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  • Trial of man accused of killing Fayetteville girl winds down

    FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Attorneys on Tuesday are expected to summarize the case of a Fayetteville man accused on raping and killing a 5-year-old girl more than three years ago. Mario Andrette McNeill, 32, is charged with murder, kidnapping and rape in the death of Shaniya Davis. Her body was found on Nov. 16, 2009, in a kudzu patch off N.C. Highway 87 on the Lee-Harnett county line, six days ...

  • Voucher bill provides public money for private schools

    Raleigh, N.C. - Cynthia Perry knows her 7-year-old, Amiyah, is good at math and would like to be better at reading. "She loves reading, even  though she struggles with it," the single mom from Wake Forest said Monday. Amiyah was in summer school last summer for help with reading, and she'll take extra classes again this summer. "She still hasn't caught up ...

  • Today NCCapitol Voucher bill begins to move in the House budget amendments on tap in the Senate

    Raleigh, N.C. - Good morning and welcome to Today @NCCapitol for Tuesday, May 21. This is WRAL's roundup of what you need to know about North Carolina state government today. VOUCHERS:  The state House Education Committee is scheduled to hear the Opportunity Scholarship Act today at 11 a.m. The bill would give parents up to $4,200 in vouchers to send their children to private ...

  • Tuesday morning traffic update

    No problems are being reported at 5:45 a.m. Tuesday on Charlotte-area roadways. There are no reports of collisions or other problems blocking travel lanes. Congestion also is not a problem at this time. Earlier construction projects have been completed on Interstate 85 in Cabarrus County and on Interstate 485 at Interstate 77 in Pineville. There is still a bit of slow traffic on I-85 ...

  • New Hanover commissioners oust fellow member

    The New Hanover board of county commissioners voted 3-2 on Monday to remove an elected official for the first time in nearly a century under a rarely used ...


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Ninja Assassin

Ninja Assassin

Reunited for the first time since V for Vendetta (2005), director James McTeigue and producers Joel Silver and Andy and Larry Wachowski have brought their flair for slick, highly choreographed action, computer effects, and dark cinematography to Ninja Assassin, a moody ... ...

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  • Pennsylvania trooper injured in North Carolina accident

    A Pennsylvania state trooper remains in critical condition in a hospital in Wilmington, N.C., as a result of being hit by a deer while riding a motorcycle early Friday, police ...

  • Roller Derby giveaway enter to win

    Charlotte Roller Girls (CLTRG), the Queen City's most established roller derby league. As a skater-operated team, CLTRG members are local business professionals by day and kick-butt derby gals by night. By honoring and encouraging self-expression and diversity, CLTRG has created a safe and organized environment that ...

  • 80-Year-Old North Carolina Educator Why I Got Arrested Protesting Right-Wing Agenda for Schools

    crowd of hundreds of peaceable citizens (the highest count yet) gathered at the North Carolina Legislature buidling to protest right-wing policies pushed by GOP lawmakers. The Moral Mondays protests, launched by the NC chapter of the NAACP, is now in its fourth week. The number of protesters arrested for May 20th ...

  • QB Mitchell decides on North Carolina State

    FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -; Former Arkansas quarterback Brandon Mitchell says he is transferring to North Carolina State to play his final ...

  • Public questions NRC after Shearon Harris shuttered

    HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. - The sudden shutdown of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city because of year-old data prompted questions at a local meeting with federal regulators on Monday. Nuclear Regulatory Commission employees held an annual public meeting and question-and-answer session about the Shearon Harris nuclear plant at the Holly Springs Cultural Center. The meeting ...

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