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Some cities are known for being sexy. There’s Paris, of course. And New York, Barcelona and Rome. And then there’s Greensboro, N.C. Poor Greensboro. It’s been named the least sexy city in America by travel dating web site MissTravel.com. Why are they picking on Greensboro? And for that matter, what’s wrong with Richmond, Va.? And […]

Athletic director Debbie Yow announced on Tuesday that women’s basketball head coach Kellie Harper, who took the Wolfpack to a 17-17 record and the second round of the WNIT this season, would not be back for the 2013-14 season. Yow has named tapped assistant coach Ken Griffin to lead the program until Harper’s successor is […]

Yesterday UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp suspended the student-run honor court case against Landen Gambill. Gambill was one of handful a woman who filed a complaint against the university earlier this year for how it handles and reports sexual assaults on campus. That complaint sparked an ongoing federal investigation.

Yesterday the North Carolina DMV began issuing ID cards and licenses to immigrants brought to the US as children who qualify under a federal work program known as DACA. The original license were set to have a large pink banner and the words “no lawful status.” The design sparked protest, so the DMV removed the […]

A student was killed Monday morning at a school bus stop near Garner. The female student was hit by another vehicle as she tried to cross the road as the bus neared the stop shortly after 6:30 a.m. on N.C. Highway 50 – Benson Highway – near J.R. Drive. The name of that student has […]

On Thursday, the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce made a recommendation to Wake County Commissioners and the School Board. They suggested Commissioners and the Board eliminate the proposed state legislation and come to a compromise. The two bodies are fighting over which one should be in charge of building and maintaining schools and how school […]

Police said Wednesday they’ve identified and spoken with a person of interest after a teen reported she was raped in a bathroom at Fayetteville’s Cross Creek Mall. They did not identify the person and said no charges have been filed.

A $1.38 billion budget is on the table for Wake County School Board members to consider. Board members met yesterday to talk about where they stand on the budget. So far, some things are already known about the budget. There are no major cuts, employees will stay where they are, and class size is going […]

Gov. Pat McCrory is prepared to release his first two-year state budget proposal. Staffers say that the proposal will focus on education, the economy and making North Carolina government more efficient.

North Carolina A&T won its 16th MEAC Championship and its first since 1995 by defeating Morgan State, 57-54, on Saturday.