Jordan Lake petition ruled valid
City/County Planning Director Steve Medlin has ruled that the Haw River Assembly's protest petition regarding the Jordan Lake watershed case is valid.
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Forsyth County District Attorney Tom Keith, who says his office has sent more people to death row than any other county in the state, says he will retire after nearly 20years on the job to spend more time with family and focus on other projects.
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City/County Planning Director Steve Medlin has ruled that the Haw River Assembly's protest petition regarding the Jordan Lake watershed case is valid.
Modified: 11/19/09 07:04:16 AM
For now, spending will go ahead on the current Forest Ridge High property.
Modified: 11/19/09 08:20:39 AM
Under the Dome:
A Democratic political consultant and state government watchdog is urging Gov. Bev Perdue to remove Ruffin Poole, who was a top aide to former Gov. Mike Easley, from the board that distributes millions in tobacco settlement money.
Modified: 11/19/09 08:28:13 AM
U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge - a part-time farmer - wrote the Capitol Police a stern missive.
Modified: 11/18/09 07:47:53 AM
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The Wake school board requests permission Tuesday for 66 schools to exceed state class size limits.
Modified: 11/18/09 07:18:33 AM
Gov. Bev Perdue appointed a new District Court judge in Wake County on Tuesday.
Modified: 11/17/09 11:08:35 PM
Under the Dome:
The N.C. Republican Party's executive committee will consider banning unaffiliated voters from voting in Republican primaries.
Modified: 11/18/09 10:59:19 AM
Orange County school board member Ted Triebel won't serve any jail time after being convicted of driving while impaired after his single-car crash a year ago.
Modified: 11/17/09 11:08:34 PM
Nicholas Lightner, the 20-year-old son of businessman and anti-gang activist Bruce Lightner, was shot three times Monday during a confrontation in Southeast Raleigh. He is expected to survive.
Modified: 11/18/09 07:46:18 AM
To combat the rising crime that has accompanied the population growth of western Cary, the Town Council has earmarked money to hire six more patrol officers and buy three marked police cruisers.
Modified: 11/17/09 11:08:32 PM
Three neighborhoods were put on notice Tuesday that Raleigh city councilors want to fold them into the city limits.
Modified: 11/17/09 11:08:33 PM
Wake's magnet school system, the daily face of education for 27,000 students, probably will go through a gradual transformation starting two weeks from Tuesday.
Modified: 11/16/09 04:17:42 AM
More than 400 demonstrators marched at the State Capitol on Saturday to protest higher taxes and Democratic federal health care legislation.
Modified: 11/15/09 05:19:44 AM
Under the Dome:
Former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee sees big gains for Republicans in the U.S. House next year.
Modified: 11/15/09 05:25:49 AM
Christensen:
Marc Basnight, leader of the N.C. Senate, has spent many years being underestimated.
Modified: 11/15/09 06:03:25 AM
Harold Webb, the chairman of the Wake County Board of Commissioners, is recovering from a stroke he suffered in early October.
Modified: 11/15/09 05:17:46 AM
The singer uses his blog to call the recently elected Wake school board members "selfish idiots."
Modified: 11/20/09 04:51:46 PM
A spokesman for Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight said Thursday the Senate Democratic Caucus will meet next Tuesday to elect a successor to Tony Rand.
Modified: 11/13/09 07:48:57 AM
Town officials pressured David Bowden on Thursday, saying they will levy fines against the Cary man if he doesn't remove or tone down a bright protest sign painted in huge, orange letters on the front of his house.
Modified: 11/13/09 11:49:56 AM
The departure of state Sen. Tony Rand has a lot of people wondering how the Senate will operate without the powerful master of rules, legislative maneuvers and hardball politics.
President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and open new markets for American goods in the future.
Prosecutors plan commission case in Cole bombing
Couple plead guilty to Cuba spying, will go to prison
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