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
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.
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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.
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EDUCATION
Wake holding superintendent forum Tuesday
The public can question the three finalists for Wake County schools superintendent Tuesday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Memorial Auditorium at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, 2 East South Street, Raleigh.
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LOCAL/STATE
Memorial Day events
Chapel Hill VFW members will decorate graves in Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery starting at 7 a.m. A memorial service will take place at 8 a.m.
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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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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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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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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.




