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Officials have lifted a lockdown at Heritage High School in Wake Forest after police spent hours at the school Wednesday morning investigating a reported threat.Click to Continue »

The owner of the Cat’s Cradle addressed the Carrboro Board of Alderman on Tuesday night about the proposed Carrboro Arts and Innovation Center, but the nightclub’s future at 300 E.Click to Continue »

Tonya Williams of Sherwood Githens Middle School in Durham and Christopher Poston of Pittsboro Elementary School in Chatham County are among the eight finalists for the 2015 North Carolina Principal…Click to Continue »

Apex police have charged a man with first-degree murder following a suspected drug overdose.Click to Continue »

Look for Wake County Superintendent Jim Merrill to praise the school system while criticizing the state’s new A through F school performance grades during Wednesday’s State of the Schools Address.Click to Continue »

Moore Square Middle School and Alston Ridge, East Garner, Timber Drive and Banks Road elementary schools are all seeing principals coming or leaving their schools.Click to Continue »

Two years ago, as newly elected Gov. Pat McCrory addressed North Carolina in his first State of the State address, voters in interviews expressed a sense of optimism and hopefulness…Click to Continue »

Performance grades of A-F meant to give clear window into school accomplishment. Critics say grades will stigmatize schools with many low-income children.Click to Continue »

The deadline for submitting Wake County schools magnet applications has been extended to 10 p.m., Monday, officials announced Tuesday.Click to Continue »

The body of Trinity James Wilkins had been decapitated when it was found in a Durham pond Jan. 19.Click to Continue »