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Wake County has launched its 2015 tax valuation review, which offers people the chance to appeal the valuation of their property.Click to Continue »

The Cary Town Council is expected Thursday to consider budgeting $282,900 to ready its transportation, public works and water resources departments for an “extremely fast pace” of Google Fiber permitting…Click to Continue »

Dean Smith considered himself a part of his university in a way that is rare among today’s big-time college football and basketball coaches.Click to Continue »

Gov. Pat McCrory says his decision to wait longer to announce whether he'll seek to cover hundreds of thousands of uninsured North Carolina residents through the federal health care law…Click to Continue »

East Carolina University trustees voted Friday to remove the name of former Gov. Charles B. Aycock, who espoused white supremacist views. However, the name will be recognized at another location…Click to Continue »

Federal prosecutors Friday filed three criminal charges against Duke Energy for illegal discharges from ash ponds near Goldsboro, Charlotte and Asheville.Click to Continue »

Cary police charged a 17-year-old on Thursday with burning a school and with burning an apartment complex dumpster.Click to Continue »

Instead of a short school week, the cancellation of this Saturday’s makeup day means Wake County’s year-round students could face back-to-back six-day weeks to help make up for this week’s…Click to Continue »

Wake County has canceled this Saturday’s makeup day for year-round schools because of icy secondary roads.Click to Continue »

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen sent the backers of a a proposed downtown Arts and Innovation Center back to the drawing board this week.Click to Continue »