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Va. to study US 29 from NC border to Gainesville
Virginia Department of Transportation officials discussed the study Thursday with Lynchburg business and government officials.
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North Carolina's budget shortfall widens to $320M
A new report says the budget shortfall in North Carolina state government has widened.
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Fewer going to Grandma's house
Even with a dramatic drop in the price of gas, AAA says fewer Carolinians will be driving for the holidays.
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Texting Food Diaries Helps Kids Stick With Diets
Experts hope that letting kids have their fingers do the texting will increase compliance with the food diaries that are such a critical part of successful dieting.
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Pre-Thanksgiving Snow Falls in the Triad
The prelude to winter brought snow across much of North Carolina. Snow was reported early Friday from Boone to Lexington, Greensboro, Chapel Hill and the Raleigh-Durham area.
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Florida's entry hurts Powerball chances
For the uninitiated, Powerball players buy a $1 ticket and select five numbers listed on white balls drawn from one pot and one Powerball number listed on red balls drawn from a separate pot.
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A North Carolina sheriff's official has apologized for plunging a funeral into chaos when undercover agents tried to arrest the dead man's son - and used a Taser on him in the process.
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High Point bans panhandling
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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NC Troopers To Target Fast Holiday Drivers
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.
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Correction officials, doctors set to argue
The state's highest court will hear legal arguments today that could break the two-year stalemate on executions in North Carolina -- or extend the de facto moratorium.
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Meek to step down as NC Democratic Party chairman
The head of the North Carolina Democratic Party has decided two terms is enough.
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Debate over doctors and death protocols in NC
As reported in this local article , which is headlined "High court debates execution issue: N.C. justices chide doctors, legislators for not resolving lethal injection deadlock," the messy realities of state ...
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Undercover officers use Taser on pallbearer
Authorities in North Carolina are apologizing for disturbing a funeral and tasering one of the pallbearers.
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Van Der Beek back creekside in North Carolina
James Van Der Beek is back creekside. Five years after his star-making turn as the center of "Dawson's Creek" came to an end, Van Der Beek is back on one of Wilmington's sound stages - working with some of his ...
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Canadian cold/flu breakthrough remedy undergoes NCI-sponsored trial in leukemia patients
Cancer patients - with their weakened immune systems - are particularly vulnerable when the cold and flu season hits.
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Researchers Find Clue to Stopping Breast Cancer Metastasis
If scientists knew exactly what a breast cancer cell needs to spread, then they could stop the most deadly part of the disease: metastasis.
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Environmentalist try to stop coal-fired plant
Attorneys for 16 environmental groups trying to stop construction of a coal-fired power plant in western North Carolina say a new federal ruling will help their case.
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Former Va. teacher donates $1 million to UNC
A former Virginia school teacher has donated more than $1 million to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, her alma mater.
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Retailers Say New Lowe's Store Will Hurt Them
Retailers in Manning say a city council plan to give close to $1 million to a big-box home improvement store will hurt them.
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NC Senator-Elect Kay Hagan Names Top Staff
North Carolina Senator-elect Kay Hagan has named several members of her senior staff in Washington.
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