Raleigh residents can dispose of their Christmas trees and holiday trash by placing them at the curb with regular yard waste on their scheduled collection day. Remove all bags, stands, lights, tinsel, ornaments and other non-vegetative items before placing tree at the curb no later than 7 a.m. on the collection day. Do not put […]

Community encouraged to donate fans Weather forecasters predict temperatures will hit the 90s in Wake County this week. This kind of high heat can be dangerous and lead to health emergencies for people who are unable to cool their homes. Wake County’s Cool for Wake program is here to help. It delivers heat relief to those in […]

Congratulations to the High School class of 2017! Thousands of Wake County High School Students will celebrate their graduations beginning this weekend. The Wake County school system has 20 ceremonies planned Friday through Wednesday. Some of the ceremonies are held at the schools, while the majority are being held at the Raleigh Convention Center and […]

With summer right around the corner, it’s time to think about keeping children healthy while school is out. “We want to provide opportunities that encourage young people to move more, sit less and eat smart over the summer break,” said Regina Petteway, director of Wake County Human Services. This year, Wake County is partnering with […]

Three Leesville Road Middle School students created a disturbing and offensive video using derogatory terms describing blacks and Latinos. “Go back to the fields of Alabama, go back to the factories in Mississippi. You don’t deserve freedom.” The video also expressed hostility towards Arab and Jewish people as well. Parents became aware of the video […]

Congratulations to the high school class of 2016. Listed below is the graduation schedule for Triangle and area high schools. GRADUATION SCHEDULE FOR TRIANGLE AND AREA HIGH SCHOOLS June 9 Chapel Hill-Carrboro Phoenix Academy, 6 p.m. at Extraordinary Ventures Durham At Duke University’s Cameron Indoor Stadium: ▪ Hillside High, 9 a.m. ▪ Northern High, 1 […]

Federal investigators visited Wake County, N.C. to investigate complaints about racial bias in the school district. This is part of an ongoing civil rights probe.

Wake County Public School System schools will use the days listed below to recover lost instructional time caused by snow and icy road conditions during the 2014-15 school year. The days below were chosen to provide as much academic benefit as possible after losing eight school days to ice and snow relatively late in the […]

The Wake County Public School System has released its schedule for make-up days for yesterday, when schools closed for inclement weather. Text “Foxy” To 24042 for your chance at ticket giveaways and news before anyone else!…Standard Messaging Rates Apply The make-up days are as follows: Traditional and modified-calendar schools: Monday, Feb. 17 Leadership academies/early colleges: […]

Fall Harvest: Pumpkins We carve them and set them on our porch during the fall season, but have you ever wondered where pumpkins come from? We get them from a grocery store but they are plants we can grow in our yards. We will learn about seeds, decorate a pot, plant a seed and take […]

Special Olympics of Wake county is looking for volunteers to assist during training and competitive events. Volunteers will assist as event officials, athletic escorts, coaches, award presenters and more. For additional information or to volunteer, log onto http://www.raleighnc.gov or call Recreation Program Manager at 919-996-211.

Wake County will kick-off weekly drop-in flu vaccination clinics today, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the Public Health Center, 10 Sunnybrook Road, Raleigh.Flu vaccines will be available at the Public Health Center each Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. In addition to the weekly clinics, people can also schedule an appointment to […]