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A 26-year-old woman has come forward as the winner of North Carolina's $188 million Powerball jackpot ticket that was sold at a Scotchman convenience store in the coastal town of…Click to Continue »

The Wake County school board will focus on the issues of equity and budget priorities at its Valentine's Day winter retreat on Saturday.Click to Continue »

Few could argue that walking into someone's home and shooting three people dead is anything but a hateful act. But legal experts caution that it might be difficult to say…Click to Continue »

A North Carolina man has been convicted of killing his Arizona lover's husband and dumping his body at a New Mexico airport.Click to Continue »

A federal court mediator has been called in to help settle a bitter, years-long legal fight that since 2011 has stalled construction of a replacement for the deteriorating Bonner Bridge…Click to Continue »

The White House on Friday issued a report that said a House Republican plan to revise the Elementary and Secondary Education Act would reduce North Carolina’s federal Title I money…Click to Continue »

A UNC-Chapel Hill team has won the $50,000 grand prize in a competition that rewards student ventures that tackle a problem in North Carolina. The company is working with Durham's…Click to Continue »

Some Wake County state employees say they've lost confidence in SEANC leadership. They say SEANC President Wayne Fish and the executive committee failed to seriously investigate allegations of financial misconduct…Click to Continue »

Testing task force recommends fewer high-stakes but more short tests for N.C. public school students.Click to Continue »

Going into the 2015-16 budget-making season, the city of Durham faces a $5.7 million gap between next year’s estimates for costs and income, Budget Director Bertha Johnston told City Council…Click to Continue »