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  • Wreck involving school bus closes Atlantic Avenue in north Raleigh

    Raleigh, N.C. - Raleigh police closed all lanes of Atlantic Avenue between Spring Forest and Millbrook roads in north Raleigh Wednesday morning after a wreck involving a school bus and car. No students were on the bus at the time of wreck, police said. No other information about the cause of the wreck has been released.It wasn't clear when the road would reopen. Drivers should ...

  • NAACP leader educator die in Iredell crash

    A longtime NAACP leader and a veteran educator were killed Tuesday afternoon in a head-on crash in eastern Iredell County, authorities say. The victims were identified as Woody Woodard, 77, president of the Statesville branch of the NAACP; and Brenda Laxton, 65, a teacher assistant at Cool Spring Elementary School. The N.C. Highway Patrol says the crash was reported shortly before 2:30 p.m. on ...

  • Police charge 3 in transplanted NC womans slaying

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina police say they've found no prior connections between a woman killed in her apartment and three people charged with ...

  • What are Nancy Hoffmanns plans for a downtown Greensboro building

    In what she hopes will be a catalytic project for the 300 block of South Elm Street in downtown Greensboro, City Council member Nancy Hoffmann plans to renovate a three-story, 9,400-square-foot historic building into a mixed-use development featuring retail and apartments. Hoffmann purchased the building at 304 S. Elm St. from SunTrust Bank in July 2012 for $275,000, according to public ...

  • Michael Jordan summons Hugo the Hornet to Charlotte

    NBA franchise's application Tuesday to re-claim the name of the city's original basketball team : the Hornets. A name change requires approval from the 30 members of the NBA board of governors. The league will vote on the name change in July. If approved, Charlotte would play one more season as the Bobcats and become the Hornets for the 2014-15 season. Until last month, New Orleans ...


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Battlefield Earth

One of the biggest problems with American movie stars is that, once they reach a certain level of success, they think they can do anything. Rather than staying in front of the camera, they move behind it as producers, writers, and directors who push through questionable projects that, without their clout, would never get made. It's no small irony that the producing credits of some of the world's ... ...

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  • N.C. ferries get ready for summer

    One of the pleasures of visiting the North Carolina coast is the chance to ride one of the ferries. It's a fun trip, and it has the purpose of getting you to neat places. Ferry service is being increased in preparation for summer vacationers, with the Ocracoke-Hatteras ferry now offering 36 trips each day. It's the busiest route in the ferry ...

  • Lowes 1Q profit rises chilly spring hurts sales

    Lowe's first-quarter net income rose almost 3 percent, even as a wet and cool spring dampened sales of gardening products.Spring is the biggest season for home improvement retailers. While the weather was chilly in the quarter, the improving housing market has helped such businesses.Lowe's Cos. earned $540 million, or 49 cents per share, for the period ended May 3. That compares with ...

  • Tesla to demonstrate car outside NC legislature

    RALEIGH, N.C. Tesla Motors wants to show North Carolina residents why the company opposes a bill in the General Assembly that effectively blocks the Internet seller from doing business. Tesla will show its Model S electric car Wednesday outside the legislature to tell people about its award-winning automobile and influence the outcome of a bill expected to advance in the House in the coming ...

  • Volunteers needed to maintain Appalachian Trail

    GATLINBURG, Tenn. A lot of the trail work in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is done by volunteers. There is another service opportunity June 1. It is the 21st National Trails Day and volunteers are needed to help maintain the Appalachian Trail. Volunteers need sturdy shoes, adequate drinking water and will need to pack a lunch. At the end of the day, volunteers will be treated to a ...

  • Wednesday morning traffic update

    The big traffic story this Wednesday morning is the scheduled closing of several uptown Charlotte streets, in preparation for the start of the annual Food Lion Speed Street festival. Those closings will take effect at 9:30 a.m., so motorists won’t have to change their driving habits during the morning commute. Otherwise, there are no major problems at 6:30 a.m. There are no reports of ...

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