The school board votes this afternoon on whether to resume in-person instruction next week; administrators and teachers want to wait until mid-February.
Jane Porter
Jane Porter is Wake County editor of the INDY, covering Raleigh and other communities across Wake County. She first joined the staff in 2013 and is a former INDY intern, staff writer, and editor-in-chief, first joining the staff in 2013.
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Janet Cowell, Former NC Treasurer, Will Lead Dix Park Conservancy
Cowell replaces outgoing president and CEO Sean Malone; her first day on the job is Jan. 18.
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Terrance Ruth Shares His Vision for Raleigh Ahead of Mayoral Race
We spoke with Ruth about his reasons for running, his top priorities, and his vision for a more engaged Raleigh.
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Republicans Use Friends & Family Pass to Remake State’s Judicial Branch
Senior employees in the N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts resigned to make way for the new guard.
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Did Thom Tillis Grow a Spine? Before Rioters Took the Capitol, Tillis Affirmed Biden’s Presidency
Tillis didn’t jump aboard the election subversion bandwagon like some other North Carolina delegates.
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Raleigh Mayoral Race Draws First Challenger
Terrance Ruth announced he will run against incumbent Mary-Ann Baldwin to be Raleigh’s mayor.
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1,500 Protesters Converge on RDU to Protest Trump’s Muslim Ban
Weary travelers in need of a nicotine fix saw their turf adjacentto Raleigh-Durham International’s Terminal 2 swiftly overtaken by more than a thousand fiery demonstrators Sunday. Just after noon, outrage over President Donald Trump’s so-called “Muslim ban,” the executive order Trump signed Friday that banned citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States […]
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The Morning Roundup: HB 2 Gets Dissed in Philly, Raleigh
Good morning, everyone! Happy Thursday. Members of the U.S. Congressional Black Caucus and North Carolina congressman G.K. Butterfield spoke to the DNC last night, endorsing Hillary Clinton for president. Congressman Butterfield’s main argument to vote for Hillary seemed to hinge on the fact that Donald Trump isn’t qualified to be president and doesn’t have any […]
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Rejoice, Raleigh: Harris Teeter to Open in Seaboard Station
Downtown Raleigh dwellers’ decade-long wait for a grocery store to open in their general proximity can celebrate today. The Triangle Business Journal reports that a 55-thousand- square- foot, one-level Harris Teeter is set to open in Seaboard Station! Billie Redmond, CEO of Trademark Properties, which oversees management and leasing of Seaboard Station, says they are […]
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The Morning Roundup: Vote Your Conscience
Good morning, everyone! Like a high-speed vehicular wreck that you don’t really want to witness, but from which you somehow cannot bring yourself to look away, the Republican National Convention crashes along in Cleveland. Indiana governor Mike Pence accepted the nomination for vice president last night, but the big story of course was that Ted […]