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The Wake County Democrat revealed a throat cancer diagnosis in December. Over the weekend, John announced his resignation, saying that he had received a terminal diagnosis. He served on the Court of Appeals in the 1990s and as the crime lab director in the early 2010s.

The officer who was shot was transported to WakeMed hospital and remains in critical condition as of Wednesday morning. Additionally, two people involved with the case — the suspect and another adult male — are dead, police said.

A man was killed at a North Hills restaurant Friday afternoon. Two others, including the shooter and an apparent bystander, were also injured. The bystander sustained non life-threatening injuries, according to police.

The private HBCU signed a multimillion-dollar loan agreement in a last-ditch effort to save the university. Saint Augustine's faces severe financial problems and is fighting to maintain its accreditation.

The Durham County Board of Commissioners passed a vote to appropriate $16.5 million in funding for a new training complex for the Durham Sheriff’s Office.

Raleigh will soon reopen bids for its first bus rapid transit line on New Bern Avenue. In its first two attempts, the city received only one bid that was $30 million over budget.

In place of rotational busing, Durham Public Schools will implement family responsibility zones at 21 elementary schools. A proposal to implement express bus stops for three magnet schools will remain on hold until next school year.

In College Park and other southeast Raleigh neighborhoods, modern-looking, multi-story homes are going up next to much smaller homes that have been here for nearly a century. They often sell for more than a half-million dollars, while the older homes can be valued at around $100,000.

State Superintendent Mo Green has taken the helm at the Department of Public Instruction, while Treasurer Brad Briner and Lieutenant Governor Rachel Hunt join the State Board of Education.

A global data breach exposed North Carolina teachers' and students’ personal information. Plus, most public schools say they can't afford to keep providing Chromebooks for every student.

Teen suspect Austin Thompson is expected to be tried as an adult at his trial later this year in Wake County Superior Court. The mass shooting took place in Raleigh’s Hedingham neighborhood.

The lively bar and venue across from Moore Square in downtown Raleigh went up in flames early Tuesday morning.