Between fall 2010 and spring 2011, more students will graduate from North Carolina State University this year than ever before, the school announced.

Chancellor Randy Woodson awarded more than 4,500 degrees Saturday at RBC Center in Raleigh. James Rogers, chairman, president and CEO of Duke Energy, was the commencement speaker.

The university awarded 3,041 degrees in the fall.

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Rolesville High School was placed under a Code Red lockdown on Wednesday after 
a staff member found a student carrying a loaded gun.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memories of a “beautiful soul” who remained polite to the end — pleading, “Please stop,” even as he was pummeled by Memphis police officers — resounded through a Memphis church Wednesday, as the friends and relatives of Tyre Nichols said their farewells to him. Vice President Kamala Harris told the family: “The people of our country mourn with you.”

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Hormone treatments and puberty blockers would be outlawed for minors in the latest proposed legislation targeting transgender people. 

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Buoyed by the November elections, legislative Republicans seek to push through a once-vetoed bill to crack down on rioters.

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Durham Public Schools' "Growing Together" redistricting plan means the district's bus driver vacancy issue will get worse before it gets better.

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Family, friends and the community will pay their respects to Tyre Nichols at a Wednesday funeral service. It comes after he died following a brutal beating by Memphis police that prompted nationwide protests and renewed calls for police reform.

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On Wednesday afternoon, the Fed announced its latest increase, its smallest since March 2022 at 0.25 percentage points. Perhaps more important than that will be what the Fed says about where rates are heading next.

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A second former North Carolina State athlete sued the school Wednesday alleging he was sexually abused by the Wolfpack's former director of sports medicine under the guise of treatment.

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Legendary Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski spoke with WRAL anchor/reporter Debra Morgan about retirement, his tenure at Duke and his family life.

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A proposed bill filed in the North Carolina State Senate on Wednesday would require the N.C. High School Athletic Association to follow the open meetings law.

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The Federal Reserve extended its fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key interest rate a quarter-point, its eighth hike since March. And the Fed signaled that even though inflation is easing, it remains high enough to require further rate hikes.

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