Raleigh’s Moore Square Hosts Engaging Back-to-School Bash This Saturday with Family-Friendly Activities
As summer winds down, Raleigh families have the opportunity to dive into the school spirit a little early this year at Moore Square's Back-to-School Bash. The event, set for this Saturday, August 23, promises to be a blend of educational engagement and nostalgic fun, with activities planned for attendees of all ages....
State leaders lay out ambitious plans for North Carolina’s public schools
The plan sets bold targets, including achieving a 92% graduation rate.
Bus routes, emergency response changes are priorities at Wake County School Board meeting
Wake has more than 560 bus routes and the district is preparing to start transporting almost 90,000 students.
Missing 77-year-old woman in Wake County found safe, sheriff’s office says
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A 77-year-old woman who was reported missing on Tuesday has been found safe, the Wake County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Deputies had been searching for Donna Aardene Murphrey, who the sheriff’s office said was last seen around 7 p.m. in the vicinity of Old Sturbridge Drive and Bells Lake...
New Centre Drive closed as crews respond to building explosion
The internet has endless ways to help keep people informed or entertained, but experts are encouraging parents to remember online safety as kids head back to school. Special agents with the department’s Criminal Investigations Division in Raleigh investigated Franks, and the Attorney General’s Office’s Special...
Wake schools have more bus drivers than last year. How that will affect riders.
Wake County will start the new school year with 32 more bus drivers than a year ago, which will help to relieve the strain of transporting around 60,000 riders each day. Wake County school administrators reported Tuesday having 605 school bus drivers, compared to 573 in August of last year. The additional drivers...
Don’t give cash to street panhandlers
It’s not the biggest threat to public safety, I admit, but panhandling along and often on North Carolina roadways is illegal, dangerous, counterproductive — and commonplace. During my daily travels in the capital city, I routinely see panhandlers approach idling cars at traffic lights and stop signs to...
Man charged in Durham shooting that left juvenile injured in May
Investigators determined that a dispute that began on social media had escalated and ended in a shooting.
We need a constitutional amendment to control NC property taxes
Raleigh, NC – I know firsthand how skyrocketing property taxes are undermining the American Dream for current and future generations. Revaluation-fueled increases in property tax bills are blowing up family budgets in Cabarrus County and across North Carolina. This forces many to choose between paying their tax bills...
Florida sheriff shows last known images of Wake County teen before he was found...
A Florida sheriff released new details and images in the investigation into the death of Wake County teen Giovanni Pelletier.
