Prosecutors told jurors on Wednesday that their "hearts will break" during the trial of Jonathan Broyhill. Broyhill, 33, is accused of murdering Jamie Kirk Hahn and attempting to kill her husband Nation. Defense attorney Caroline Elliot did not dispute much of what prosecutors alleged during opening remarks, saying Broyhill held the knife that killed Jamie Hahn.
Wake County's plan to have students attend makeup days on Good Friday and two Saturdays has drawn an angry backlash from parents, students, teachers and community members. Some critics contend that having classes on Good Friday unfairly forces Christians to choose between school and their faith. Other critics say holding classes on Saturdays infringes on family, work and other commitments.
As the last patches of snow melted outside, students across the Triangle on Wednesday morning practiced what to do in the event a tornado is spotted nearby.
Federal officials concluded there was no evidence to disprove former officer Darren Wilson’s testimony that he feared for his safety, nor were there reliable witness accounts to establish that Michael Brown had his hands up in surrender when he was shot.
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The Wilson County Sheriff's Office is trying to determine whether the theft of $4.8 million in gold bars from a tractor-trailer truck on Interstate 95 over the weekend was an inside job.
In the final moments of North Carolina's 81-49 victory against Georgia Tech on Tuesday night – the Tar Heels' most decisive ever against the Yellow Jackets in Atlanta – UNC's walk-ons played alongside players who hadn't seen action in months.
Lacking a revised traffic study, Clayton leaders didn’t vote Monday on a proposed neighborhood that would provide another boost to the town’s growing population.
Even the players and coach Mark Gottfried don’t quite know what to expect from NC State in an up and down season but they’re hopeful there’s still time to find consistency.
Even the players and coach Mark Gottfried don’t quite know what to expect from NC State in an up and down season but they’re hopeful there’s still time to find consistency.
Harvey Reid, the late boys basketball coach at Wilson Fike High, was named as the winner of the 2015 Morgan Wootten Award for Lifetime Achievement in Coaching High School Basketball by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
The State Board of Education is scheduled to discuss and vote over the next two days on revoking the charter of Dynamic Community Charter School in Raleigh. It’s the only charter school in North Carolina focused on educating special-needs students but is facing problems such as a large financial deficit.
Wake County school administrators say holding makeup days on Good Friday and two Saturdays will better prepare students for exams. They say that options such as extending the end of the school year, adding 20 minutes to the school day and cutting into spring break have less instructional value.
The Wake County school board hired Kristin Walker from the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school system to become the new principal of Green Hope Elementary School in Cary. The board also extended Thomas Dixon’s contract as interim principal at Apex High School and Vicki Brown’s contract as interim principal of Sanford Creek Elementary School in Rolesville.
With the NHL trade deadline passed, player changes made and 20 games left in the season, Carolina Hurricanes coach Bill Peters says he has the freedom to mix, match and experiment.
Potential presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida outlined a tax proposal Wednesday that he said would result in a “significant tax cut for the vast majority of Americans” and – its backers hope – would lead to a major increase in economic growth.
North Carolina’s dental authority fails to ensure dentists who sedate patients have the proper “skills, equipment, drugs, support personnel and procedures” in place, according to a new report by the Office of the State Auditor.
For years, Gov. Scott Walker’s fellow conservatives have been the most vocal voices spreading the notion that President Barack Obama isn’t a Christian and doesn’t love his country.
Durham sheriff’s deputies say they found more than 84 pounds of marijuana in a man’s car when they stopped him and $50,000 in cash and several guns when they searched his home Monday.
Even the players and coach Mark Gottfried don’t quite know what to expect from NC State in an up and down season but they’re hopeful there’s still time to find consistency.
Duke center Elizabeth Williams is on the all-ACC women’s basketball first team for the fourth straight year. The Tar Heels Allisha Gray and Stephanie Mavunga also are on the team.
The State Board of Education is scheduled to discuss and vote over the next two days on revoking the charter of Dynamic Community Charter School in Raleigh. It’s the only charter school in North Carolina focused on educating special-needs students but is facing problems such as a large financial deficit.
