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  • Panthers sign DT Short

    from Purdue. The powerful defensive tackle becomes the first of the team's five draft picks to sign. Short, 6-foot-3 and 308 pounds, started all 50 games he played and ranks third in school history for tackles for loss and sacks by a defensive tackle. He gathered 49 tackles for loss and 19.5 sacks to go along with 186 tackles, two forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, two interceptions ...

  • Convicted murderer on death row found dead in cell

    RIDGEVILLE, S.C. A 46-year-old man on death row for killing a fellow inmate has been found dead in his cell. Authorities said Kenneth Justus died Tuesday night at the maximum security Lieber Correctional Institution in Ridgeville. Dorchester County Coroner Chris Nisbet says an autopsy was planned for Wednesday and he will release more details including how Justus died after he gets the ...

  • US test-launches intercontinental missile

    VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. The U.S. Air Force has launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from a California base, a month after the test flight was postponed because of tensions with North Korea. Vandenberg Air Force Base says the Minuteman 3 lifted off at 6:27 a.m. PDT Wednesday. It later splashed down thousands of miles away in the Pacific. It's the first Minuteman ...

  • POLL Does your company allow employees to volunteer on work time

    Does your company allow employees to volunteer on work time? Or are employees required to spend their own time reading at schools or volunteering with community organizations? Take our poll to the ...

  • Lowes earnings rise in 1Q despite softer sales

    Mooresville-based Lowe's (NYSE:LOW) reports a rise in earnings for its first quarter despite softer sales. Home-improvement retailer Lowes Cos. Inc. (NYSE:LOW) reports net earnings of $540 million, or 49 cents per share, for its first quarter ended May 3. Thats up 2.5 percent from earnings of $527 million, or 43 cents per share, in the corresponding fiscal period in 2012, according to the ...


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Movie Review

Zatoichi 2: The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (Zoku Zatoichi Monogatari) [DVD]

In Zatoichi 2: The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (Zoku Zatoichi Monogatari), the titular blind masseur/swordsman, one of the most famous recurring characters in all of Japanese cinema, once again finds himself caught in a series of battles not of his own making. Although essentially peaceful, Zatoichi tends to find himself constantly enmeshed in violence--trouble follows him everywhere ... ...

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  • Legendary NC prep coach Jack Holley dies at 74

    TEACHEY, N.C. The winningest prep football coach in North Carolina history has died. Dean Vinson of Padgett Funeral Home in Wallace says Coach Jack Holley died Monday at his home in Teachey. He was 74. Holley had 412 victories in nearly five decades of coaching at several High Schools, including Wallace-Rose Hill, South Columbus and Tabor City. He won a private-schools state title at Harrells ...

  • Char-Meck Schools deputy is finalist for Wake superintendent

    Ann Clark, deputy superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, is one of three finalists for Wake County superintendent, the Wake board announced Tuesday. She will meet the public in Raleigh next week. A year ago, Clark was one of three finalists for the superintendent’s job at CMS. The board instead hired Heath Morrison from Reno, Nev., and he promoted Clark from chief academic officer to ...

  • NC lawmakers donning hats bow ties playing ball

    Wednesday also marks the annual "Brims and Bows" day at the Legislative Building, where lawmakers, staff and other participants in the legislative process wear hats or bow ...

  • Feds open special inspection into NC nuke plant

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Federal regulators are launching a special inspection of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city that was forced to shut down last ...

  • Raleigh to get new fire station

    Raleigh City Council has awarded a contract capped at $2.7 million to Chapel Hill-based Resolute Building Inc. to construct Fire Station 29 at 12117 Leesville Rd. Work is scheduled to begin this summer with completion in approximately 10 months, according to the city. The 10,000-square-foot station will house Raleigh's Engine Company 29. The design calls for three apparatus bays, ...

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