Wake schools facing $17.6M in budget cuts. When will employees get their raises?
The Wake County school system is facing more than $17 million in budget cuts to pay for higher-than-expected state raises for school employees this year. According to documents for Tuesday’s school board work session , Wake will need to come up with an additional $17.6 million in local funding to balance this school ye
CAM Raleigh is putting its building up for sale
The Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh is selling its building in downtown Raleigh. Since 2011, the art museum has been housed at 409 W. Martin Street in the city's Warehouse District. Prior to that, it had been located at Moore Square. "The move is a deliberate step toward a more...
North Carolina biscuit maker moves on to competition finals
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WITN) - A Bojangles biscuit-maker from Apex, North Carolina, has advanced to the finals of the company’s scratch-made biscuit competition after a grueling semifinal round. Leticia Garcia is on her way to the finals, now having this win under her belt. The semi-finals took place Sunday at...
Shooting near Garner on Joe Leach Road leaves 4 people injured, including a child
The shooting allegedly started during a cookout in a neighborhood on Joe Leach Road.
Which Triangle towns still have water restrictions? Here’s a list
Water restrictions have ended for Raleigh Water customers after the city’s second-wettest July on record brought more than 12 inches of rain to the area. Raleigh Water, which supplies water to more than 650,000 people in Wake County, began water restrictions in April during a statewide drought, limiting in-ground sprin
Wake will reduce bus service at 20 schools. Here’s why the change is being...
The Wake County school system will reduce bus service at 20 schools as it continues to recruit new drivers for next school year. According to documents for Tuesday’s school board work session , Wake is adding nine schools to its “non-transportation zone” program and expanding it at 11 other schools. This means that som
Death investigation underway after man’s body found in Neuse River near Raleigh Beach
A Raleigh resident said he discovered the body when he was in the area to clean up trash: "I was shaking."
Trackwork disrupts Amtrak schedules in North Carolina, Northeast
Trackwork is affecting Amtrak service in North Carolina beginning today (Aug. 3) and in New England starting Thursday, Aug. 6. Today through Thursday, and again Aug. 24-27, Piedmont and Carolinian operations will be affected between Greensboro and Raleigh, N.C. On those dates, Piedmont train No. 72 will terminate at Gr
Raleigh eases water restrictions after lake levels improve from recent rainfalls
Recent rainfall has helped improve water supplies in the Triangle, prompting Raleigh to ease water restrictions starting Monday, Aug. 3.
S-Line Project Continues to Shape Wake Forest’s Future
A vision decades in the making continues to move closer to reality. The S-Line passenger rail corridor, which will reconnect Raleigh and Richmond while bringing passenger rail service back to Wake Forest, represents one of the most significant transportation and economic development opportunities in the town's history.
