The RDU Airport Authority and Wake County Parks and Recreation have agreed to an amended one-year lease for land adjacent to Lake Crabtree County Park. Wake County will lease the parcel of land and, in partnership with Triangle Off-Road Cyclists, will maintain and operate the popular system of hiking and mountain biking trails in one-year […]
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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RDU Airport Authority eyeing area for development near Lake Crabtree County Park
For 20 years, hikers, bikers, joggers and dog-walkers have enjoyed the hilly, densely wooded trails that abut Lake Crabtree County Park. But now, many of the park’s users are worried that the 9-mile network of trails, which constitute more than 80 percent of Lake Crabtree County Park, is in jeopardy. The trails sit on 149 […]
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N.C. teen pregnancy rate down sixth year in a row
The state’s teen pregnancy rate fell 11 percent last year, a record low that has continued a six-year trend of dropping rates in the state. According to data from the North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics and the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of North Carolina (APPCNC), the state’s teen pregnancy rate is down 67 […]
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The Republican incumbent resorts to desperate name-calling in re-election campaign
It’s one of the most competitive districts in North Carolina: House District 41 in southwest Wake County, which encompasses Morrisville, Apex and parts of Cary, and where the Indian-American vote could swing the election. This is where incumbent Republican State Rep. Tom Murry faces popular Cary Town Council member Gale Adcock in a race that […]
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Neighbor appeals Judge’s ruling on modern Oakwood home
A Wake County Superior Court Judge ruled last month that the owners of a contemporary-style home under construction on Euclid Street may continue building. But today, across-the-street neighbor Gail Wiesner appealed Judge Elaine Bushfan’s finding that Wiesner did not have legal standing to challenge the home’s design. [pdf-1] Judge Bushfan’s September 15 ruling reversed a […]
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With Crawford on his heels, Barefoot not a shoe-in
North Carolina Republicans took great care two years ago to carve out a place for Chad Barefoot, then a promising young conservative with strong ties to the right-wing factions of the party. That place was State Senate District 18. But this fall, the district, which includes parts of Wake and all of Franklin County, could […]
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Forty new charter schools could open in N.C. in 2016
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction announced Monday that it has received application filings from 40 non-profits across the state to open public charter schools in August of 2016. Seven of the proposed charters would be located in Wake County; one would be located in Durham. An additional 14 charter schools are on track […]
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N.C. fracking rules commenting period to close Tuesday
Updated: Amy Pickle, Mining and Energy Commission chairwoman and lead hearing officer in charge of producing the final hearing report, said the MEC will consider all comments submitted as part of the rule making. “As with most state rule makings, we will review and collate the comments in order to develop a hearing officer’s report,” […]
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The future of Wake County hinges on commission race
More than 1 million people will be affected by the outcome of the Wake County Commissioners’ race this fall. The Board of Commissioners will determine the future of the region, including whether Wake’s schools will remain underfunded and politically embattled and whether the county’s outdated transit system stagnates. Or will the county, with the state’s […]
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North Carolinians demand coal ash cleanup
Kim Brewer’s two daughters were born with serious birth defects and her neighbors have suffered from brain tumors, cancers and respiratory problems. Caroline Armijo has lost countless friends and neighbors to cancer, most recently a ten year-old child. Both women live near Duke Energy coal ash facilities, Brewer near the Buck steam plant in Rowan […]