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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 ...

  • NC 2-year-old shoots self after finding dads gun

    ASHEBORO, N.C. A 2-year-old boy is recovering after Randolph County deputies say he found a handgun inside his home, put it in his mouth, and the weapon fired. Deputies say the toddler found his father's .45-caliber handgun in his parents' bedroom on Saturday. Authorities say the boy is expected to survive after being taken to a Winston-Salem hospital. Sheriff's Capt. Derrick ...

  • Police SC woman left children in car while shoplifting

    COLUMBIA, S.C. A 27-year-old Batesburg-Leesville woman has been charged with cruelty to children after being arrested last week during an alleged shoplifting incident at Walmart, Columbia police said Sunday. After a Walmart security guard allegedly caught the suspect, Brittany Bryan, stealing several items, Columbia police were summoned and found a 3-year-old locked inside Bryan’s vehicle, ...

  • Teenage girl shot in leg in Charlotte home

    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 with ...

  • Western NC hospitals need investment weigh merger

    CLYDE, N.C. (AP) -- A hospital chain in rural, western North Carolina is looking for a money infusion and considering a merger with a larger hospital ...


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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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  • Thousands turn out for Tour DCoup

    Good grief. I grew up in rural Cleveland County, and we had chickens all over the place. Laying hen, breeding roosters and fryers. Nowadays, that's a novelty. That's fine. Sort of part of the back to Earth movement. Thousands turned out this weekend to check the chicken coops in the backyards of urban Raleigh and ...

  • 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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