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Grandmother of slain teen: ‘I had to go to WakeMed to identify my 16-year-old grandbaby on Halloween’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Nov 3, 2022

The shooting death of a teenager on Halloween night rocked relatives and the school the victim attended, with the school expressing “great sadness” over the tragedy.

NC State chancellor: ‘I’m grieving alongside with each of you’ after third suicide this year

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Nov 2, 2022

Red and White Week at North Carolina State University began Monday under a cloud of disheartening news, as a third student was found to have died by suicide since the beginning of the school year.

N.C. State Chancellor: University ‘has many caring and dedicated people and specialized support resources here to help you’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Nov 1, 2022

North Carolina State University has experienced its third reported suicide of a student this year, prompting officials to let students and parents know they can reach out for university services in a mental health crisis.

Wake groundwater manager: Program 'will allow us to help the most vulnerable residents’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Oct 28, 2022

A $200,000 two-year pilot program to provide support and needed septic system repairs for older, disabled or low-income residents has gotten the green light in Wake County.

Parents of Raleigh mass shooting suspect: ‘We are overcome with grief for the innocent lives lost’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Oct 24, 2022

The parents of the teenager who allegedly went on a mass shooting spree in Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 13 committed to helping police with their investigation.

Cary Police Chief Terry Sult: ‘The event occurred in an isolated area and so there wasn’t a lot of people to hear what happened’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Oct 19, 2022

Charges have been filed in connection with the Cary High School code red lockdown that occurred earlier last week.

Baker on mass shootings: 'It can happen anywhere, and it has'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Oct 14, 2022

Deputies with the Wake County Sheriff's Office learned new ways to respond to an active shooter situation on Wednesday – one day before a mass shooting occurred in northeast Raleigh.

Father of murder victim: ‘Don't think you got away with it’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Oct 10, 2022

Rodney Clark Sr. is convinced that whoever killed his son had targeted him, likely after stalking him long enough to learn his habits and patterns.

Wake County officials debate remote learning: We must 'identify individually for each student what their needs are'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Oct 6, 2022

Remote learning, forced upon school systems across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowed education to continue, but it wasn’t for everyone.

Parade of Homes builder: ‘People now want to be with their families and they want to be at home’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 30, 2022

Want to see the dream homes of today in your backyard? The annual Triangle Parade of Homes is set to start Saturday. It features dwellings in Wake, Durham, Orange and Chatham counties.

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N.C. Emergency Management official: Lake levels lowered to increase ‘capacity for flood warning and alert’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 30, 2022

As the remnants of Hurricane Ian bear down on the Carolinas, Triangle-area officials are taking precautions to alleviate any expected flooding as the storm dumps inches of rain over the state.Workers are lowering the water level of Lake Jordan by about a foot a day so run-off has some place to go.

Health official advises ‘people should take precautions when outside to wear mosquito repellent’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 28, 2022

Coming on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic and monkeypox, North Carolinians are now being told the state expects a robust West Nile virus season.

Save Seaboard Train Station Task Force: ‘After great debate, we feel this is meaningful preservation’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 21, 2022

The Raleigh City Council and a developer struck a compromise that will allow a mixed-use development plan to proceed, provided that Raleigh’s historic Seaboard Train Station will be preserved.

Army veteran Johns: 'We raised specifically for Pet Partners'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 19, 2022

Tami Johns knows the value of having a therapy dog, so she is working to raise awareness of the benefits.

Garner business owner on inflation: 'We hope people see value in what we're providing them in the store'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 17, 2022

Inflation isn’t just making consumers more conscious of how they spend their money, it’s also causing owners of small businesses to rethink their business models.

John Luther, co-owner of Sola Coffee Café: ‘I go between gratitude and being lonely’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 9, 2022

Jeanne Luther suffered through the debilitating effects of ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, for more than three years before she died in April.

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Raleigh tourism chief: ‘Festivals have been carrying us’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 8, 2022

A string of gatherings is slated to visit Raleigh as the city strives to get back to pre-pandemic social offerings.

Williamson, mother of misplaced child at school: ‘I don't want this to happen to nobody else after today’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 2, 2022

A mother of a 6-year-old was justifiably distraught after going to pick her child up from a Fayetteville school and learning that the boy had been places on a bus instead of being directed to the area where parents pick up their children.

Raleigh's Mordecai Clover Lane Committee opposes apartment complex: 'Our streets weren't built for that, and that's a problem'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Aug 25, 2022

A development project that would replace a few dozen townhomes with hundreds of apartments in a historic Raleigh neighborhood is causing some worry among citizens who don’t think the city’s infrastructure can handle it.

UNC Health employee helps rescue abducted child: 'I wanted to save this little girl'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Aug 20, 2022

Angelica Coffey, a UNC Health employee, made a daring decision recently by following a vehicle mentioned in an Amber Alert, eventually leading to the child’s rescue.

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