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NCCU tuition may increase 3.1%
Durham -- N.C. Central University students could see tuition and fee increases in fiscal year 2009-10. On Tuesday, the university's board of trustees' finance committee recommended a 3.1 percent increase in undergraduate tuition and a 6 percent increase in student fees.

The Herald-Sun/Christine T. Nguyen

Scott Donner, a southern Durham dentist, renovated the upstairs of 213 W. Main St. into a 2,000-square-foot loft apartment.

Historic buildings get new look thanks to residents' investments
DURHAM -- Light streams through two giant windows into a loft apartment across from the SunTrust building in downtown. Inside, a safe dating from 1880 sits there, too heavy to move during a recent renovation, and owner Scott Donner says playfully: "It could be a wet bar maybe? That would be really great to have."

• Ground broken for South Regional Library

• Durham gas prices still higher than others

• Flood plain no damper to plan

• 'Controlled burn' steams neighbor

• Mayors join forces, oppose move to localize roads

• County capital projects revisited

• DHA wins court battle over taxes

• Study backs growth of 'green' jobs

• Duke cites need for expanded center

• N.C. School Innovation Day tour includes three entries from Durham

• NCCU cafeteria has another setback

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ORANGE COUNTY

Lewis found guilty of kidnapping, robbery
HILLSBOROUGH -- After staying late to complete their work, jurors in the Michael Troy Lewis trial found him guilty of two counts of first-degree kidnapping, one count of common law robbery, felony conspiracy and attempted felony larceny for an incident involving three UNC Chapel Hill football players in December.

Orange Co. commissioners reach dog tethering deal
CHAPEL HILL -- Orange County commissioners late Tuesday adopted amendments to the county’s animal control ordinance on the tethering of dogs.

• UNC step closer to Carolina North design OK

• Board reviews session on waste

• Busy intersection to get a lot more crowded

• UNC breast cancer research takes step forward

CHATHAM COUNTY

Chatham to proceed with revaluation
PITTSBORO -- After an extensive review of the potential negative impact of delaying revaluation for one year, the Chatham County Board of Commissioners has decided to proceed with revaluation as originally planned.

STATE

NC Supreme Court hears case on execution doctors
RALEIGH, N.C. -- One part of the legal morass that effectively shut down executions in North Carolina two years ago reached the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, where justices peppered attorneys with questions about the role doctors should play when the state puts an inmate to death.

• Scheduling problems delay soldier's court-martial

• Meek to step down as NC Democratic Party chairman

• 82nd Airborne to witness Iraqi elections

• Retired Va. teacher leaves $1M each to UNC, U.Va.

• Man accused of stealing from NC State labs

• NC still doing OK despite budget shortfall

BUSINESS

BUZZ: Brewing a new pot of coffee at Erwin Terrace
Living for coffee: A new coffee shop has taken over the Erwin Terrace spot of Shade Tree Coffee, which closed some months back after four years in business.

• Consumers may get ray of good news: lower prices

• Southern lawmakers sour on Detroit bailout

• Wholesale prices plunge, easing inflation concerns

• Wall Street pulls off final-hour rebound

• Oil prices fall below $54 a barrel

NATION/WORLD

• Suspected US missile strike kills 6 in Pakistan	6:40 AM ET
• Lost tool bag forces changes to planned spacewalks	6:24 AM ET
• Student bonfire blamed for 1 of 3 Calif. wildfires	6:24 AM ET
• Banks weigh on European stocks again	5:53 AM ET
• Obama calls Palestinian leader, says peace vital	5:53 AM ET
• Young Tibetan exiles push for independence	5:46 AM ET
• Hungry in Zimbabwe: `If you rest, you starve'	5:29 AM ET

Big Three automakers running out of time
WASHINGTON -- Detroit's Big Three automakers are running out of time in their quest to convince skeptical lawmakers that Congress should throw them a $25 billion lifeline.

AP/Gerald Herbert

Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, is pursued by members of the media on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday after attending a Republican Caucus.

Ted Stevens' defeat in Alaska marks end of an era
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Sen. Ted Stevens' election defeat marks the end of an era in which he held a commanding place in Alaska politics while wielding power on some of the most influential committees in Congress.

• All eyes on Minnesota's US Senate seat recount

• Clinton lawyers vetting her for secretary of state

• Dems give Lieberman wrist slap over backing McCain

• Will Clinton pardon of tax fugitive haunt Holder?

• Small Iraqi party says it will not support US pact

• Tanker capture raises alarm over Somali piracy

• Ginkgo fails to prevent Alzheimer's in large study

• No fooling: Experts bemoan loss of kids' play time

SPORTS

AP/Gerry Broome

North Carolina's Deon Thompson (right) shoots over Kentucky's Perry Stevenson during the second half of Tuesday night's game at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill.

Tar Heels blitz Wildcats
CHAPEL HILL -- What would’ve happened had Tyler Hansbrough played? North Carolina would’ve won by what? Thirty points?

• Cutcliffe gets Asack ready for first team

• Eagles look to close season on high note

• It's official: Plumlee, Kelly sign with Duke

• Falcons bounce back for OT win over Knightdale

• NASCAR teams begin layoffs

• Heels aim for WNIT semis

• Devils add versatile Dorman senior

• Tuesday's prep roundup

• Pacman hopeful of returning soon to Cowboys

• Curry's 44 not enough to beat No. 12 Sooners

• Bell's 17 powers Wolfpack past Phoenix

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