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  • 15-year-old can be charged as adult in Wake double slaying

    Raleigh, N.C. - A 15-year-old boy charged four months ago in the shooting deaths of a married couple in their Wake County home can be tried as an adult, a District Court judge ruled.A witness testified during a probable cause hearing Tuesday that Jose Samual Flores Mendoza and his wife, Maria Saravia Mendoza, both 34, were unintentional victims in a dispute between two rival gangs and that the ...

  • Raleigh waits for higher powers to decide on sweepstakes parlors

    Raleigh, N.C. - Raleigh City Councilors are waiting for state and county decisions before taking any action against Raleigh's sweepstakes parlors.At Tuesday's Law and Public Safety Committee meeting, City Attorney Tom McCormick said city staff has prepared a draft ordinance that would regulate where sweepstakes parlors can operate, but should wait for more direction from the state and ...

  • Storms bring hail high winds to Charlotte area

    A severe thunderstorm warning for Mecklenburg County expired at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, as the hail- and high-wind-producing storm moved south through Union County. As the storms weakened late Tuesday, they left power outages and trees down in some areas south of Charlotte, including Matthews, Indian Trails and SouthPark. Some 1,699 residents were without power in Mecklenburg County just before 5 ...

  • NC Medicaid shortfall now $330 million-plus

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The North Carolina office that oversees Medicaid says the funding shortfall for the government health insurance program is more than $330 ...

  • NC budget deletes education earmarks for lottery

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The North Carolina budget sought by Senate Republicans would eliminate the law that lays out how the state lottery's net proceeds should be distributed for ...


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  • NC House bill keeps free lanes when tolls arrive

    If highways were expanded, the state Department of Transportation could toll lanes to pay for the construction. The department could also offer limited access and higher speed limits to encourage motorists to take the toll ...

  • UNC Orange County collaborate on energy project

    An Army green megawatt generator shipped from Austria is now in operation approximately two miles from the Orange County landfill. The generator will be used to convert methane emissions into electricity to power the local energy grid and the construction of Carolina North. "It's a reciprocating engine, so it's much like the engine in your car except it runs on landfill gas ...

  • Memories still sharp for Triangle tornado victims

    Raleigh, N.C. - The images of devastation left by the monster tornado that struck Moore, Okla., have brought back tough memories for those who lived through the tornado that ripped through the Triangle two years ago.Neighbors on Serendipity Drive in north Raleigh say they are closer than ever after surviving a tornado together. As they watched the news about Oklahoma on Tuesday, they empathized ...

  • Fayetteville students empathize with Okla. tornado survivors

    Fayetteville, N.C. - Fifth-graders at Ben Martin Elementary School in Fayetteville have a new roof, new fire alarms and a security system two years after a tornado ripped the roof off their school.That storm, on April 16, 2011, hit on a Saturday, so students were not in class. But those who remember the warnings, the damage and months without a place to call their own know the emotional recovery ...

  • Owner Military dogs should be considered soldiers not equipment

    Fort Bragg, N.C. - At Womack Army Medical Center on Fort Bragg, man's best friend can sometimes do what medicine cannot. Jasmine Russell, a military wife and owner of a therapy dog named Brit, says she see it all the time."For that little bit, they feel a little happiness. It's not so bad, for just a little bit," she said of the injured troops. "If you watch (Brit), ...

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