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The Wake County Board of Education adopted a student assignment plan for the 2013-14 school year during its regular meeting Tuesday.

  The school assignment plans for Wake County Schools have been an issue for some time now and with a new edited and approved version the board is expected approve it and move forward. The 2013-2014 plan is the 3rd change in many years and is based on assignment maps and offers a base assignment […]

Durham police are investigating a double shooting that happened early Sunday afternoon at a flea market on East Pettigrew Street.

Second District Congresswoman Renee Ellmers introduced last month, the idea of naming the Century Post Office on Fayetteville St. the “Jesse Helms Federal Building and United States Courthouse.” There are some who don’t think it’s a great idea. North Carolina State University political science professor, Steven Green says Helms stands out for his fights against […]

A proposal for a major overhaul of a portion of Glenwood Avenue could end up costing some people their homes.

Wake County nonprofit Interact of Wake County says their caseload has tripled in recent years as instances of domestic violence continues to rise.

Via: WTVD.Com The Wake County School Board heard some tearful pleas at their final hearing on the student assignment plan. One by one, parents spoke out at Rolesville Middle School Wednesday evening. Parents packed the school auditorium and expressed their dismay over the school assignment plan that some say is ever changing.

Yesterday the Wake County BOE elected Keith Sutton as its new chairman in a 5-4 majority vote.  Sutton replaces Kevin Hill who decided not to run for re-election.

Via: WTVD.Com The City of Raleigh will lease the Dorothea Dix Hospital campus from the State of North Carolina for 75 years under a lease agreement approved by the City Council Tuesday afternoon on a 7-1 vote. The city plans to convert land on the 325-acre site into an urban park following development of a […]

Flu season is already here and experts said it's already shaping up to be a bad year.