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The latest PPP survey shows NC Gov. Pat McCrory holding steady in approval ratings, and slightly leading likely contender Attorney General Roy Cooper.Click to Continue »

The Wake County school board approved Tuesday a policy that provides the local equivalent of career status, or tenure, that state lawmakers have been trying to remove from teachers. The…Click to Continue »

North Carolina senators plan to try to block first Tar Heel attorney general…Click to Continue »

After months of rumblings, the Raleigh City Council has taken up the question of whether downtown Raleigh’s nightlife is going from “vibrant” to over-saturated. Also, the city’s cost for Union…Click to Continue »

Two motorists on Interstate 95 near Wilson phoned 911 early Sunday evening to report two uniformed men with their hands tied behind their backs walking in the rain, trying to…Click to Continue »

Citing the frustrations of drivers who get stuck behind bicycles, mopeds and garbage trucks traveling far below the speed limit, North Carolina House members debated a proposal to let motorists…Click to Continue »

Wake County school board members backed the staff’s recommendation to hold classes on Good Friday – which is April 3 – and two non-consecutive Saturdays in May that haven’t been…Click to Continue »

An effort to save the old Carolina Coach depot from demolition gained momentum on Tuesday, but the wrecking equipment literally came closer to the aging brick buildings too.Click to Continue »

A grant announced Tuesday by the Charlotte-based John M. Belk Foundation will go to community college efforts to help more students graduate.Click to Continue »

Neighborhood opposition has sent a Hillsborough Street apartment proposal for the University Park area back to the drawing board, showing again that would-be builders in one of the city’s most…Click to Continue »