State Auditor Beth Wood, who was charged with misdemeanor hit-and-run resulting in property damage after crashing a state-owned car in December, pleaded guilty Thursday.

State Auditor Beth Wood pleads guilty to hit-and-run charge after December crash in a state-owned car

A Durham city council member has been accused of supporting developers in exchange for donations, according to a letter read by Durham's mayor in a council meeting on Thursday.

Durham council member accused of supporting developers in exchange for donations, according to letter read in today's council meeting.

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<b>ASHEBORO, N.C.</b> — A record number of visitors made the trip to the North Carolina Zoo over Memorial Day weekend.<br />

Over three days, 32,732 visitors were recorded, up from 24,506 during the same period in May 2006.  <br />

Zoo officials cite the attraction of the new Watani Grasslands Reserve as a major factor. The Watani Grasslands Reserve, an $8.5 million habitat for the zoo’s elephants and rhinoceroses, opened in April.

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Wood was charged with misdemeanor hit-and-run resulting in property damage after crashing a state-owned car in December. She pleaded guilty in Wake County on Thursday.

State Auditor Beth Wood pleads guilty to hit-and-run charge

State Auditor Beth Wood appeared in court on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

Two 16-year-old boys are dead and another 16-year-old boy is in the hospital from a shooting in Durham on Tuesday.

Family says teen accused of shooting 3 Durham students was a 'good kid' with no prior criminal history 

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Cary police said Ian Delauder died by suicide after shooting himself outside a Dorset Drive home. Cary police said fire crews found Cecily Anne Walker-Scott in a fire pit.

Man who shot himself over the weekend inside an RV has died, Cary police say

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A Durham City Council member has been accused of supporting developers in exchange for donations, according to a statement read by Durham Mayor Elaine O'Neal in a council work session on Thursday.

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This would make North Carolina the 40th state in the country to adopt expansion, which would add hundreds of thousands of people, most of them likely working adults who can't afford health insurance, to the state's Medicaid insurance rolls. 

After 13 years, Medicaid expansion on its way to governor in NC

State Rep. James Roberson, D-Wake, takes a selfie with House Democrats gathered behind him to mark Medicaid expansion's passage in North Carolina, March 23, 2023.

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A 21-year-old man faces charges of possessing a weapon on educational property and carrying a concealed weapon after a weapons detection system alerted when he entered Clayton Middle School Tuesday to pick up his sisters.

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Leaders at a water conference at NC State this week are addressing the swath of challenges that threaten the state -- including climate change, pollution, and drinking water contamination.

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Four North Carolina players have entered the transfer portal after a season that ended without an NCAA Tournament berth.

Armando Bacot returning to UNC; Puff Johnson entering transfer portal

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Dowuona, a native of Ghana who played high school basketball in Georgia, played in every one of the Wolfpack's games this season, but scored only 51 points total for an average of less than two points per game. 

State's Dowuona opts for transfer portal

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The NC State men's swimming and diving team had an outstanding start to the 2023 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships Wednesday night, taking the National Championship title and setting a NCAA Record in the 200-yard medley relay. 

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