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Students protest hike in school parking fees

Two dozen teenagers urged the Wake County school board today to drop a $50 increase in student parking fees. (original story)

The Bowerbirds Release In Our Talons Video

The members of Raleigh’s Bowerbirds are very concerned about man’s destruction of nature. This is evident in their lifestyle, their music and now in a new animated music video for their song In Our Talons (original story)

The SparkCon Schedule

SparkCon is coming up fast. Starting Thursday September 18th, Raleigh’s homegrown conference will bring people together to think about our community and show off some of our creative skills.  The schedule isn’t 100% finalized yet but most events have fallen into place.  See the full... (original story)

The Hold Steady Drive By Truckers Play Lincoln Theatre

The Hold Steady and The Drive by Truckers have teamed up for a dual-headlining national Rock and Roll Means Well Tour that will make a stop at Raleigh’s Lincoln Theatre on November 3rd. (original story)

Lawson pleads guilty to driving after underage drinking

UNC basketball player Ty Lawson was arrested in June after police stopped his car in Chapel Hill. (original story)

Deputies to patrol island off NC coast during holiday

Sheriff's deputies plan Labor Day weekend patrols on an undeveloped North Carolina island that attracts thousands of people during holidays, a newspaper reported Tuesday. (original story)

List of Chapel Hill break-ins climbs to eight

Eight break-ins have been reported to Chapel Hill Police in the past 10 days (original story)

Foundation gives public schools poor grades

The Triangle's largest public school districts earn disappointing grades for "parent-friendliness," according to a John Locke Foundation spotlight report. (original story)

Chapel Hill to accommodate cyclists

The Town of Chapel Hill is installing a pilot sharrow project today on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from Estes Drive to North Street. (original story)

Police: Fayetteville car break-ins on the rise

Police have investigated 722 car break-ins since April 10, compared with 681 incidents from Jan. 1 through April 10, officials reported. (original story)

Sen. Soles uses shoe to fend off ex-client

Democratic Sen. R.C. Soles of Columbus County has had two distressing run-ins with former legal clients recently, one of them ending when he beat the man off with a shoe, a political newsletter reports. (original story)

Wake schools miss goal on passing tests

The school board hoped 95 percent of students would pass state tests by now. But the latest test results show passing rates in the 70s and 80s. (original story)

School bus driver accused of seeking sex from teen girl

A Union County school bus driver and former swim coach has been charged with soliciting sex from someone he believed to be a 14-year-old girl. (original story)

Edwards' affair has some delegates feeling betrayed

Reactions from three-dozen Carolinas delegates range from outrage to continued support. (original story)

Bear stalked young boy in Smokies

The black bear that attacked an 8-year-old Florida boy in Great Smoky Mountains National Park last week "stalked the boy as prey," park officials said. (original story)




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