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Senate unveils proposed spending plan
The Senate's $20.6 billion budget pursues many of the education policy changes lawmakers have pursued throughout the spring. It would also trim services for those who receive Medicaid, the joint federal-state health insurance program for the poor and disabled.
Updated 8:57 a.m. today | Read Blog Post | 58 comments
'Significant rain' expected to drench the work week
Up to an inch of rain could soak the Triangle on Monday and Tuesday, and the wet weather could keep coming until the weekend.
Updated 35 minutes ago | Read Story | 7 comments
Zebulon houses hit by stray bullets
Zebulon police are investigating what appears to be stray bullets that hit three houses on Braemar Highland Drive Saturday evening.
- WATCH: Neighbors describe close calls after bullets hit Zebulon homes
Updated 11:38 p.m. yesterday | Read Story | 8 comments
One dead in Oklahoma after tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest
When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left of the community Carter had called home.
- WATCH: Tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest
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Community raises money for man paralyzed in motorcycle wreck
The Knightdale community came together Sunday to raise money for a man severely injured in a motorcycle wreck last month.
Updated 8:27 p.m. yesterday | Read Story | 11 comments

Pre-K funding, eligibility will be a key budget issue
Gov. Pat McCrory's budget expands funding for pre-K programs while House lawmakers passed a bill to restrict eligibility. Parents and researchers say the state's investment in getting children ready for school has already paid off.
Posted 8:08 a.m. yesterday | Read Blog Post | 14 comments

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