Wake Board of Commissioners Chairman Harold Webb remained at Rex Hospital Tuesday night in serious condition after suffering a stroke.
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The City of Raleigh looks a lot different today than it did when Charles Meeker took office eight years ago.
Fayetteville Street has seen changes, and the City now boasts a new convention center.
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Important political elections are just around the corner as voters in Wake County choose candidates for the Wake County Board of Education and residents of Raleigh and other cities decide who should be mayor.
To help get to know your candidates, NBC 17 has compiled this page with video statements from the candidates and biographical information.
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Eight of the 11 candidates for the Wake County Board of Education will be in Garner Thursday night.

In just 15 days, Wake County voters will elect four people to serve on the Board of Education. The two candidates for the District 7 seat say they both are hearing from constituents who are fed up with reassignment and year-round schools, but they differ in their responses.
Both Deborah Prickett and Karen Simon are parents of [...]

A prominent organization that advocates for public education in Wake County is defending its non-profit status after a critic challenged the content of its on-line newsletter.

State Rep. Ty Harrell (D-Wake County) resigned from the General Assembly Sunday afternoon in the midst of an investigation into his campaign finance expenditures.
Harrell said he needs to focus on answering questions about his campaign finances as well as focus his full attention to his young sons since he and his wife are in divorce [...]

RALEIGH, N.C. – Former state Rep. Cary Allred has been fined $500 for speeding on the interstate on the way to a session of the North Carolina Legislature.
A court clerk in Orange County said Thursday that Allred pleaded guilty to driving 102 mph in a 65 mph zone. The plea he agreed to Wednesday also [...]

RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue today appointed District Court Judge Patrice Hinnant to the Superior Court District 18A for Guilford County.  Hinnant will finish the unexpired term of Judge Henry Frye Jr., who retired July 31, 2009.
“Judge Hinnant’s years of experience on the District Court bench have prepared her well for the Superior Court and [...]