Wake County News

The Wake County Republican Party is expected next week to nominate a replacement for former County Commissioner Tony Gurley, who resigned to take a position in Gov. Pat McCrory's administration.

Rosely Chellamkott moved into the Holland Farm neighborhood, off Green Level Church Road and Morrisville Parkway in west Cary, two weeks ago.

The Courtney Reserve at Cary Park apartment community in Cary has been sold to a new investor group for $30 million.

For much of the school year, school districts have been unable to provide updated high school transcripts showing correct grade point averages and class ranks because of issues with the PowerSchool student information system.

The three-day event was for sophomores who are currently enrolled in U.S. Government and Economics.

The Wake County Sheriff's Office now offers a new service that makes it possible to apply for pistol purchase and concealed carry permits online.

The nonprofit agency has since been dealing with issues – including some raised by the charges against De Olloqui – such as overcommitment by members, excessive reliance on volunteers and potentially questionable adoption requirements.

Around midnight Friday, authorities said 23-year-old Nicholas Heggie crashed on Blaney Franks Road, off Ten Ten Road in Raleigh following the chase.

Senate candidate Greg Brannon speaks at the Republican U.S. Senate forum that featured four Senate candidates Jan. 30; it was held at the Fox and Hound Bar & Grill in Huntersville.

A Wake County teenager faces serious charges after she was sent a sex video on her phone and she posted it on Instagram.

Cary's Kite Festival will begin at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 22, at Fred G. Bond Metro Park, 801 High House Road.

State officials couldn't provide an estimate of how many Medicaid applications are overdue across North Carolina, but about 1,700 families in Wake County alone are waiting for approval so they can obtain needed medical care.

Internal emails between staff at North Carolina's environmental agency suggest state regulators were coordinating with Duke Energy before intervening in efforts by citizens groups trying to sue the company over groundwater pollution leeching from its coal ash dumps.

Grayson Bruce's interest in "My Little Pony" has caused him to be bullied at school; his classmates say his favorite toy is for girls.

The Wendell Historical Society will present "The Whitley's of Wendell" at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at the Wendell Town Hall, 15 E. Fourth St., Wendell.

Burning Coal Theatre Company and the Raleigh Boychoir will present Civil Rights Through Song: A Choral History of Raleigh Through the Civil Rights Era, a performance using choral music, dance and drama to celebrate the Civil Rights Movement of the late 1950s/early 1960s, today, March 13 - 23, 2014.

Wake County got a windfall of $6 million in hotel and restaurant taxes last year.

He hasn't put it quite this way, but what Gov. Pat McCrory seems to be saying - and who among us hasn't offered the same excuse? - is that it sounded like a good idea at the time.

New Bern aldermen hired a consultant Tuesday night to pursue the city's options in a possible buy-out deal with Duke Energy.

In recognition of North Carolina's 100 craft breweries and their positive impact on the state's economy, Governor Pat McCrory has proclaimed April 2014 as "North Caro NC Beer Month, co-sponsored by the North Carolina Division of Tourism and the North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild, encourages residents and travelers alike to explore a wide range of ... (more)