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The board in a 4-2 vote decided to take the recommendation of the public safety committee to raise the cost of adopting a dog to $150 and a cat to $100 plus an additional $5 charge for a rabies vaccine.

But it's too early to tell if their words had any effect. Four projects, including two in Morrisville and Holly Springs, are finalists to receive grant money aimed at boosting tourism in the county.

From left to right: DAR General James Moore Chapter Good Citizens award chairman, Tamara Porter, Rachel Kate Cockrell, Anna Whitfield, Orvelin Villarreal, Jr., Mary Katharine Valchar, Scottlin Olivia Davis and chapter regent Carolyn Coordes.

Attorneys for an Army general charged with sexual assault said Tuesday that they have decided to try to renegotiate a plea bargain with a new set of military officials after the judge determined that the case may have been improperly influenced by...

The Democratic Party managed to select a new executive director without resorting to a screaming fit.

The Vance County school board will join school districts across the state in adopting an alternate assessment to the Read to Achieve third-grade reading portfolio.

A couple of years ago, two members of the state House who had been overseeing efforts to rein in abusive homeowners associations gave their colleagues a skeptical send-off as they handed over leadership of their committee.

RALEIGH, N.C. : Janury 14th, 2014 - Santa was not the only one who made a naughty list over the holidays.

Fight the Bite, a free program about preventing diseases like Rocky Mountain spotted fever from animal and insect bites, will start at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at Eva Perry Regional Library, 2100 Shepherd's Vineyard Drive, Apex.

As public pressure builds to dig up coal ash from waste lagoons in North Carolina, Duke Energy is facing a big cleanup bill that the electric utility has been trying to dodge.

In response to a recent rabies incident in Wendell, Neuse River Vetrinary Hospital is providing a $7 rabies clinic from 10 a.m. to noon, during the week through March 15. Neuse River Vet Hospital is at 2961 Wendell Blvd., Wendell.

An Executive Council member who attended the meeting said embattled party Chairman Randy Voller told members the party is "broke," with only $60,000 in the bank.

An information session will be held Monday for students who have not yet applied to attend the Vernon Malone College And Career Academy or whose initial application was rejected as being incomplete.

The stories of my life as a special needs parent are often emotional and personal.

Gov. Pat McCrory says his staff will consider making changes to a new law that offers raises to top teachers who give up tenure rights.

A statement from Raleigh police said 37-year-old Modou Thomas was arrested on Feb. 28 and charged with extortion.

The Vance County school board at its meeting Monday night could approve alternative assessments for third-graders to demonstrate reading proficiency.

Duke Energy must take immediate action to eliminate sources of groundwater contamination that are currently violating water quality standards at its 14 coal-fired power plants in North Carolina, a Wake County judge ruled March 6. The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources has found that Duke's coal ash retention ponds -- most of which ... (more)

Former state Sen. Cal Cunningham had strong words for Raleigh City Manager Ruffin Hall after city leaders rejected Exploris Charter School's request to rent the old Salvation Army building at Moore Square.

Mountcastle, a first-time candidate and longtime Wake County resident, graduated from high school in Raleigh and has two children in Knightdale schools.