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  • 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), ...

  • Duke says flood gate at dam failed

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission wants Duke Energy to explain why a flood gate at its Oxford Dam on Lake Hickory failed to fully open during flooding early this month. As up to 11 inches of rain sent water surging down the Catawba River on May 5, Duke opened a flood gate in the dam three feet to release rising water downstream. The next morning, as lake levels continued to rise, Duke ...

  • Father of murdered child removed from Mecklenburg court for shouting at defendant

    The father of a murdered 2-year-old was dragged from a Mecklenburg County courtroom Tuesday after he began shouting at the man accused of killing his son. The child’s 2010 shooting death is at the center of a murder case that opened Tuesday. It took two deputies to get Charles Robinson out through the courtroom doors. His outburst came after the trial had begun, and a Charlotte-Mecklenburg ...


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  • N.C. House honors Mecklenburg

    RALEIGH In a rare moment of bi-partisanship, the North Carolina House Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution honoring Mecklenburg County on the 250th anniversary of its founding. The resolution recounted the county’s founding in 1762 and the decision by Lord Augustus Selwyn five years later to sell 360 acres to a group of settlers for 90 British pounds. Today, the resolution said, that ...

  • EPA proposes Oxford mill for Superfund list

    Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that it could put a former fabric mill in Oxford on a list of Superfund sites that could require cleanups costing millions of dollars. Cristex Drum mill, on the town's southwestern edge, is contaminated with chlorinated solvents similar to those used in dry-cleaning, ...

  • The RTP impact of NetApp’s layoffs

    Rich Clifton , the Research Triangle Park-based senior vice president of technology enablement and solutions organization at NetApp, who says that while the company's RTP site is certainly impacted by the reduction, the storage giant isn't slowing its plans to expand locally. "We're doing some specific restructuring to focus on efficiencies and some of the key market ...

  • N.C. gets $410M in mortgage relief

    Bank of America , Citi, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Ally/GMAC. The March 31 data was self-reported by the banks according to Smith's office, which will verify the numbers. So far, only GMAC has received credit under the program. Among the types of relief have been first lien modifications, short sales, second lien cancellations and forbearance for unemployed borrowers. In North ...

  • Watch North Carolina Woman Accused of Poisoning Familys Cheese

    -- North Carolina woman is charged with attempted murder all because her failing wouldn't share. 24 -- old -- Drake won -- some cheese when one of her family members did it feel like ...

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