Gov. Pat McCrory on Thursday began outlining his proposed state budget for the next fiscal year – a plan the governor says is the result of making “tough choices” to produce a “thoughtful” proposal. The budget includes pay raises for starting teachers, corrections officers and state troopers, and it forces some cuts on the state’s university system.
Jan Boxill, the former UNC-Chapel Hill faculty leader who reportedly knew about fake classes at the university and steered athletes to them, has resigned.
The little taste of spring the Triangle enjoyed Wednesday will get pushed aside by another blast of cold air and possibly freezing rain and sleet Thursday.
Nearly 20 years and more than 100 pounds ago, this panhandler in the yellow knit cap, Ryan Hoffman, was a hulking offensive lineman for a North Carolina Tar Heels football team ranked in the top 10, a starting player renowned for his toughness and durability. Now his old Levis are so big that even a belt on its ninth notch can’t keep them from sagging below his hips.
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During the Jonathan Broyhill trial opening statement, prosecutors told jurors their "hearts will break" over what happened to Jamie Hahn. Broyhill, 33, is accused of murdering Jamie Kirk Hahn and attempting to kill her husband Nation.
Gov. Pat McCrory unveiled his proposed $21.5 billion budget Thursday, describing it as a conservative approach that makes cuts where needed in order to put money where it will have the most impact. The governor tried to keep the spotlight on education, emphasizing that more than $1 billlion will have been spent on teacher pay during his first term in office, if the budget is adopted by the General Assembly. He said 56 percent of the budget would go to education.
The Wake County school system reported a sharp drop in the number of student suspensions from the previous year, continuing a trend that has seen suspensions fall 45 percent in the past five years. But Wake reported increases this past school year in the number of reported acts of school crime and in the number of high school dropouts.
John Tate of Charlotte ended his 12 years on the State Board of Education on Thursday with a speech criticizing state tax cuts he said hurt public education.
John Tate of Charlotte ended his 12 years on the State Board of Education on Thursday with a speech criticizing state tax cuts he said hurt public education.
Schoolkids, once one of the biggest independent-store chains in the Carolina, has been down to a single store in Raleigh -- until now. The store has expanded into Durham, taking over the recently closed Offbeat Records’ space in Brightleaf Square.
East Carolina University trustees vote to remove the name of Charles Brantley Aycock, governor of North Carolina from 1901-1905, from a dormitory on campus.
The state legislature changed the starting point for new budgets, making the cost of increased public school enrollment and higher Medicaid enrollment debatable items.
Nation Hahn and Jamie Hahn exchanged many I love yous after she collapsed in a neighbor’s yard. Jonathan Broyhill, accused of murder, was inside the couple’s house still.
At Balmain’s show, Kim Kardashian causes a stir by stepping out in a new slicked back bleached blond hair style that boldly contrasted with the reality star’s dark eye makeup.
Business software giant SAS ranked No. 4 on Fortune magazine’s annual list of the best U.S. companies to work for. It was the 12th time that the Cary-based company cracked the top 10, but it fell two spots from last year’s No. 2 ranking.
N.C. Governor Pat McCrory and newly appointed State Budget Director Lee Roberts addressed the media in the Joint Force Headquarters Media Briefing Room in Raleigh, N.C. on Thursday, March 5, 2015. They unveiled the Governor's proposed 2015-2017 Budget for the state.
Beijing sees economic expansion of just 7% this year, a slowdown from last year’s 7.4%. Growth in the country has declined steadily since it peaked at 14.2% in 2007.
John Tate of Charlotte ended his 12 years on the State Board of Education on Thursday with a speech criticizing state tax cuts he said hurt public education.
