Wake County passed a budget with a small tax increase to support schools; it eliminates EMS positions and funding for housing ...

The budget proposal invests heavily in education and also supports new state mandates and does come with a property tax ...

The $1.78B budget includes starting pay increases for firefighters, police officers, and emergency call center workers.

Emergency boxes with Naloxone medication are being placed across rural Berkeley County areas to prevent future deadly ...

A new bill in the state legislature would protect patients from surprise ambulance bills. Critics worry it will drive up ...

A two-year-old has been found dead after being reported missing from a property on Kerr Lake in Vance County Tuesday ...

A budget exercise shows what Durham Public Schools leaders may do if the county’s final budget doesn’t include the full ...

The Vance County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a child missing from a home on Water Front Drive on Tuesday just after 2 p.m. Deputies were advised that a 2-year-old male was last seen in the yard ...

"We must continue to approach public safety through a public health lens and help young people find emotionally and behaviorally safe ways to address conflict," Fuller said.

Authorities in Vance County found the body of a missing 2-year-old boy in Kerr Lake, pronounced dead after an extensive ...

A two-year-old has been found dead after being reported missing from a property on Kerr Lake in Vance County Tuesday afternoon, the sheriff’s office said.