In a code yellow lockdown, all exterior doors of the school are locked and no one is allowed to enter or exit the building. The lockdown began at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday.  

East Cary Middle School on lockdown due to nearby police activity, district says all students are safe

The "Dueling Dinosaurs" exhibit opening this weekend at Raleigh's North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will feature what's believed to be the most complete T. rex skeleton ever discovered.

'Dueling Dinosaurs:' One-of-a-kind dig, laboratory access at Raleigh science museum

DinoLab at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Athens Drive Magnet High School and Conn Magnet Elementary School won national awards Saturday at the Magnet Schools of America's annual conference.

Top two magnet schools in the US are in Wake County

Athens Drive High School

The North Carolina Firefighters Association held the Main Street Fire Truck Parade in downtown Raleigh on Saturday, August 14, 2010.  (Photo courtesy of Gregory Wiggs Photography)

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