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Internet activists declared victory over the nation's big cable companies Thursday, after the Federal Communications Commission voted to impose the toughest rules yet on broadband service to prevent companies like…Click to Continue »

N.C. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall asked state legislators this week to approve fee increases that would generate $2.68 million in new revenue.Click to Continue »

The UNC Board of Governors moved closer Thursday to closing three university-based academic centers and raising tuition, after a series of committee meetings in Charlotte.Click to Continue »

The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote on Lynch’s confirmation Thursday. Tillis, who is serving his first term, said Lynch would not be a tangible difference from current AG Eric…Click to Continue »

Snow ended in most places in the Triangle by what would have been the normal morning commute, but the overnight inches of heavy, wet flakes brought down trees and power…Click to Continue »

Developers plan to build a community of new homes in the midst of an established neighborhood at the edge of downtown Raleigh, replacing a cluster of small rental homes known…Click to Continue »

Adjunct instructors at UNC, who now comprise 59 percent of the faculty, criticized a system they say exploits them and cheats students out of the educational experience they deserve.Click to Continue »

U.S. Rep. David Price says he won’t attend when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a speech to Congress on Tuesday, and says it’s not because of disagreements. Republican House…Click to Continue »

Duke University senior Maryann Verghese, selected as this year's student preacher, will deliver the sermon during Duke Chapel's worship service at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 1.Click to Continue »

Police say a former of Apex High School student wrote a tweet saying he would open fire at the school, ABC11 Eyewitness News reports. His father termed the threat "idle,"Click to Continue »