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NC faces fire threat while snow falls
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11.21.2008 : 6:54 am
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The prelude to winter brought snow across much of North Carolina, even though the state faces the threat of wildfires because of high winds.
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Man shot to death at Fayetteville shopping center
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11.21.2008 : 6:24 am
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- Police in Fayetteville say they are looking for two men in the shooting death of a man at a shopping center.
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Court-martial resumes for NY soldier after hiatus
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11.21.2008 : 4:21 am
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FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Attorneys representing a New York National Guard sergeant charged with killing two superiors are set to resume their case. The court-martial of staff Sgt. Alberto Martinez is scheduled to continue Friday after a one-day break. The military judge recessed court on Wednesday after telling jurors that defense witnesses wouldn't be available Thursday.
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Kernersville man to be promoted in Army NG
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11.21.2008 : 4:00 am
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- A Kernersville man will be promoted to the rank of brigadier general in the North Carolina Army National Guard during a ceremony in the Old House Chamber in Raleigh.
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NC jobless rate for October being released
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11.21.2008 : 4:00 am
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The almost daily news of layoffs at companies around North Carolina will be summarized into detailed data with the release of October's unemployment figures.
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North Carolina Education Lottery results
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11.20.2008 : 11:43 pm
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Here are the winning numbers selected Thursday in the North Carolina Education Lottery: Midday Pick 3
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Ga. lottery numbers
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11.20.2008 : 11:35 pm
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ATLANTA -- Here are the winning numbers selected Thurssday in the Georgia state lotteries:
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Thursday drawing
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11.20.2008 : 11:26 pm
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RICHMOND, Va. -- These numbers were drawn Thursday by the Virginia Lottery: DAY DRAWINGS
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UNC-Chapel Hill trustees vote to increase tuition
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11.20.2008 : 9:50 pm
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Trustees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have unanimously approved a series of tuition and fee increases.
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NC poultry plant fined for major safety violations
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11.20.2008 : 8:37 pm
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- State regulators have cited a North Carolina chicken processing company for 49 serious safety code violations, many involving hazardous chemicals.
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Tennessee lottery numbers
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11.20.2008 : 7:42 pm
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Here are the winning numbers selected Thursday in the Tennessee state lottery: Cash 3 Midday
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TVA smokestack scrubbers to help clear Smokies air
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11.20.2008 : 7:32 pm
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OAK RIDGE, Tenn. -- In the next few weeks, thousands of tons of largely invisible smokestack pollutants rising from the Tennessee Valley Authority coal-fired power plant nearest the Great Smoky Mountains will be replaced by a billowing plume of steamy water vapor.
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NC non-profit group rejects donation over turban
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11.20.2008 : 7:25 pm
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ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. -- A Halifax County man was turned away from a local mission when he refused to remove his turban while trying to make a donation.
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New USC president picks pizza over pomp
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11.20.2008 : 7:04 pm
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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- When Andrew Sorensen ascended to the presidency of the University of South Carolina in 2002, his arrival was marked by the traditional pomp and circumstance one might expect at the state's flagship school. More than 200 guests feted the new president with a gala reception, the price tag covered by taxpayer funds.
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South Carolina lottery numbers
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11.20.2008 : 7:04 pm
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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Here are the winning numbers selected Thursday in the South Carolina state lottery:
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Life in prison for man convicted in girl's death
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11.20.2008 : 6:42 pm
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- A North Carolina man has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting a 13-year-old girl when he and other men broke into an apartment looking for a man who owed them drug money.
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Va. man charged in deaths of sisters left on road
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11.20.2008 : 6:38 pm
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MURFREESBORO, N.C. -- A Virginia man has been arrested in the deaths of two elderly sisters found along a rural North Carolina road more than two years ago, authorities said Thursday.
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NC lawmakers to create offshore drilling committee
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11.20.2008 : 6:37 pm
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The state Legislature will study whether offshore drilling is feasible, a move that could put the state in a better position to respond if the federal government moves to allow more exploration.
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VCU tightens policy to ease degree revocations
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11.20.2008 : 6:28 pm
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RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia Commonwealth University's board of visitors on Thursday tightened its academic policies to make it easier to revoke degrees such as the one wrongly granted to former Richmond Police Chief Rodney Monroe.
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Former NC agriculture commissioner gets honor
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11.20.2008 : 6:23 pm
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Friends and colleagues of North Carolina's longest-serving agriculture commissioner remembered Jim Graham for his laughter and commitment to farmers. Hundreds of people gathered in Raleigh on Thursday as Graham was inducted into the state's Agricultural Hall of Fame on the fifth anniversary of his death.
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Army sets date for its first execution since 1961
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11.20.2008 : 5:55 pm
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TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Army has set a date for its first execution in nearly 50 years. The military said Thursday that former North Carolina soldier Ronald A. Gray is to be executed Dec. 10 at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind. He was convicted of multiple rapes and murders.
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NC fund spurs rural transition from tobacco
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11.20.2008 : 5:50 pm
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- After nearly a decade of turning money from chastened cigarette makers into grants that pumped life into tobacco communities, a state-created foundation has increasingly dangled big bait for corporate prizes.
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North Carolina lawmakers seek federal tornado aid
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11.20.2008 : 4:40 pm
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KENLY, N.C. -- Three members of North Carolina's congressional delegation are asking for federal aid to help families rebuild their homes and lives after last weekend's fatal tornadoes.
