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Tar Heel road construction work to be suspended
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Transportation will suspend most road construction activities over the Thanksgiving holiday to help ease traffic delays and improve driving conditions thro...
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GOP primaries to remain open
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Uncaring man gets life in woman's death
CHARLOTTE — A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty in what prosecutors said was a case of scaring a 79-year-old North Carolina woman to death
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Trooper's lie about how he lost his hat reportedly costs him his job
RALEIGH — A North Carolina state trooper who said he was fired because he lied about the fate of his $45 hat is fighting his dismissal
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N.C. jobless rate up to 11% in Oct.
North Carolina’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 11 percent in October, a fraction off its historic peak earlier this year and the ninth straight month in double digits, the state’s...
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Justice to drop charges against one Iraq Blackwater private contractor
The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in cour...
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GOP takes aim at Clay Aiken
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State GOP seeks limits on independents' votes
Unaffiliated voters have more influence than ever in North Carolina politics, but some Republican leaders want to keep them away from the GOP primary and let party members choose their own nomin...
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Girl raped, killed day of kidnapping
A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday
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Kidnapping suspect now faces murder, rape charges
FAYETTEVILLE — A man already accused of kidnapping a 5-year-old North Carolina girl faces new charges that he raped and asphyxiated her, police said Thursday. Mario McNeill is being charged with...
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