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Drunken-driving deaths fall in 32 states
Drunken-driving deaths fell in 32 states in 2007, the government reported Thursday, but alcohol-related fatalities increased among motorcycle riders in half the states.
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Herd on the Trail: Gov. Easley Calls for Settling the Score
DENVER—The 2008 presidential election offers North Carolina a chance to settle the score from the racially-divisive Senate campaign of 1990, Gov.
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Many older North Carolinians and those with disabilities will be able ...
Many older North Carolinians and those with disabilities will be able to get services at a one-stop service center planned in Raleigh.
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Rev. Sharpton announces 7-state voter campaign
DENVER : The Rev. Al Sharpton said Monday that he and other civil rights leaders are kicking off a campaign to register voters in seven key states.
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Fay's remnants bring heavy rains
Heavy rain from remnants of Tropical Storm Fay overwhelmed storm drains, flooded streams and prompted tornado warnings today throughout a wide swath of central North Carolina.
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NC mom in serious condition after 5 days in ravine
A 21-year-old mother of two was in serious condition Wednesday after surviving five days in a North Carolina ravine that hid the wreckage of her pickup truck from searchers.
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Officials try to stop munching moths on the move
Having nibbled the leaves off 75 million acres of hardwood forest in the Northeast since 1970, European gypsy moths are munching their way across U.S. forests while the even more destructive Asian gypsy moth ...
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Lawmakers may override Easley's boat towing veto
The North Carolina General Assembly would make history if it overrides Gov. Mike Easley's veto of a boat-towing bill.
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SAT scores stay at lowest level in nearly a decade
For a second straight year, SAT scores for the most recent high school graduating class remained at the lowest level in nearly a decade, a trend attributed to a record number of students now taking the test.
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Cheerleading Causes Majority of Female Athletic Injuries
Over the past 25 years, cheerleading accounted for two-thirds of all catastrophic sports injuries experienced by high school and college females in the United States, a much higher proportion than previously ...
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Flood, tornado watches issued in parts of Western N.C.
ASHEVILLE Forecasters issued a flash flood watch this morning for more than 10 Western North Carolina counties and a tornado watch for two others as remnants of Tropical Storm Fay brought heavy rains and cut ...
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Jurors begin deliberations in Wright trial
Prosecutors say the evidence is clear: former Rep. Thomas Wright had something to hide, and did so by failing to respond truthfully to questions from state election officials.
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Former student sentenced in UNC crash
A former student was sentenced to up to 33 years in prison Tuesday for plowing his sport utility vehicle into a crowd at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in a self-professed bid to avenge Muslim ...
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GOP puts platform on crash diet
Republicans are debating an election platform that differs in at least one striking way from the past _ it's purged of the dear-leader tributes that turned statements of party principles into an incessant hailing of the chief. In fact, a draft of the document going to the GOP platform committee Tuesday mentions 2008 presidential candidate John McCain and President Bush not at all. They'll be worked in later, in a section or two to be added. It's nothing personal, party officials hasten to say. Rather, they've put the platform on a crash diet.
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Edwards' Wife Criticized for Silence on Affair
Two weeks after a devastating revelation sent her husband into political exile, Elizabeth Edwards isn't getting the steady sympathy usually afforded to a woman scorned.
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Cows seem to know which way is north
Talk about animal magnetism, cows seem to have a built-in compass. No bull: Somehow, cattle seem to know how to find north and south, say researchers who studied satellite photos of thousands of cows around the ...
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State lawmakers will try to override Easley veto
State lawmakers will return to Raleigh Wednesday to try to override the governor's veto on a bill that would relax boat-towing restrictions for North Carolina motorists.
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Man Lands 21-Pound Catfish With 32-Inch Barbie Fishing Rod
David Hayes was just holding his granddaughter's new pink Barbie rod and reel while she went to the bathroom.
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Trays Disappearing From College Cafeterias
Students at Glenville State College are juggling more than classes and extracurricular activities.
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Alamance stays in 'severe' drought
Tropical Storm Fay was a system that many had hoped would impact North Carolina, particularly the western part of the state.
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