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  • The Price of Protection Who should pay to clean Jordan Lake

    Just In : Actor James Gandolfini, who won Emmys for his role as Tony Soprano in the HBO series "The Sopranos," has died of an apparent heart attack, according to CNN. He was ...

  • First Lady Ann McCrory speaks out in favor of puppy mill legislation

    RALEIGH In her first press conference as First Lady, Ann McCrory spoke out Wednesday in favor of legislation restricting puppy mills that has languished in a Senate committee since being passed by the House last month. Puppy mills, or large, commercial dog breeding facilities, treat dogs poorly, raising them without exercise or proper nutrition, McCrory said. She spoke in front of the ...

  • McCrory signs repeal of Racial Justice Act

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Gov Pat McCrory's signature Wednesday repealed a landmark law that had allowed convicted murderers to have their sentences reduced to life in prison if they could prove racial bias influenced the outcome of their ...

  • Pastor with UNC ties makes special trip to Omaha

    POST  Jack Robbins is a pastor at Berryhill Baptist Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma but he's Tar Heel born and Tar Heel bred."I'm a native North Carolinian, grew up on a farm down in Richmond County," said Robbins. It was in Richmond County where Robbins developed a love for ...

  • Cumberland authorities search for missing teen swimmer

    Cumberland County, N.C. - Cumberland County authorities were searching Wednesday evening for a 17-year-old swimmer missing in Rockfish Creek.Debbie Tanna, spokeswoman with the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, said the boy was swimming with two other people in the creek, off Rockfish and Muscat roads. Someone on the bank was tossing food into the water at the swimmers.The boy went ...


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Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning [DVD]

Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning [DVD]

Among fans of the long-running slasher series, Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning is generally considered the weakest entry. Of course, to some people, choosing the worst Friday the 13th film is like looking at a barrel of rotten fru ... ...

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  • Garden Parkway has uphill road under new funding formula

    The N.C. Legislature’s passage Wednesday of a new transportation funding formula is a significant setback for the proposed Garden Parkway in Gaston County, which would no longer have a dedicated source of money and instead would compete with other highway projects for tax dollars. The proposed toll road has been one of the state’s most controversial projects, with supporters saying ...

  • Cherokee drug probe leads to more arrests

    A two-year investigation into drug-running on and around the Cherokee Reservation has led to more arrests this week, bringing the total to more than 25 people facing state or tribal charges. U.S. Attorney Anne Tompkins made the announcement Wednesday when a June 4 indictment charging seven new defendants was unsealed. Six of those indicted were arrested Tuesday. One remains at large. The ...

  • NC governor urges schools to boost teacher pay

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is urging leaders in the state education system to devise ways to boost teacher pay and college graduation rates, despite years of deep cuts to per-pupil funding for public ...

  • Charlotte student wins national local scholarships from public housing groups

    Javari Parks, of Charlotte, with his mother Toi Parks. Javari Parks has won two of three national scholarships given by the Public Housing Authority Directors Association and will receive a total of $14,500 from PHADA as he heads to Hampton University in Virginia this fall. DIEDRA LAIRD - ...

  • Police seek teen in Hidden Valley shooting

    Police on Wednesday identified the second suspect in a botched robbery during a drug deal in the Hidden Valley Elementary School parking lot as Davion Drayton, 17, whom police said should be considered armed and dangerous. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police detectives ask that anyone who knows Drayton’s whereabouts to call 704-336-8228 or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600. On Tuesday they had said ...

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