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Wake’s guidelines for Saturday makeup days for year-round students say before the Saturday is used there should be school the Thursday or Friday before and that no more than two…Click to Continue »

What forecasters termed “life-threatening” cold began a two-day occupation of the Triangle on Wednesday night as temperatures fell into the teens. Lows in single digits were in the forecast for…Click to Continue »

Wake County families can celebrate another snow day on Thursday by finding out if they’ve been accepted into a magnet school or early college for the 2015-16 school year.Click to Continue »

A fourth of the children staying at homeless shelters across Wake County are in need of mental health services and are at increased risk for developmental delays, social and emotional…Click to Continue »

Former U.S. Rep. Cass Ballenger, a Hickory businessman who will be remembered as much for humanitarian efforts as his 38 years in public life, died Wednesday at 88.Click to Continue »

Thursday’s snow day for Wake County students will add yet more time that the school system will have to decide how to make up.Click to Continue »

Sen. Tamara Barringer, a Cary Republican, said Wednesday she is considering a run for statewide office. Asked about running for Attorney General, which will likely be an open seat with…Click to Continue »

Whiskey, a 3-year-old Vizsla, won Best of Breed at the Westminster Dog Show in New York City on Tuesday.Click to Continue »

A state Senate bill on unemployment board membership renews North Carolina lawmakers’ disagreement with Gov. Pat McCrory.Click to Continue »

With a few minor additions, the North Carolina House Appropriations Committee approved a bill that requires the State Board of Education to pay legal costs for the Rules Review Commission,Click to Continue »