Tag: Raleigh
COVID-19 outbreak hits North Carolina women’s prison
Authorities say a Raleigh prison for women is grappling with the coronavirus outbreak and will soon test all inmates.
North Carolina county to vote on Juneteenth holiday
A North Carolina county’s board of commissioners will vote Monday to make Juneteenth a county holiday.
Police response to Raleigh protests has cost at least $2.2M
Law enforcement agencies have spent at least $2.2 million responding to protests that occurred in Raleigh following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
St. Augustine’s University fires longtime track coach
George Williams, longtime track and field coach at St. Augustine's College and a former coach with the U.S. Olympic team, has been fired.
Raleigh police overtime costs for George Floyd protests surpass $860K
The Raleigh Police Department says its total overtime costs for officers patrolling the George Floyd protests surpassed $860,000, a CBS17.com investigation found.
Crews removing Confederate monument unearth time capsule
Crews removing a Confederate monument in North Carolina have unearthed a time capsule.
‘All Rise:’ Black Raleigh lawyers stand up for a more equitable justice system
The lawyers gathered on the steps of the Wake County Courthouse, Friday evening, were not dressed for court. They came to make a statement: "Black Lawyers Matter."
Raleigh city councilman resigns amid allegations of sexual misconduct
One of the men accusing a Raleigh city council member of sexual misconduct is speaking out.
While Confederate statues come down, other symbols targeted
Spectators in North Carolina’s capital cheered Sunday morning as work crews finished the job started by protesters Friday night and removed a Confederate statue from the top of a 75-foot monument.