Wake County
Wake County
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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.
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WAKE COUNTY
Census: Rolesville, Knightdale lead growth in the Triangle
Rolesville and Knightdale have each grown by more than 10 percent in the two years ending last July, according to estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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CRIME
Police charge 3 with murder in North Raleigh slaying
Raleigh police Tuesday afternoon charged a 20-year-old Raleigh man, a 23-year-old Wake Forest man and an 18-year-old Wake Forest woman with murder in the bloody slaying of Melissa Dawn Huggins-Jones on May 14.
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WAKE COUNTY
Residents debate Raleigh’s proposed restrictions on dogs in parks
Dog owners squared off with other city park users at a heated public hearing Wednesday night on a proposal to ban pets at Raleigh athletic fields and playgrounds.
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EDUCATION
Candidates vie for Wake schools chief job
Wake County school board members say all three superintendent finalists are strong candidates who will get equal consideration when they meet the public next week and go through a find round of interviews.
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TRAFFIC
Raleigh woman killed in accident involving school bus
The driver of a car was killed Wednesday morning when she pulled in front of a Wake County school bus on Atlantic Avenue.
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STATE POLITICS
House panel, Raleigh agree on Dix compromise bill
The N.C. House judiciary committee unanimously approved a new version of the bill to revoke Raleigh’s lease on the Dorothea Dix property -- a compromise version that has the support of Raleigh leaders.
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EDUCATION
Wake names three superintendent finalists
Dana Bedden, the superintendent of the Irving Independent School District in Texas; Ann Clark, the deputy superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools; and James Merrill, the superintendent of Virginia Beach City Schools, are the finalists to become the Wake County school system’s new ...
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WAKE COUNTY
Lightning blamed for fire that hit Raleigh apartment building
Fire investigators said a lightning strike Tuesday afternoon started a fire that heavily damaged a two-story apartment building on Calumet Drive and displaced 19 people.
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TRAFFIC
Raleigh accident closes part of South New Hope Road
A car crash shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday closed all northbound lanes of South New Hope Road at South Rogers Lane in Raleigh as police and EMS crews worked at the scene.




