.
This is why you may have gotten a notification from the White House on Wednesday.
Johnston County law enforcement and first responders reported to school to learn better ways to keep students safe.
It's part of a training exercise called Vibrant Response. It certifies members of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Response Force units through various scenarios.