Wake County News

North Carolina's first toll road cost more than $1 billion to build, yet there are times when no one is using it.

Severe weather prompted tornado warnings in four central North Carolina counties Tuesday evening and left behind widespread reports of fallen tree limbs, downed power lines and damage to homes.

A legislative effort to slash the state's energy-efficiency requirements for new buildings gained crucial support in a Senate committee Tuesday.

ABC11 has learned that a Wake County inmate who was on life support after a fight with a detention officer inside the county jail has died.

The WakeEd blog is devoted to discussing and answering questions about the major issues facing the Wake County school system.

The Wake County Board of Education is expected to name the new hire during its regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. The appointment is the last item on a long meeting agenda that includes picking names for two high schools in Garner and Cary and discussing whether to continue a program that pays bus drivers a $1,000 bonus for good attendance.

East Regional Library has an extensive list of activities for the whole family in June and July, at 946 Steeple Square Court, Knightdale.

Caleb Jackson finds himself surrounded by, from left, Tessa Perry, Emily Askew and Meredith Price during the Massey School of Dance's annual recital in 2003.

The spending plan, which is less than last year's $14.86 million budget, drew little concern from elected officials and no comments from residents at a public hearing on June 3. Town Council extended the public hearing on the budget to Wednesday to allow more time for public comment.

Working toward his Harvard University law degree, Jon Wall wants to one day return to Wake County and address the disparities he sees within the county school system.

Eleven feet of cracked clay has stood for months now in downtown Cary, the center of debate about the very nature of public art.

Just In : Firefighters are on the scene of a blaze at Twin Oaks Villas in Cary. The blaze is confined to one town house, but information on the extent of damage is not immediately available.

The UNC Center for Poverty, Work and Opportunity will be coming to Mecklenburg County this summer to spotlight poverty in our midst.

All nine board seats will be on the 2016 ballot. The seven non-regional members will run for four-year terms.

Ben Whipker and Maria Hunter Mackie of Wake Robotics display the 3-D printer they made at the Cary Community Library's summer kick-off program, "Dig Into Robotics" on June 6. The group is asking for the public's help as it conducts research for a photographic history book.

Robeson County may be one of the poorest counties in the state, but when it comes to the North Carolina Education Lottery, it's a big spender.

Morrisville's planning department has spent the past year working with consultants to create the McCrimmon Transit Small Area Plan, which includes a concept design, market analysis and land-use plan around a future transit station.

Since 2010, parents in the Wendell area have had a no-cost option when it comes to summer camp opportunities.

American Legion Post 529 will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 18 at, B & B Wrecker & Transport Company, 8822 Knightdale Blvd., Knightdale.

Stephen "Tommy" Perry, Linda Sue Perry, and Angel Perry recently applied for a special use permit with Wake County to build a 4,000-square-foot facility at 2225 Zebulon Road for an animal cremation business.