Wake County school leaders are preparing for the next school year with security top of mind. We talk one-on-one with the district’s superintendent about how much of a priority security and safety could be in the budget.



On WRAL at 7: WRAL looks into how much of a priority security and safety could be in Wake County Schools' budget

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The suspect in a Nashville school shooting on Monday had drawn a detailed map of the school, including potential entry points, and conducted surveillance before killing three students and three adults in the latest in a series of mass shootings in a country growing increasingly unnerved by bloodshed in schools.

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Deputies found Bernard Williams on Sunday morning in a ditch on Landfill Road.

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First responders begin their investigation after a teenager's body was found Sunday on Landfill Road outside Wilson. Drew C. Wilson   Times

Durham city council member Monique Holsey-Hyman has been accused of supporting developers in exchange for campaign donations.

City attorney: Durham councilwoman could face extortion charge if claims are true

Durham city council member under criminal investigation

Inflation, staffing needs and behavioral health are just some of the competing budget priorities Wake leaders are looking at.

Wake commissioners, school board both eye employee pay as budget priority

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Fayetteville police used the federal DNA database to identify a suspect in a 28-year-old rape case and made an arrest Monday morning. 

Eve Carson murder case: Documents & audio