Wake County

ACLU to North Carolina officials: Don't make beggars get permits

2012-01-04 16:37:19

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Tougher rules on policing illegal immigrants

2009-10-14 00:00:00

Luz Maria Diaz knew what happened to illegal immigrants at the Wake County jail. But her teenage daughters didn't. So when the girls were arrested after fighting on their high school campus in September, they freely admitted that they were born in...

NRC launches special inspection of NC nuclear plant shut down after cracking discovered

2013-05-22 07:00:55

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal regulators said Wednesday that they are conducting a special inspection of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city that was forced to shut down last week after operators discovered corrosion and...

Terry Sanford's Philip Hall, Jahmaal Daniel impressive in state 4-A track meet

2013-05-19 07:04:02

The Terry Sanford duo of Philip Hall and Jahmaal Daniel put on an impressive show Saturday at the state 4-A track meet at North Carolina A&T. Each won a pair of individual events and helped the Bulldogs to a second-place finish in the meet behind Wake...

Chicken fanciers tour area birds living high life

2013-05-19 00:00:00

These models, covered in feathers, strutting down runways and largely ignoring their gawking admirers, were featured attractions Saturday along with their elaborate homes in the Tour D'Coop, a benefit for Urban Ministries of Wake County that capitalizes...

BRIEF: Raleigh police await opinion on Internet sweepstakes parlors

2013-05-19 02:34:02

While police in Durham recently raided several Internet sweepstakes parlors suspected of operating illegally, Raleigh's parlors won't get a visit from the law just yet. City Attorney Tom McCormick has told the Raleigh City Council that he's waiting...

NC Community colleges, high schools emphasize training for manufacturing jobs

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Momentum is building in North Carolina to better train workers for more sophisticated manufacturing jobs to erase a so-called skills gap in the workforce. At a Raleigh summit Friday hosted by the N.C. Community College System, business, government and...

TriPol: Raleigh council committee backs city's panhandling rules

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Raleigh City Council members this week rejected a request from Occupy Raleigh members to loosen the city's panhandling rules. The council agreed to review the issue after a dozen or so people from the group -- once known for round-the-clock protests...

Wake sheriff's deputy shoots and kills woman in Raleigh

2013-05-18 00:00:00

A Wake County sheriff's deputy shot and killed a woman early Friday afternoon when she threatened him and other deputies with a knife or machete. Misty Michelle Mullins, 33, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to sheriff's spokesman James...

There's a festival fit for everyone this weekend in the Triangle

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Pianos on the streets of downtown Raleigh. Classic cars in Hillsborough. A tractor parade at the N.C. State Fairgrounds. Chicken coops in Cary. Old-school hip hop music in Durham. It's a big festival weekend across the Triangle, and there's likely...

WakeMed warns of looming staff cuts

2013-05-18 00:00:00

WakeMed Health & Hospitals laid off 31 people last week in a reorganization that CEO Bill Atkinson warns is a taste of things to come under federal health care reform, which is designed to squeeze costs out of health care delivery. Atkinson couldn't say...

Seven Enloe students arrested in balloon-tossing prank

2013-05-17 12:44:01

Seven Enloe High School students face misdemeanor charges and possible school disciplinary action for an incident Thursday in which balloons filled with water were thrown at students and administrators ordered students kept in their classrooms. Wake...

Police officers try to quell chanters shouting, "No resegregation in our town. Shut it down," during a Wake County school board meeting.

2010-03-23 00:00:00