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NC Central to begin plan to improve student attire
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11.20.2008 : 4:32 pm
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DURHAM, N.C. -- Students and school leaders at North Carolina Central University will begin a program next semester they hope will convince students to ditch their do-rags and bag their baggy jeans.
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VA regulators block appraisers from online systems
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11.20.2008 : 4:05 pm
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Regulators in Virginia are the first nationwide to actively discourage real estate appraisers from using online systems that could allow unscrupulous agents and lenders to remove critical information from the appraisal report.
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Inconsistent stories in NC college student's death
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11.20.2008 : 3:14 pm
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HICKORY, N.C. -- North Carolina authorities are investigating the death of a 19-year-old sophomore at Lenoir-Rhyne University because of what they say are inconsistent statements by witnesses about his death.
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South's water supplies to become more uncertain
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11.20.2008 : 2:42 pm
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ATLANTA -- Southeastern states should diversify their water sources and boost efficiency measures to prepare for an uncertain supply that may become even more unpredictable amid climate change, a new report released by a national conservation group concludes.
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Winter may be colder, wetter in North Carolina
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11.20.2008 : 2:03 pm
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Forecasters say winter in North Carolina could be wetter and colder than the past few seasons despite a Southern outlook for drier and warmer conditions.
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NC State student apologizes for Obama graffiti
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11.20.2008 : 12:57 pm
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- An apology by a North Carolina State University student for painting racially charged graffiti at the school's free expression tunnel in Raleigh is only the beginning of the healing process, the president of the state NAACP said Thursday.
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NC troopers to target fast holiday drivers
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11.20.2008 : 12:54 pm
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Thanksgiving holiday travelers should keep an eye on their speedometers. The North Carolina Highway Patrol will aggressively enforce speeding laws across the state until Nov. 30. The patrol said it will conduct a slowdown operation similar to one in April when 11,241 drivers were ticketed.
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Obama's lead at 14K in NC after provisionals
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11.20.2008 : 11:46 am
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The margin of President-elect Barack Obama's victory in North Carolina is just about finalized. Obama received 14,192 more votes than Republican nominee John McCain after the lawful provisional ballots were added to the totals.
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NM governor backs Election Day voting
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11.20.2008 : 11:15 am
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SANTA FE, N.M. -- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is backing a proposal to allow residents to register and vote on Election Day. North Carolina allows voters to register at polling sites on the same day they cast an early ballot, but does not allow registration on Election Day.
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Blackwater, NC county agree to buffer zone
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11.20.2008 : 10:45 am
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MOYOCK, N.C. -- Blackwater Worldwide has agreed to a mile-wide buffer zone between new firing ranges and homes near its rural property in northeastern North Carolina.
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SC woman says she shot husband as he attacked son
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11.20.2008 : 9:53 am
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HONEY HILL, S.C. -- Doris Montgomery faced a horrible choice as she watched her husband beat her 47-year-old disabled son. "If I had it to do over, I would have just jumped on him and he would have had to beat me," the 67-year-old homemaker said of her husband, Richard Shoaf. "I loved him. I don't care what he had done. I loved him, and I know he loved me."
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NC plant to lay off 110 workers due to outsourcing
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11.20.2008 : 8:53 am
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MOCKSVILLE, N.C. -- More layoffs are being announced in the Winston-Salem area as companies adapt to an ailing economy. The Winston-Salem Journal reports that Ingersoll-Rand Co. said Wednesday it would lay off 110 employees at its plant in Mocksville. A day earlier, Hanesbrands Inc. said it was cutting 155 jobs in Winston-Salem and would close a yarn plant in China Grove and eliminate 185 jobs.
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NC hospital fires 3 employees over patient abuse
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11.20.2008 : 8:01 am
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GOLDSBORO, N.C. -- North Carolina officials have fired three employees and disciplined others in the death of a patient who was neglected for more than 22 hours at a state-operated mental hospital.
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NC city bans aggressive panhandling
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11.20.2008 : 7:21 am
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HIGH POINT, N.C. -- A North Carolina city says it understands if someone asks for spare change on its streets, but warns panhandlers not to get pushy.
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6-year-old NC girl honored for calm call to 911
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11.20.2008 : 5:55 am
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CARY, N.C. -- A 6-year-old girl who had lived in North Carolina only a few months calmly gave 911 dispatchers her address when her mother had trouble breathing.
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Marines commemorate anniversary of Tarawa battle
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11.20.2008 : 4:00 am
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CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- Camp Lejeune will commemorate the 65th anniversary of the battle of Tarawa with a ceremony and weapons display. Marines from the 2nd Marine Regiment will hold a commemoration ceremony Thursday. Events include a chapel ceremony, a non-lethal weapons demonstration and a small-arms shoot for veterans and their families.
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Fayetteville military spouses awarded fellowships
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11.20.2008 : 4:00 am
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- Three Fayetteville-area military spouses have been awarded fellowships to train as financial counselors. The Military Spouse Fellowship Program says Maria Santiago, Shannon Torka and Kathryn Webb were selected from thousands of applicants. The fellowship, which began in 2006, covers the cost of training and testing to become accredited financial counselors. Recipients must commit to working with the military for two years.
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