https://peakcitynews.com/Local news for Apex, North Carolina: city hall, schools, police and fire, real estate, high school sports and things to do across Wake County.en-GBSun, 25 Oct 2026 08:18:29 +0000https://peakcitynews.com/apex-us-64-improvements-public-meeting/https://peakcitynews.com/apex-us-64-improvements-public-meeting/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsNCDOT shows plans to widen U.S. 64 to six lanes, with interchanges at Laura Duncan Road and Lake Pine Drive, 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 18. Comments close Dec. 18.https://peakcitynews.com/apex-pavement-condition-survey/https://peakcitynews.com/apex-pavement-condition-survey/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsApex's 268 miles of town streets scored 86 of 100 in a June survey, top of a consultant's 12-town table. 6.6% rate poor. Council hears it Tuesday.https://peakcitynews.com/apex-native-american-tasting-experience/https://peakcitynews.com/apex-native-american-tasting-experience/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnThe Town of Apex hosts a Native American Tasting Experience 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Apex Senior Center, 63 Hunter St. Registration is required.https://peakcitynews.com/apex-license-plate-reader-office-hours/https://peakcitynews.com/apex-license-plate-reader-office-hours/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsAsk about Apex's license plate camera pilot 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at Town Hall. What the cameras record, how long data is kept, where it stands.https://peakcitynews.com/apex-high-seniors-cubesat-prototype/https://peakcitynews.com/apex-high-seniors-cubesat-prototype/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThree Apex High seniors built AETHER-12, a 3D-printed CubeSat prototype to survive radiation, heat swings and battery wear. Next: testing and a pitch to JPL.https://peakcitynews.com/apex-half-marathon/https://peakcitynews.com/apex-half-marathon/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnThe first Apex Half Marathon ran Oct. 24, 2026, from Sweetwater Town Center. No 2027 date yet; here is how the course, road closures, parking and entry worked.https://peakcitynews.com/veterans-day/https://peakcitynews.com/veterans-day/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnApex's Veterans Day ceremony is 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the downtown Service Memorial. Salem Street closures, town offices shut, trash runs normally.https://peakcitynews.com/arts-and-exhibitions-this-month/https://peakcitynews.com/arts-and-exhibitions-this-month/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnArts in Apex: ghost stories Oct. 28, Infinity Ballet Nov. 7, the KDA Trio Nov. 15, jazz Nov. 20 and 22, and Nutcracker Dances Dec. 4-6 at The Halle.https://peakcitynews.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/https://peakcitynews.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnFall Harvest Night downtown and a Hocus Pocus drive-in Friday, then Shred Day, Arbor Day at Pleasant Park and a Fuquay-Varina haunted trail Saturday.https://peakcitynews.com/apex-tornado-warnings-storm-reports/https://peakcitynews.com/apex-tornado-warnings-storm-reports/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsTwo EF1 tornadoes hit near Apex on Oct. 11: 107 mph at Jordan Lake and 100 mph at the West Regional Library in Cary. Neither path reached Apex. Survey details.https://peakcitynews.com/apex-yard-waste-biweekly-collection/https://peakcitynews.com/apex-yard-waste-biweekly-collection/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsZone A, west of I-540, goes first the week of Oct. 19; Zone B the week of Oct. 26. Leaves still go loose at the curb, and grass clippings are still collected.