Wake County News

Garner's Mayor Ronnie Willams, left, shakes the hand of the winner. slideshow John Tedesco won the School Board District 2 seat by a landslide with 6,658 votes, 75.96 percent of the 8,765 votes cast, according to the Wake County Board of Elections unofficial results.

Despite a letter from incoming school board members this week saying they wanted to put the brakes on the new Forest Ridge High School in Wake County, the current board is holding firm.

Evidence 'would tend to indicate ... criminal violations' By Rick Henderson Carolina Journal RALEIGH - Less than 11 months after completing his second term as North Carolina's 72nd governor, Mike Easley may face a criminal probe of his campaign finances.

Wake County health officials said Thursday 9,900 doses of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine have arrived and they'll open five clinics on Monday, November 9 to distribute them.

North Carolina elections officials penalized former Gov. Mike Easley's campaign $100,000 Friday for not reporting flights provided by a political ally and asked prosecutors to investigate whether he or others broke laws by trying to hide them or other expenses.

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The new Wake County school board majority sent a joint letter today calling for the school district to immediately halt work on the new Forest Ridge High School in northeast Raleigh.

Wake County health officials expect a shipment next week containing 10,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine.

While incumbents in Apex and Garner were able to keep their positions, Holly Springs and Fuquay-Varina will see new faces on the town council after two incumbents were defeated.

After Wake County Sheriff's deputies arrested Danny Thomas Goldston Jr. on Oct. 26, for allegedly breaking into construction sites around Wake County, detectives tied him back to Brunswick County.

Fuquay Varina Elementary PTA and The Salvation Army partner together to bring coats to families in need.

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Struggling to improve schools with large populations of poor and minority students, and under legal pressure to avoid racial busing, a small but growing group of school districts is integrating schools by income.

Raleigh police say they have arrested a suspect in the July 8 robbery of the BB&T Bank at 7447 Six Forks Road.

1 12:14 am Tweet This! http://mync.com/site/43857/ WAKE COUNTY, N.C. - In a statement released Saturday, Wake County School Board candidate Cathy Truitt said she will serve if elected in Tuesday's runoff for District 2. The statement reads: "I accept the decision by the NC State Board of Elections to continue the runoff for the District 2 Wake ...

In the state capital's downtown core, $500,000 decorative street lights beam down on bustling crowds who've come to dine and play along a recently revitalized pedestrian plaza.

Shortly before 6:00 p.m. tonight, Wake County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call about a missing child.

Families who anticipate trouble paying for heating bills this winter can apply for assistance starting Monday, Wake County government officials have announced.

The race is not over. That's the message from John Tedesco, a candidate running for the District 2 seat on the Wake County Board of Education.

Police charged a convicted sex offender this week with raping at knifepoint a woman he picked up in South Raleigh, police reported.