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  • Today NCCapitol Tax deal in the works

    Raleigh, N.C. - Good morning and welcome to Today @NCCapitol for Wednesday, June 19. This is WRAL's roundup of what you need to know about North Carolina state government today. FIRST UP: The House Finance Committee is scheduled to meet at 8:30 a.m. this morning. It will consider the bill transferring control of the Charlotte airport to a new regional authority and discuss a constitutional ...

  • Wednesday morning traffic update

    Traffic is off to a smooth start at 6 a.m. Wednesday morning in the Charlotte region. There are no reports of collisions or other problems blocking travel lanes. And all the overnight construction projects have been completed. Congestion is not yet a problem, and the weather is good. Check back for updates throughout the ...

  • One killed at least three injured in Fayetteville wrecks

    Fayetteville, N.C. - The driver of a 2004 Jeep Cherokee died early Wednesday after being involved in two wrecks while traveling east on Shaw Mill Road northwest of downtown, Fayetteville police said. According to investigators, the Cherokee crossed the center line near Rosehill Road about 1:45 a.m. and struck a 1999 Volkswagen traveling westbound along the left front corner. Shortly after, ...

  • Drive to raise NC speed limit goes to House floor

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The full House is hitting the gas on legislation creating the option to raise the speed limit on some North Carolina interstates and highways to 75 ...

  • Top-seed North Carolina sends home SEC champ LSU

    Ted Kirk/AP OMAHA, Neb. -- Brian Holberton homered, Trent Thornton pitched a strong seven innings and No. 1-seed North Carolina extended its stay at the College World Series with a 4-2 victory against LSU on Tuesday. The Tar Heels (58-11) play North Carolina State or UCLA in an elimination game Thursday. The No. 4-seeded Tigers (57-11) went 0-2 in their first CWS appearance since ...


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Movie Review

The Road Warrior (aka Mad Max 2)

The Road Warrior (aka Mad Max 2)

"The Road Warrior" is the movie the original "Mad Max" always wanted to be. Writer/director George Miller resurrects Max (Mel Gibson) with a larger budget, a bigger crew, and more vehicles to destroy. "The Road Warrior" adds Hollywood polish to its B-movie roots, and the result is pure dynamite. Several years have passed since Max lost his wife and child to a biker gang, and since then, civilizati ... ...

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  • Top-seeded North Carolina stays alive in College World Series

    North Carolina's Brian Holberton (10) is greeted by teammates after hitting a two-run homer Tuesday against Louisiana State at the College World ...

  • Report Most teacher ed programs are substandard

    Teacher education programs The National Council on Teacher Quality reviewed data for 36 North Carolina colleges and universities that prepare teachers, and gave star ratings to 18 of them, using a scale of zero to four stars. Most received one or two stars. Catawba College, Fayetteville State, Greensboro College and UNC Pembroke all had one program with less than one star, prompting a consumer ...

  • Wreck blocks 8577 interchange

    A N.C State Highway Patrol trooper walks around the overturned and burned cab of a tractor-trailer in the curve of the I-85 South to I-77 South interchange on June 18, 2013. The truck was reported to have taken the curve too fast shortly before 2pm, resulting in it overturning. In the process, the fuel tanks ruptured and ignited the cab of the truck. The driver of the truck escaped the burning ...

  • Virginia Beach educator named as new Wake superintendent

    Raleigh, N.C. - James Merrill, superintendent of Virginia Beach City Public Schools, was named Tuesday night as the new superintendent for Wake County school system.Merrill, who worked in Wake schools for 16 years as an English teacher in the 1970s, lauded the district as a leader in the state and nation."It really is very exciting and an honor for me to be able to return to Wake County as ...

  • Severe weather moves through NC tornado warnings expired

    Raleigh, N.C. - UPDATE: 8:15 p.m. - All tornado warnings have expired, but thunderstorm warnings remain in effect for several eastern North Carolina counties. At 7:45 p.m., trained weather spotters reported seeing a funnel cloud wrapped in rain that might be reaching the ground as a tornado. It was located 3 miles east of Rocky Mount and was moving east at 30 mph.  At 7:31 p.m., Doppler ...

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