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Wake County district judge resigns amid SBI probe
Fri, 18 May 2012 12:01:47 -0700
Wake County District Court Judge Kristin Ruth on Friday submitted her resignation to the governor amid a state investigation into how she handled a dozen DWI cases.
North Carolina Central coach on leave after charge of assaulting wife
Thu, 17 May 2012 20:58:00 -0700
DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina Central University has placed football coach Henry Frazier III on paid leave following his arrest earlier this week on a charge that he assaulted his wife.
Wake County, UNC Explore Mental Health Care Partnership — North Carolina Public Radio WUNC
Tue, 15 May 2012 03:01:30 -0700
Eric Hodge : Wake County residents who need mental health care could become U-N-C Health Care patients later this year. Gurnal Scott reports.
The right lessons in a school report
Thu, 17 May 2012 13:30:55 -0700
Residents of Wake County want a system of public schools that provides a high-quality education to all children. But the answer does not lie in empowering the school board or county commission to find ways to compel a certain class of citizens to attend a certain school or live in a particular neighborhood.
Obama's North Carolina math problem
Fri, 18 May 2012 08:08:43 -0700
The state Democratic Party here is consumed with an ongoing sexual harassment scandal. The embattled governor is so unpopular she decided not to run for a second term. And supporters of same-sex marriage were dealt a crushing defeat at the ballot box last week.
Wake names new Animal Center director
Wed, 16 May 2012 15:52:08 -0700
Veterinarian Jennifer Federico has been picked to run the Wake County Animal Center
North Carolina editorial roundup
Tue, 15 May 2012 16:23:51 -0700
Despite their rush to open North Carolina's deep natural-gas deposits to the controversial drilling method known as "fracking," legislators who deny its environmental concerns might want to consider the enormous property rights and home-finance questions it poses.
Bluegrass Festival Coming To Raleigh In 2013 — North Carolina Public Radio WUNC
Thu, 17 May 2012 03:16:32 -0700
Eric Hodge : North Carolina will host the best in Bluegrass music in a capital city festival starting next year. Gurnal Scott reports.
Wake Launching Tech High School — North Carolina Public Radio WUNC
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:16:34 -0700
Eric Hodge : Students in Wake County Schools who seek technical skills that could lead to jobs may soon have a new school to consider. The Wake School Board has approved the creation of a new career technical high school. Dave DeWitt reports.
North Carolina Voters Decide on Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment -- at Church
Wed, 09 May 2012 07:43:00 -0700
FIRST PERSON | In North Carolina where I live, religious leaders from the venerable Billy Graham to the "beat the gay away" pastor Sean Harris have come out in support for Proposition One, the state constitutional amendment which reads in part "Marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State."