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  • Two from NC among those sickened by steroid injections

    WASHINGTON - Government health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday the problems involve seven patients -- two from North Carolina and five from Illinois - who received steroid injections from Main ...

  • Troopers targeting texting drivers during holiday

    Fayetteville, N.C. - The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is putting extra focus this holiday weekend on drivers who are texting and checking email from behind the wheel.Troopers are targeting major four-lane roads and highways, including interstates 85, 95 and 40.In Cumberland County, troopers will be stationed every 15 miles to look out for distracted drivers.A 2009 state law prohibits ...

  • Cary looks to move fire sculpture

    Cary, N.C. - A huge piece of artwork in Cary may soon have a new home.The town paid $40,000 to have a Danish artist build the so-called "fire sculpture," an 11-foot-tall clay structure that was burned last fall to become a massive piece of ceramic, in an open area across the street from the Cary Arts Center.The area also is used for social gatherings, such as a polka night on Friday, ...

  • Wal-Mart takes steps to keep shelves stocked

    The Charlotte Observer welcomes your comments on news of the day. The more voices engaged in conversation, the better for us all, but do keep it civil. Please refrain from profanity, obscenity, spam, name-calling or attacking others for their ...

  • Man wanted in two bank robberies

    Mooresville police are seeking the public's help in identifying this suspect in an attempted robbery at Fifth Third Bank on North Main Street Friday ...


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Eating Raoul [Blu-Ray]

In Paul Bartels deadpan cult comedy Eating Raoul, he and Mary Woronov, a former member of Warhols Factory, play Paul and Mary Bland, a perfectly manicured, extremely uptight married couple (their last name is all too descriptive) who dream of opening a country restaurant, but lac ... ...

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  • Black bear making rounds in Winston-Salem area

    http://bit.ly/Z5IxXg ) the bear, weighing between 150 and 200 pounds, was seen late Thursday night in the backyard of a house on the city's southwestern side. Police said an officer saw the bear eating out of a bird ...

  • Forbes Raleigh-Cary winning battle for information jobs

    Raleigh is winning. At least in the battle for information jobs. Dubbed a "rising star," the Raleigh-Cary region ranks No. 8 among metros winning that battle, according to a analysis. Forbes says "less expensive" cities such as Austin and Raleigh are pulling information jobs from places such as Boston, New York and the Bay area. But other upstart locations are coming into ...

  • Lemur escapes on five-hour ramble in Durham

    Durham, N.C. - A red-ruffed lemur escaped from the in Durham, taking a five-hour jaunt about town before it was corralled in someone's garage."Today is his birthday," Greg Dye, operations manager at the center, said about the animal, named Avion. "He was born five years ago, so this may be a birthday party that got out of control. We're not sure, but we're not ...

  • Photos NC legislators get up-close look at a Tesla S P85

    Tesla executive Diarmuid O'Connell rides shotgun to let N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis take the Tesla S P85 for a spin this week, when representatives from the company were in Raleigh to lobby against a law that would restrict direct sales of automobiles to consumers. This week, North Carolina lawmakers got a chance to check out a Tesla S P85 -- and so did a reporter from our Raleigh-based ...

  • Authorities break up NC ATM theft ring arrest 10

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Local and federal authorities say they've broken up a crime ring that stole checkbooks from cars and homes in North and South Carolina and used the checks to make fraudulent deposits into the suspects' own bank ...

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