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  • US Army declares missing Fort Bragg soldier dead

    FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- The U.S. Army has officially declared a Fort Bragg soldier dead, more than a year after she was last seen leaving a bar near the base.Brig. Gen. David K. MacEwen declared 23-year-old Spc. Kelli Bordeaux deceased as of May 20, a move that will allow her family to receive military death benefits.Authorities say Bordeaux left her apartment on April 13, 2012, and headed to ...

  • Speed Street to hit uptown Thursday

    Carlos Perez hangs a banner at Gus' Greek Specialties on North Tryon Street Wednesday afternoon, May 22, 2013. Banners and tents are going up and streets are being closed Wednesday afternoon as crews prepare for the 2013 Speed Street Festival, Charlotte's NASCAR-themed street festival that runs Thursday through Saturday in uptown Charlotte. Davie Hinshaw - ...

  • Charlotte man sentenced in child porn case

    A Charlotte man will spend 135 months in prison for possessing and transporting child pornography. Robert Bove, 55, was sentenced Tuesday for in September 2010 sending images of children being sexually abused to an undercover detective via online chat, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Using the screen name “luvsyourlittlegirl,” Bove sent images of ...

  • NC House Finance Chairman resigns blames Tillis

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A chairman of the state House Finance Committee says he's stepping down over displeasure with decisions of the Republican-led legislature and mistreatment from Speaker Thom ...

  • Country diary Crook County Durham Ive often seen bees infested with mites but rarely one so heavily laden

    , fell from a truss of flowers and landed almost at my feet, brushing her legs over her furry back as if to rid herself of some irritation.When I knelt to look closely I could see the source of her apparent torment - dense clusters of pink mites, clinging to her fur in crevices that were beyond the reach of grooming. I've often ...


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Movie Review

I Know Where I'm Going! [DVD]

I Know Where I'm Going! [DVD]

"I know where I'm going!" declares the headstrong protagonist Joan Webster (Wendy Hiller). And she does. At only 25, she knows exactly where she's going as she heads off to an isolated island off the western coast of Scotland in order to marry an extremely wealthy industrialist. However, as Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's charming comedy of love and fate makes clear, just because you ... ...

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  • More teens sharing more sensitive info on social media

    Parents, pay attention. Your teens are sharing more information about themselves on social media sites than ever before, and you might want to know what they're sharing. Some quick numbers parents need to know: + 91 percent. That's how many teens post photos of themselves, up from 79 percent in 2006. + 71 percent. That's how many teens post their school names, up from 49 ...

  • Wounded warriors compete in Valor Games

    Durham, N.C. -  Wounded warriors showed strength of body and character this week in the first Triangle edition of the Valor Games. The three-day Paralympic competition pits injured or ill active-duty military personnel and disabled veterans in feats of strength and skill."It keeps me going. To tell you the truth, I think it's keeping me alive," said Walter Evans.The Vietnam ...

  • Woman killed in Raleigh crash

    Raleigh, N.C. - A woman was killed Wednesday morning in a wreck involving a school bus and a car, Raleigh police said.Officers closed Atlantic Avenue between Spring Forest and Millbrook roads in north Raleigh for about four hours following the wreck.  The woman, who was in the car, was not immediately identified. Police said she was in her 20s. No students were on the bus at the time of the ...

  • Rowan investigators find 6 meth labs

    Rowan County investigators found six one-pot methamphetamine labs during a search of a Rockwell home Wednesday morning. The Sheriff’s Office Special Investigative Unit obtained a search warrant for the house at 2406 Windswept Way in Rockwell at 7:30 a.m. Investigators found the small meth labs as well as other drug paraphernalia during the search. They have identified one suspect but ...

  • Eight hospitalized after Kings Mountain wreck

    Eight people were taken to the hospital, including one with serious injuries, after a four-vehicle chain reaction wreck Wednesday in Kings Mountain. The wreck happened around 10:15 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 161 and Highway 74, according to Cleveland County EMS. One person with serious injuries was taken to Gaston Memorial Hospital, along with two others with injuries described as ...

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