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A night of political brinkmanship ended late Friday when the House and Senate approved a one-week temporary spending bill to avert the partial shutdown at midnight of the Department of…Click to Continue »

The Town of Morrisville decided its census count in 2010 was so off that it is paying $510,000 to conduct another count this spring.Click to Continue »

The N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences will open a mini version of itself Saturday in Whiteville, a town of less than 6,000 residents two hours from the museum’s Raleigh home.Click to Continue »

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is calling for the cancellation of a circus event in Raleigh following an allegation of cruelty to an elephant.Click to Continue »

The News & Observer and its community newspapers won a combined 40 awards in the North Carolina Press Association’s annual statewide competition.Click to Continue »

A UNC-Chapel Hill faculty group that advocates for athletic reforms pushed several significant changes this week, but their resolutions were referred to committees for further study.Click to Continue »

Austin Tice's commitment to action prompted him to report from Syria and photograph its battles. The former Marine captain and law student has been missing since 2012. Now, a massive…Click to Continue »

N.C. Sen. Joel Ford has taken a lot of heat for voting this week to exempt magistrates from wedding duties. Ford’s response: Tweet out quotations. Lots of them.Click to Continue »

Local civil-rights groups, including the NAACP, are supporting the Wake County school system's efforts to promote cultural proficiency, saying it will help avoid the problems of "negative stereotypical history" and…Click to Continue »