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EDUCATION

New provost named as leadership changes at UNC-Chapel Hill

Jim Dean, dean of the Kenan-Flagler Business School, will be the next chief academic officer as UNC-CH ushers in new leaders.

20 minutes ago

STATE POLITICS

Gov. McCrory backs Dorothea Dix compromise, but Senate leader opposed

Gov. Pat McCrory announced his support Thursday for the compromise version of a bill to renegotiate Raleigh’s lease on the Dorothea Dix property. But Senate leader Phil Berger attacked the compromise.

1 hour ago

WAKE COUNTY

Finance director named Raleigh’s interim city manager

The Raleigh City Council named longtime Chief Financial Officer Perry James as its interim city manager to take over from the ousted Russell Allen.

2 hours ago

WAKE COUNTY

Column: Interviewing Grandma makes family’s history come alive

A talk with ailing Grandma Blossom and an uncle give Andrew Jon Kenney new information about his family and his middle name.

3 hours ago

CRIME

Two found dead in apparent murder-suicide

Durham police are investigating the circumstances of a domestic murder-suicide that happened Wednesday afternoon in the parking lot of an office complex in the 3300 block of Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard.