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Wake County EMS earns American Heart Association Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold award, recognizing its above-average cardiac arrest survival and coordinated care for heart attack and stroke patients.

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — The Durham County Board of Commissioners gave their stamp of approval to the $1.5 billion Durham County suggested budget on Monday night, and with that comes property tax increases and more. According to Durham County, the budget passed at a total of $1,049,757,411. It includes...

The Robeson County jail, built in the early 1990s, is supposed to hold up to 410 people. As of May, it had a population of 501. Overcrowding has plagued the jail for months, according to records from the state Department of Health and Human Services. Sheriff Burnis Wilkins said he has had to buy cots and extra blankets

Raleigh’s small business community has something powerful to look forward to. The City of Raleigh’s 27th Annual Small Business Expo and Conference is set for Wednesday, June 10, from noon to 5 p.m. at NC State’s McKimmon Center on Gorman Street in Raleigh — and this year promises to be one for the books.

High school juniors in Wake County are about to get a paid, fast track into the trades, courtesy of a big check from Michael Bloomberg. Wake Tech Community College and Wake County Public Schools have rolled out the WakeWorks Youth Apprenticeship Academy, a new partnership that will let students earn tuition-free colleg

Attorneys for the man accused of killing UNC student Faith Hedgepeth say in a recent court filing that the Durham County district attorney is undermining her own effort to limit pretrial publicity. The defense team’s criticism centers on District Attorney Satana Deberry’s request to seal all motions and orders leading

RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - The Carolina Hurricanes Foundation has given $50,000 to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina to address summer hunger among children. The money will fund more than 150,000 meals for families during the summer months, when students lose access to school breakfast and lunch programs,

Police are investigating a shooting in East Durham that left one man dead Monday afternoon. Officers responded to the 1100 block of South Hoover Road at about 2:15 p.m. to a report of a gunshot wound, Durham police said Monday. Police learned on the scene that a juvenile male was allegedly arguing with a female when a

Raleigh passed its budget Monday, which raised the city’s property tax rate despite cutting spending by around 1%. The new tax rate of 37.2 cents per $100 of assessed property value will give the owner of a $391,000 home, the median assessed value in Raleigh, a city property tax bill of $1,454.50. That’s a nearly $67 i

Both robberies happened after people arranged to meet and purchase Pokémon trading cards, Durham Police said