Wake County News

The Rev. John Saxon, lead minister of the UU Fellowship of Raleigh, N.C., was among those arrested in the "Moral Monday" protests.

The sudden shutdown of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city because of year-old data is likely to prompt questions at a local meeting with federal regulators.

City Attorney Tom McCormick has told the Raleigh City Council that he’s waiting for guidance from Wake County District Attorney Colon Willoughby.

A teacher reported a fifth-grader at the school had what appeared to be a gun in their book bag just as students arrived to their classrooms around 9:15 a.m. The plastic pistol was small and black.

The Cary Town Council will host public hearings on the proposed budget at 6:30 p.m. May 23 and June 13 at Town Hall.

But Senate Republicans took a step Tuesday toward striking down local rules governing where smokers like Proulx can light up.

I was sorry to hear about the recent “no” vote by the Cary Town Council on The Boulevard project by Lennar.

Major construction on the section of Interstate 40 that runs through Cary is set to begin in late 2014 and wrap up in August 2016.

So, as we understand it, Wendell commissioners James Parham and Christie Adams agree on the basic tenets of the town's new economic strategy for recruiting business.

The Wake County Sheriff's Office said 33-year-old Misty Michelle Mullins was shot after breaking into a second home around midday Friday.

A proposal to spend nearly $5 million to upgrade the athletic stadium at Athens Drive High School has become a contentious sticking point as the Wake County school board and county commissioners squabble over details of a bond referendum.

New single-family building permits were up 65 percent in Wake County through the first four months of the year, according to data compiled by the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County.

After eight years, Hope Hancock is leaving her position as executive director of the SPCA of Wake County.

Operators on Thursday shut down a North Carolina nuclear plant after finding cracking that needs repair, but regulators said the health and safety of employees or the public have not been affected.

Good morning and welcome to Today @NCCapitol for Thursday, May 16. This is WRAL's roundup of what you need to know about North Carolina state government today.

Wake County law enforcement officers who have fallen in the line of duty are being honored one day after the nation took a moment for a similar ceremony.

Initially a statewide bill, the measure, approved by a Republican majority with no Democrats voting yes, applies to just nine of the state’s 100 counties – including Wake – prompting charges of political payback.

ECU Police said they are combing through more than 400 video files to investigate a possible peeping incident at a Pirates locker room.

Mr. and Mrs. Marky Liles of Fuquay-Varina, N.C., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Jamie Alanna Liles, to Mr.

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