Wake County News

One of the men accused of beating a University of North Carolina professor to death on a quiet street near campus had been released from the Wake County Jail the day before, authorities confirmed Friday.

One of the men accused of beating a University of North Carolina professor to death on a quiet street near campus had been released from the Wake County Jail the day before, authorities confirmed Friday.

In another warrant, Wake County sheriff's deputies also filed three felony charges that said Siddhantha Sharma had five doses of LSD in his possession Tuesday and had sold them to an undercover operative.

"I am disappointed that they're continuing to take away the tools we have at the local level," McFarlane said.

The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons issued a Silver Alert for Malcom Sinclair Blue, who is believed to be cognitively impaired, at about 11 a.m. He is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs about 135 pounds.

Grading and Erosion Control Plans submitted as part of a site/subdivision plan associated with residential development that has a gross density of three units per acre or less are limited to clearing and disturbing only the land area required to install the infrastructure to serve the development .

North Carolina already is among the national leaders in accredited high school coaches, but may make a big jump in the national rankings during the next year.

Two of the Triangle's biggest health care organizations have teamed up to trim medical expenses as part of a broader national emphasis on cutting costly waste in the health care field.

This morning the North Carolina Senate voted 31-17 to pass H1224. Sen. Fletcher Hartsell, a Republican from Concord, introduced an amendment to the bill to raise the local sales tax cap to 2.75 percent rather than 2.5 percent.

Sabrina Santucci reports live from Guilford County that the Houston Independent School District is recruiting teachers and promising them about 18, 000 more dollars than they are making in North Carolina LOOKING AHEAD, LOOKING AHEAD, THE HOUSTON, TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICT IS HOLDING A JOB FAIR IN GREENSBORO TODAY.

With the power of the North Carolina state party in decline, supporters of Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan, have created a separate fundraising organization in hopes of boosting her re-election campaign, The New York Times reported.

Kelvin Melton is convicted in Wake County of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and being a habitual felon.

The state Senate granted initial approval Wednesday to legislation that would alter how North Carolina counties can raise sales taxes.

There's a little bit of buzz over the new cell phone application – or app – that's being developed in Wendell.

Tony Wagner, an education expert from Harvard University, led the brainstorming among the school board and senior staff that focused on making sure: The school system plans to release a strategic plan by the end of 2014 that sets out goals and priorities for the next five years.

Although the Triangle isn't known as a hotbed for corporate headquarters – just two Fortune 500 companies are based here – the region has a history of successfully luring European companies looking to establish a home for their U.S. operations.

By official records, this July has been rainy. The National Weather Service in Raleigh has recorded 6.98 inches of rain so far this month - 3.84 inches above average.

Family members, many of whom who also live on Howard Street in Fuquay-Varina where the dead men were found, also reported a door kicked in, missing vehicles and a predawn disturbance at the house before the deaths were discovered on Saturday afternoon.

"I am disappointed that they're continuing to take away the tools we have at the local level," McFarlane said.

Zebulon Elementary's United Arts Committee, from left: Rosemary Douna , Tonya Suggs , Hope McCullough , Marion Evans , Rhonda Evrard , Sarah Gardner .