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OWASA will continue fluoridating water in southern Orange County
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Wake inmate involved in jail altercation dies
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Wake hires Jim Merrill as schools superintendent
James Merrill, the superintendent of Virginia Beach City Public Schools and a former Wake school administrator, was named the new Wake County schools superintendent Tuesday.
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Dome: House and Senate leaders hope to strike deal on a major tax bill
House and Senate leaders are working behind the scenes with the governor to strike a deal on a major tax bill, aiming to avoid lengthy negotiations in a conference committee.
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Wake inmate involved in jail altercation dies
Shon Demetrius McClain had been on life support at WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh since he was involved in an altercation with a Wake County Sheriff’s Office detention officer on the evening of June 4.
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Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies
Michael Hastings, the war correspondent whose unflinching reporting from Afghanistan led to the resignation of a top U.S. army general, has died in...
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Road Worrier: Speed-loving legislators would lift NC limit to 75 mph
The House will review Senate legislation to raise the top speed limit on some North Carolina highways. The state’s chief traffic engineer says DOT would OK the 75 mph limit only where studies show it is safe.
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OWASA will continue fluoridating water in southern Orange County
An agency serving southern Orange County will continue to fluoridate its drinking water, and the Durham County Board of Health has recommended that Durham do the same.
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Wake event demonstrates how hot cars can kill children
In front of the Wake County Public Health Center on Tuesday, people ate s’mores melted inside a car to demonstrate the dangers of leaving children...
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Wake event demonstrates how hot cars can kill children
In front of the Wake County Public Health Center on Tuesday, people ate s’mores melted inside a car to demonstrate the dangers of leaving children...
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