Wake County News

Wake County school administrators told school board members Tuesday that the major impact of the road project likely won't begin for a year, although schedule changes to accommodate it could come next summer.

It's another lawsuit against the state of North Carolina. Six school teachers and the North Carolina Association of Educators filed it at the Wake County Superior Courthouse Tuesday morning.

A Charlotte man is suing his ex-wife's lover as well as a website which he says led to the breakup of his marriage.

What was on your mind 10, 25, even 50 years ago? Here's a look back at some of the news that was making headlines in eastern Wake County newspapers this week in years past.

The study, "Changes in Intimate Partner Violence Among Women Mandated to Community Services" is believed to be the first in the country to focus on court- or agency-required interventions for women victims of intimate partner violence who also have children.

The Wake County school system got both some good news and bad news this week in the form of national recognition for the number of certified teachers and another federal civil-rights investigation.

But senior citizens who live on fixed incomes or don't have family nearby can also benefit from the kindness of strangers during the holidays.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation says it is moving forward with the Complete 540 project in Wake County by once again studying all potential paths for the 540 Triangle Expressway from Holly Springs to Knightdale.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation worked through the night Monday to make lane markers more clear along the stretch of westbound Interstate 40 to westbound I-440 where work has begun on the three-year Fortify project .

Shopping online is common, and now, a new website and mobile app is allowing drivers facing traffic charges in North Carolina to shop for attorneys in North Carolina.

As noted in today's article , state funding for textbooks has been slashed by nearly 80 percent over the past four years.

An artist's rendering shows a future light-rail line crossing a bridge over N.C. 54 near the Friday Center station in Chapel Hill.

Located on Chatham Street in the heart of downtown, the storefront has showcased 45 artists over a three-week period.

Though many of us will partake in bountiful feasts this holiday season, there are many families less fortunate that will not be able to do the same.

The Benson Center for Active Aging , formerly the Benson Senior Center, offers a variety of programs for adults 60 and older.

The Gregg Museum of Art & Design's "And With This Shell, The Sea: The Ceramic Art of Siglinda Scarpa" is on display through Jan. 31 at N.C. State University's Historic Chancellor's Residence, 1903 Hillsborough St. in Raleigh.

Babs Wagner, a longtime volunteer with Friends of Wake Guardian Ad Litem, collects Christmas gifts from Chesterbrook Academy in Cary on Thursday.

Animal welfare legislation concerning the regulation of puppy mills in the state of North Carolina has been recently passed by the North Carolina House of Representatives.

Thanks to the generosity of viewers, WRAL raised $102,231 Friday during its 25th Annual Coats for the Children telethon.

I'm always on the lookout for economic indicators. For years, my number one indicator was the price of a gallon of gas.