Sig Hutchinson delivered the annual State of the County address Monday evening, starting the speech with one of the county’s most-repeated statistics: Wake is growing by 67 residents per day. Read More …

Wake County is one step closer to charging people hundreds of dollars if they drive past a stopped school bus. Local leaders say it’s not just about following the law, but saving our kids. Read More …

Wake County voters will likely be asked to approve a nearly $1 billion bond referendum for school construction in 2018. Twenty-seven new schools are on the Wake County Public School System’s project list, while dozens of other schools will undergo some type of renovation in the next seven years. Read More …

Solutions to Wake County’s growing affordable housing crisis could require substantial new revenue and changes to county land-use policies, according to a draft presentation on the topic received Monday by the Board of Commissioners. Read More …