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Wake County sheriff's deputies fired four gunshots that killed a 35-year-old man who apparently tried to escape from involuntary commitment by fleeing in a stolen law enforcement vehicle in March.

RALEIGH N.C. Senate Republicans pushed their state spending proposal through a pair of committees Tuesday, but not before giving Democrats and advocacy groups plenty to pick at when it comes to reshaping public school funding and raising fees.

Women Are From Venus LIVE!, the one-man fusion of theatre and stand-up starring Peter Story and based on the New York Times #1 best-selling book of the last decade by John Gray , will play The Buckhead Theatre on Saturday, June 1st at 8:00 PM.

North Carolina NAACP leads fourth wave of direct action at state capitol to protest General Assembly's Extreme Package of Legislation.

Police and first responders reported to the scene of a hazmat call at an apartment complex Monday evening on Paces Forest Court, near Millbrook and Leadmine Roads.

RALEIGH, N.C. : April 10, 2013 - The N.C. Division of Water Quality is offering tips on how to get your swimming pool ready for warm weather while still protecting streams and lakes nearby.

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An autopsy report says Wake County sheriff's deputies shot an unarmed mental patient four times, including once at point-blank range in the back.

RALEIGH North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper, sheriffs, police chiefs and prosecutors from across the state say an N.C. Senate proposal to move most of the State Bureau of Investigation under the governor will hamper political corruption probes.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. & WASHINGTON, D.C.--Innovative PR and media relations firm Global Media Strategies (www.gmsinnovate.com) recently supported the world's largest multi-disciplinary multi-sector conference and marketplace of vetted innovations, innovators and technology business developers and funders, TechConnect World, in Washington, D.C. May 12-16. In addition to providing insights and best practices in publicity and marketing directly with attendees via David Menzies, Global Media Strategies president, the firm promoted the event as a strategic partner through its online news resources NCTechNews and Global TechWire. Both websites are published by Global Media Strategies to help technology professionals around the world get timely news and information about the life sciences, medical technology, biotech, cleantech, computers, innovation and entrepreneurs, high tech and education. Fresh, original articles and user-submitted news items are updated daily, while banner ads help generate web traffic for businesses looking to get in front of technology decision makers. Global Media Strategies has been specializing in getting businesses and organizations in front of target audiences via proven effective communication tools and methodologies since 2007. With clients across the United States and overseas, the firm operates out of the technology-rich Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina. Held at the Gaylord National Convention Center, TechConnect World houses four world-class technical events focused on advancements in Nanotech, Microtech, Biotech, Cleantech and the technology overlap between these converging domains. This year’s TechConnect World is co-located with the National SBIR Conference, designed to accelerate the commercialization of American innovation by providing the world’s largest on-site matchmaking program with investors and corporate development partners. The joint events will showcase more than 20 federal agencies and their top funded innovations including: Department of Energy, Department of Defense, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, National Institute of Standards and Technology, NASA, NSF, and many more. For more information about Global Media Strategies visit www.gmsinnovate.com.

Innovative creative services agency The Marketing Machine is celebrating its 15th year of helping customers grow their businesses through comprehensive branding strategy and targeted buzz-building campaigns.

Innovation and commercialization firm Montie Design is hosting a two-day seminar for businesses looking for professional guidance in taking a product from concept to marketplace.

Many of the demonstrators went into the Legislative Building clapping, singing, chanting, hoisting placards and raising their voices with expectations of arrest.

Mary Judd is congratulated by her brother-in-law, Alvin Atkinson, during her 76th birthday party held at Church of the Apostles in Raleigh on Saturday, May 18, 2013.

In addition, the state Department of Transportation said one lane of the westbound side of the interstate was closed at mile marker 293, the junction with U.S. 64 eight miles west of the other scene, because of an accident that happened about 11 a.m. The State Highway Patrol said its troopers were with an overturned tractor-trailer on a ramp from ... (more)

Cathy Berger and Chris Haynes, both of Cary, explore a new segment of the finally finished Black Creek Greenway on Wednesday, May 15.

The Rev. John Saxon, lead minister of the UU Fellowship of Raleigh, N.C., was among those arrested in the "Moral Monday" protests.

A 2-year-old boy is recovering after Randolph County deputies say he found a handgun inside his home and put it in his mouth, and the weapon fired.

The Edgecombe-Nash Retired School Personnel held a meeting March 12. Pictured are, front row from left: the Rev.