A decorated SEAL officer in charge of Naval Special Warfare Group 8 was relieved for loss of confidence.

The WJCC School Board voted to approve its budget Tuesday night, which still depends on state, city and county funding.

The $2.6 billion spending plan includes a bit of tax relief, funding for a new Oceanfront park.

More than half of North Carolina public schools were built before the federal government began regulating lead and asbestos in new construction in the 1980s, putting today’s students at risk for lead exposure.