Wake County

Diaper Bank of NC is a nonprofit that serves residents in need across the state. The organization has received requests for products like formula for babies, including diapers due to recent furloughs and layoffs from the federal government.

About 100,000 Wake County residents receive SNAP and WIC nutrition benefits.

After being closed for major renovations since January, Wake County's West Regional Library is set to reopen on October 27.

As one of the fastest-growing towns in North Carolina, growth and development are the central issues in Wendell's municipal election this year.

Former North Carolina congressman Wiley Nickel has announced his candidacy for Wake County district attorney. Nickel was elected to the U.S. House in 2022 but didn't seek a second term due to redistricting.

As summer is underway, the NC Farm Bureau is advocating for farm vehicle safety on roads to cut down on accidents and deaths.

The cost of building roads is skyrocketing, and it’s leading to big delays for highway expansions in North Carolina. That’s prompting the state Department of Transportation to consider tolling to pay for the projects — but that approach could face opposition in the state legislature.

The UNC Health and Duke Health systems are partnering together to create North Carolina’s Children’s Health campus.

Duke Health says the Cary facility will serve a quickly growing part of Wake County with at least 40 new hospital beds in the coming years.

Every week until Labor Day weekend, the Wake Water Quality Lab is taking samples from recreational areas across the county to check for the levels of E. coli and enterococcus bacteria.