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  • Underwater robot to probe Gulf Stream eddies

    ATHENS, Ga. - A University of Georgia marine scientist will explore the edges of the Gulf Stream with the university's first robotic submersible.Physical oceanographer Renato Castelao will work with another researcher to analyze data collected by the torpedo-shaped device, dubbed the Salty Dawg.The Salty Dawg will work in tandem with another submersible owned by North Carolina State ...

  • Raleigh police officer involved in crash

    Raleigh, N.C. - A traffic collision involving a Raleigh police officer downed power lines and traffic signals Saturday evening, according to the Raleigh Police Department.According to a wreck report, Josefina Hernandez Herrera, 40, was traveling south on North Raleigh Boulevard shortly after 6 p.m. when an officer in an unmarked Raleigh police vehicle made "an improper right turn" in ...

  • Medical emergency eyed in Va. parade crash

    View Photo Associated Press/Bristol Herald Courier, Earl Neikirk - Emergency personnel respond to one of the people hit by a car, at right, during the beginning of the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival in ...

  • DU Pioneers take on North Carolina in mens lacrosse NCAA quarterfinal

    Denver University lacrosse player, Wesley Berg. (Denver Post file) Sunday's NCAA Tournament quarterfinal game against North Carolina in Indianapolis marks the University of Denver men's lacrosse team's third consecutive trip to the elite eight. Only Notre Dame and Duke had accomplished that feat. "You're so in the moment, in the current year, and that stuff sounds nice, ...

  • 8 arrested at Enloe High School in Raleigh www.privateofficer.com

    Eight people were arrested at Enloe High School in Raleigh Thursday, the same day the principal alerted parents of an increase in security due to year-end pranks. Enloe increased on campus security after administration heard rumors of students planning pranks for Thursday. Enloe Principal Scott Lyons stated in a recorded message to parents that the administration of the school obtained ...


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Movie Review

Cleopatra [DVD]

Cleopatra [DVD]

In terms of sheer size and scope, legend and excess, few Hollywood films will ever be able to hold a candle to Joseph L. Mankiewicz's epic production of Cleopatra. From the beginning, when filming commenced in 1960, Cleopatra was doomed to be one of the largest, most expensive, and most problematic productions ever, and its inordinate cost almost sank 20th Century Fox (it was ba ... ...

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  • DWI check point 93 citations are issued

    A multiagency DWI checking station Friday resulted in 93 citations, including 12 people accused of driving while intoxicated and one charged with carrying a concealed weapon, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. One person was also charged with felony drug possession, and possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, officials said. Other citations issued included: 15 charged ...

  • No. 2 Tar Heels fall in extras to No. 7 Virginia

    VIEW Colin Moran tied the UNC single-season record for RBIs with 83 but the second-ranked Tar Heels fell to No. 7 Virginia in 11 innings, 8-7, Saturday afternoon at a sold out Boshamer Stadium. After falling behind 8-4 in the top of the 11th, Carolina rallied for three runs in the bottom half before a leaping catch by Virginia's Mike Papi led to a double play that ended the game.Virginia ...

  • Silver Alert issued for Durham County woman

    Durham, N.C. - The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons issued a Silver Alert Saturday evening for a Durham County woman. Vivkie Lee Rhodes, 49, is African American, stands 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 185 pounds. She has short black hair and brown eyes and was last seen on W. Club Blvd. in Durham wearing a pink and grey silky shirt, tan pants, and pink and white ...

  • Competition held in honor of Clayton student athlete

    Clayton, N.C. - A Clayton family hopes their loss can help others with undiagnosed heart problems. The parents of Hogan Teem hosted a competition Saturday in downtown Clayton to help raise money and awareness.Hogan, 17,  passed away in December from a rare heart condition. Hogan had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He collapsed on the track at Clayton High School during baseball ...

  • Inmate escapes from prison caught hours later

    Dallas, N.C. - An inmate who escaped from the Gaston Correctional Center Saturday,  has been caught.Officials captured 22-year-old Jacob Hilton at 4:45 p.m. Saturday walking along NC-275, about four miles from the correctional center.Hilton was serving a three and a half year sentence for possession of a firearm by a felony and numerous counts of breaking and entering and ...

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