The grants promoting Banned Books Week events comes as state lawmakers want to make it easier to remove books from school ...

Wake County has launched a new interactive housing dashboard, delivering real-time data for jurisdictions across the county.

RALEIGH, N.C (WTVD) -- On Monday, Wake County Manager David Ellis presented his $2.1 billion budget recommendation to Wake County Commissioners, with increases in funding for areas including ...

Wake County’s official homeless population grew nearly 27% over last year. That’s 1,258 people who slept in cars, tents, shelters and on the streets, counted by volunteers on a cold January night. The ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Wake County educators are urging leaders to not make cuts in their budget for the 2026 fiscal year. They made their voices heard Tuesday morning by staging a walk-in at ...

Southeast Raleigh resident Michelle Lambert came to the Wake County Board of Commissioners meeting Monday evening with what she called “a heartfelt plea”: protect Lake Crabtree County Park fro ...

The Wake County Schools' board of education approved ... Others blamed a lack of state funding from the North Carolina General Assembly for putting school boards in a tight place.

WAKE COUNTY, N.C. — A third suspect is in custody, accused of kidnapping a mom and an 11-month-old baby in Wake County. Garner police say the trio burst into a home Monday night and demanded $1 ...

Graduation weekend is coming up for high school seniors in Wake County. Starting next week and continuing through mid June, thousands of seniors will walk across the stage.

Wake County residents could see a slight property tax increase as county leaders prepare for an unpredictable economy. “To balance the budget, I took a more constrained approach to ensure fiscal ...

Wake County Manager is recommending a budget increase for the Wake County Public School System of $35 million, less than the about $40 million the school board is set to ask for during their ...

Scott Sharpe ssharpe@newsobserver.com Buying a home in Wake County? Keen to compare metrics of supply and demand in Cary to, say, Wendell or Fuquay-Varina? How about tracking hyper-local changes ...