Morning Notes for Oct. 29: Public safety, City Hall, County, Schools, Around town

Weather: Today: Mostly sunny, 75°F. Tonight: Mostly clear, 51°F. Friday: Sunny, 81°F. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, 51°F. (NWS forecast)

Public safety

• 623 incidents reported in Raleigh in the week to Oct. 29, 2026 Raleigh Police Department incidents (Open Data Raleigh) lists 623 incident reports dated Oct. 23, 2026 to Oct. 29, 2026. Most common: Miscellaneous/All Other Non-Offenses (96), Ass (Raleigh Police Department incidents (Open Data Raleigh))
• Robbery/From Person reported on the 7900 Block of Skyland Ridge Pkwy, Northwest Raleigh Police Department incidents (Open Data Raleigh): Robbery/From Person reported Oct. 27, 2026 on the 7900 Block of Skyland Ridge Pkwy (Northwest). Records row only; status as (Raleigh Police Department incidents (Open Data Raleigh))
• Robbery/From Person reported on the 5900 Block of Triangle Town Blvd, Northeast Raleigh Police Department incidents (Open Data Raleigh): Robbery/From Person reported Oct. 27, 2026 on the 5900 Block of Triangle Town Blvd (Northeast). Records row only; status as (Raleigh Police Department incidents (Open Data Raleigh))
• Kidnapping/Abduction reported on the 4900 Block of Windy Hill Dr, North Raleigh Police Department incidents (Open Data Raleigh): Kidnapping/Abduction reported Oct. 27, 2026 on the 4900 Block of Windy Hill Dr (North). Records row only; status as listed: (Raleigh Police Department incidents (Open Data Raleigh))
• Homicide/Murder-Nonnegligent Manslaughter reported on the 1100 Block of Garner Rd, Downtown Raleigh Police Department incidents (Open Data Raleigh): Homicide/Murder-Nonnegligent Manslaughter reported Oct. 27, 2026 on the 1100 Block of Garner Rd (Downtown). Records row onl (Raleigh Police Department incidents (Open Data Raleigh))

City Hall

• Join City IT for 2026 GIS Day (City of Raleigh)
• Build Tomorrow by Preserving the Past (City of Raleigh)

County

• Wake County EMS subscription annual enrollment period opens (Wake County)

Schools

• Help keep our students safe this Halloween (Wake County Public School System)

Around town

• NC State’s Athletic Traditions Over the course of almost a century and a half, NC State fans have handed down pregame and game-day traditions that create excitement and enhance the experience at athletics contes (NC State University)
• Chornobyl Dog Population Shows Genetic Signatures of Directional Selection The latest research on the wild population of dogs in Chornobyl reveals that the genetic differences between these dogs and other similarly isolated dog populations is likely evide (NC State University)
• Web of Wonders: Meet the Spiders of North Carolina From the black widow to the jumping spider, arachnids have a bit of a reputation. But with more than 1,000 species of spiders in North Carolina, these eight-legged creepy-crawlies (NC State University)
• NC State Leads $1.79M NSF Project to Uncover How ‘Hydroclimatic Whiplash’ Fuels Appalachian Wildfires Researchers are working to determine whether rapid shifts between extremely wet and extremely dry weather conditions increase wildfire risk in the Blue Ridge Ecoregion of the south (NC State University) Morning Notes is a daily digest of what Raleigh’s public bodies published, linked to the original. Have something for tomorrow’s Notes? Send a news tip.