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  • NC State grad selected as new NASA astronaut

    JACKSONVILLE, N.C. - Christina Hammock is realizing a dream she has had since she was a 6-year-old growing up on the North Carolina coast. The 34-year-old Jacksonville native, who has undergraduate and graduate degrees from North Carolina State, is among eight candidates selected to begin astronaut training by NASA. Hammock, currently assigned to National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

  • Speed-limit hike zooms to House vote

    Raleigh, N.C. - The state House could vote Wednesday on a proposal that would allow the state Department of Transportation to raise the speed limit on some highways to 75 mph. passed the House Transportation Committee on Tuesday, despite concerns voiced by Democrats and Republicans on the panel. The current maximum speed on North Carolina highways is 70 mph, but bill backers want to allow ...

  • Raleigh looks to tap Falls Lake for more drinking water

    Raleigh, N.C. - City officials fear Raleigh's demand for water will outstrip supply by 2040, so the City Council agreed Tuesday to pay for a study of Falls Lake to see if more drinking water can be pulled from the reservoir in the future.The water in Falls Lake is dedicated to different purposes, and the $450,000 study by the Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the lake, will determine ...

  • Man faces additional charge in fatal Raleigh hit-and-run

    Raleigh, N.C. - A Cary man facing charges in the weekend hit-and-run death of a woman in Raleigh now faces an additional charge in the case.Adetoye Taoheed Adekanmbi, 33, of 103 E. Chalfont Way, was arrested Saturday on two counts of felony hit-and-run causing bodily injury or death and driving with a revoked license in connection with the Hillsborough Street collision that killed Natalie ...

  • UNCC United Way Panthers team up for literacy

    UNC Charlotte, the United Way of the Central Carolinas and the Carolina Panthers teamed Tuesday to train literacy tutors and give their students a chance to work off some energy. Tutor training took place Tuesday morning at UNCC for those who volunteered for the United Way’s Project 1,000, a volunteer push for readers, tutors and mentors to help at-risk children improve their reading skills. ...


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The Furies [DVD]

The Furies [DVD]

Long overshadowed by Winchester 73, which was released the same year and marked the beginning of the extensive relationship between director Anthony Mann and star James Stewart, The Furies has frequently been neglected in histories of the western, particularly the role it played ... ...

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  • NC Senate delays final vote on tax overhaul

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The North Carolina Senate has delayed a final vote on a tax overhaul plan to discuss changes with House members and Gov. Pat ...

  • NC highway money changes near final passage

    The House gave by a wide margin approval Tuesday to a new funding model that focuses more upon projects of statewide and regional importance that relieve congestion and encourage economic growth. The House only needs to again agree formally Wednesday to changes by the Senate before the bill goes to McCrory's ...

  • NC House panel OKs possible 75 mph speed limits

    Some North Carolina House members have decided to move Senate legislation ahead that would allow speed limits on some state highways to race up to 75 mph.A House committee voted Tuesday for the bill allowing the Department of Transportation to set speed limits higher than the current 70 mph cap for some interstates and other highways if traffic and engineering allows it. The bill doesn't ...

  • Ravenscrofts Edwards commits to UNC

    Updated 53 minutes ago Ravenscroft School's Avery Edwards made a verbal commitment over the weekend.The 6-foot-5, 230-pound tight end committed to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, according to Ravenscroft football coach Ned Gonet.Edwards was sought after by a number of schools, holding offers from Appalachian State, Arkansas, Duke, Florida State, Louisville, N.C. State, ...

  • 2 reportedly shot in Hidden Valley

    Police and other emergency personnel are responding to a reported shooting in north Charlotte’s Hidden Valley neighborhood early Tuesday afternoon. Two people were shot, according to radio reports, and there are also reports that one person was fatally wounded. The shooting was reported about 1:15 p.m. on Snow White Lane, off West Sugar Creek Road. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police reportedly are ...

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