The North Carolina Supreme Court will hear the Leandro case this week. It's the fourth time the 28-year-old case over equitable school funding will go before the state's highest court. Saturday public school advocates rallied outside the statehouse in Raleigh to call for state lawmakers to comply with a lower court's order to fund a $6.8 billion dollar plan to improve public schools.
A Waynesville man is heading to prison for killing a baby. The cost of school lunch is going up in Buncombe County. A naked prowler, caught on a doorbell camera, is being sought in West Asheville.
The landmark Leandro case is headed to the North Carolina Supreme Court for the fourth time in its 28 year history. Advocates rallied at the statehouse Saturday to call for the state to spend $6.8 billion to improve public education.