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Gov. Pat McCrory and Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane on Thursday asked the General Assembly to set the effective date of the Dorothea Dix property lease to April 1, 2014, giving the city and state time to renegotiate an improved deal.
Raleigh mother, sons share life inside homeless shelter
Last year, 2,757 homeless children attended Wake County public schools. Among those who call homeless shelters their home are 10-year-old "C" and his 4-year-old brother "Nalo," who live at the Raleigh Rescue Mission with their mother, Jenn.
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Cullen Browder has won awards for investigative reporting at the local, state and national level.
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