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  • Polling for 28 seats of NC Hills Autonomous Council underway in Assam

    Voting is on for 28 seats of the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council in Assam today. Over 1,21,000 voters are eligible to seal the political fate of 138 candidates. The Congress has fielded 28 candidates. The BJP has its candidates in ten constituencies. Nineteen former insurgent leaders are also in the poll fray. Meanwhile, security has been intensified across Dima Hasao District to ...

  • Significant rain expected to drench the work week

    Raleigh, N.C. - Up to an inch of rain could soak the Triangle on Monday and Tuesday, and the wet weather could keep coming until the weekend."We're looking at some significant rain in places," said WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner. "We may get a little break Wednesday, and then we have another (storm) that comes in, but the weekend looks good. We have that to look forward ...

  • Senate unveils proposed spending plan

    Raleigh, N.C. - Senate leaders released a $20.6 billion budget Sunday night that would put in place many policy proposals the chamber's leaders have pushed throughout the session, including a plan to end career status for teachers. The Senate spends slightly less than Gov. Pat McCrory's plan, setting aside more than $217 million dollars to pay for an anticipated tax reform ...

  • Monday morning traffic update

    Streets are wet, but there are no problems reported yet on Charlotte-area roadways at 6 a.m. Monday morning. There are no reports of collisions or other lane blockages, and congestion is not yet a problem. Visibility is low, however, due to the light rain and mist. Motorists should allow extra driving time this ...

  • Showdown looms over pre-K in N.C.

    Proponents of pre-kindergarten educational programs in North Carolina credit it with preparing kids to learn when they arrive at school. But a showdown looms over the program, with the state House considering a proposal to limit ...


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Blood Diamond

Blood Diamond

Liberal guilt movies are always a hard trick to pull off, especially when they mix didactic soapbox standing and action-adventure explosiveness with the randy zeal of Edward Zwick's Blood Diamond. There is an undeniable nobility to the film's desire to shed light on the little- ... ...

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  • Celebrating all things N.C.

    The sixth annual Got to be N.C. festival brought 'em in at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh to celebrate all things made, not just in the U.S., but particularly in North ...

  • Criminal trial set to begin for Ex-NC Rep. LaRoque

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- As a powerful member of the Republican leadership in the N.C. House, Rep. Stephen A. LaRoque railed for years against big government and those who take taxpayer ...

  • North Carolina researchers create genome map for what we eat

    CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -Do your kids love chocolate milk? It might have more calories on average than you thought.Same goes for soda.Until now, the only way to find out what people in the United States eat and how many calories they consume has been government data, which can lag behind the rapidly expanding and changing food marketplace.Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel ...

  • Wreck kills 1 knocks out power to hundreds

    One person was killed in a Sunday evening wreck on Providence Road that police blamed on excessive speed. Police identified the dead man as 22-year-old Adrian Francisco Sanchez. Police say Sanchez was speeding in his 2003 Acura 3.2 TL S just after 6 p.m. when he lost control, drove off the right side of the road and struck a utility pole. Sanchez was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say ...

  • Teenage girl shot in leg

    A teenage girl was shot inside a home on West Boulevard early Sunday. The shots were fired inside the girl’s home. She was hit in the leg but her injuries weren’t life-threatening. Assault with a deadly weapon detectives and robbery detectives responded to the scene, but police had only a vague description of the suspects. Officers were still investigating. Police encourage anyone ...

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