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Wake Tech’s specialized programs a boon for economy

On-site employee customized training is one of many services Wake Technical Community College offers to new and existing businesses. The school’s ability to adapt to the workforce needs of i...

Fund established for survivors of Fuquay-Varina house fire that killed two

Police have not determined exactly what caused the fire early Sunday, April 29, that killed Leroy Dunlap, 59, and Arthur Lee Harris Jr., 46, but they suspect it was related to a space heater.

Historic spots lauded in Morrisville, Apex, and Fuquay-Varina

During the annual Wake County Preservation Celebration May 6, historic plaques were awarded to the Williamson Page in Morrisville; Seagroves Farm and the Zeb and Lorena Atkinson House in Fuquay-Var...

Fuquay-Varina police officer hit by car outside school

A Fuquay-Varina police officer was hit by a car while walking to work to direct traffic outside Fuquay-Varina Highschool Wednesday morning.

Fuquay-Varina oriented groups favored in funding

Fuquay-Varina’s Law and Finance Committee--made up of commissioners Charlie Adcock, Ed Ridpath and Cindy Sheldon--has recommended approval of $96,300 for nonprofits. This would be an increas...

Second former inmate sues Wake County over jail injury

A Fuquay-Varina man claims that a detention officer broke his arm during an improper strip search.

Two men die in fast-moving Fuquay-Varina house fire

Leroy Dunlap, 59, and Arthur Lee Harris Jr., 46, were sleeping in the basement closest to the origin of the fire at 128 Bridge St., police said.

Fuquay-Varina biz center gets first tenant

The nonprofit owned SPHERE business center has landed its first tenant, software developer TeamWORKS Inc.

Wake Tech to add campus police force

Wake Tech today announced that it will instate a campus police department starting in July.

Area students get a taste of France

Since 2008, Wake Technical Community College has participated in a student exchange with the French culinary school, Lycee d’Etat Hotelier du Touquet. For a few weeks in March, the students at...

Weekend meals are in the bag

Third-grader Sidi Ceesay is one of 50 students at Reedy Creek Elementary School in Cary who picks up a sealed plastic bag with non-perishable foods to help him get through the weekend without a rum...

Fuquay-Varina to get public art displays downtown

The Fuquay-Varina downtown association sponsors En Plein Air Paint Off to generate public art. Three winning paintings will be installed as murals on downtown walls. One winner has already been cho...

Western Wake residents frustrated over discolored water

Neighbors say they’ve run of of options for dealing with a company unwilling to resolve concerns.

Willow Spring volunteer tracks hours with new app, wins cash

Willow Spring resident wins a Caribbean cruise and $3,000 from sponsors of mobile phone app that lets participants track their volunteer hours.

Good-bye to eyesore

A contractor uses an excavator to dig out and remove the pool at the old Fuquay-Varina Swim Club at Falcon Park on Tuesday. The town took over the dilapidated property, at 101 Falcon Drive last mon...

Triangle job seekers say openings more plentiful though still hard to find

Many employers who participated in Wake Tech job fair this week say they are hiring more people this year; still, job seekers say the competition for openings remains stiff in most sectors.

Strawberry season comes early thanks to warm spring

Many Triangle strawberry fields are likely to open by early next week. And at least one is already in business.

Friends honor UNC grad with ‘Ninja’ 5K in Fuquay-Varina

Friends organize the Ninja Challenge, a 5K obstacle race to raise money for the Triangle Area Red Cross in honor of Karl Besas, a UNC-Chapel Hill graduate who drowned in 2010.

Fuquay-Varina woman’s death unsolved, a year later

Fuquay-Varina Police are asking for the public’s help in solving the death of a Sandra Thomas, a 41-year-old mother, who was found facedown in a ditch March 29, 2011.

Fuquay-Varina resident named Main Street Champion

Ann Marie Amico of Fuquay-Varina was recognized as a 2011 Main Street Champion at the North Carolina Main Street Annual Awards.