Wake's school board has never had a way to formally discipline its own members — that could change before new members take their seats in December.

The Wake County Democrat beat back Republican Eugene Douglass as the district trended sharply bluer than 2024.

Smith led earlier in North Carolina's 3rd District before Murphy regained a narrow lead.

Political newcomer Jess Rivera flipped Senate District 4, beating five-term incumbent Buck Newton by fewer than 1,600 votes.

Sana Siddiqui becomes Raleigh's newest council member, while voters also approve $203 million in housing and transportation bonds.

HHS says Duke medical admissions used coded language like “Social Justice Advocacy” to track race. Duke says it's been cooperating all along.

Livable Raleigh wants voters to scrawl in David Cox's name against Mayor Janet Cowell, even though he isn't officially running.

A new nonprofit campaign wants to guide North Carolinians through confusing new Medicaid work-reporting rules before January 2027.

No vote yet, but Cary could soon charge by rooftop and driveway size instead of a flat rate buried in your taxes.

A draft policy would cap memorials at five days and bar empty chairs at graduation, but board members worry it treats suicide deaths unequally.

Half of Wake County's schools will get outside HVAC checkups as the district tackles a maintenance backlog topping hundreds of millions.

Keith Cooper put out a bathroom fire at Chapel Hill High, then suffered a heart attack — and spent months fighting for coverage.

Commissioners voted 5-1 to explore five new sites, as one member insisted Hawley Lane remains the right call.