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Party could be over at North Raleigh mansion
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Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe
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Saunders: Slim Whitman, a late-night joke who laughed all the way to the bank
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DNC: Nearly $500,000 of equipment was lost or stolen in Charlotte
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McCrory initiatives designed to boost employment move forward
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4 shot, 3 dead at Kentucky condo shooting
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Senate panel votes to ease landfill restrictions
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Rural Center says it plans ‘aggressive’ review
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New Wake superintendent to get security and enhanced retirement pay
New Wake County Schools Superintendent Jim Merrill’s contract includes the ability to request security for himself and his family as well as coverage of his $16,500 a year contribution to the state retirement system.
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National Weather Service confirms tornado touched down in Franklin County
A National Weather Service preliminary report confirms that a tornado cut a 1.25 mile damage path in Franklin County on Tuesday evening. No injuries were reported.
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Actor James Gandolfini dies in Italy at age 51
James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate mob boss in HBO's "The Sopranos" was the brilliant core of one of TV's greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype on its head, died Wednesday in Italy. He was 51.
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Local/State
New Wake superintendent to get security and enhanced retirement pay
New Wake County Schools Superintendent Jim Merrill’s contract includes the ability to request security for himself and his family as well as...
Crime
Raleigh hit-and-run driver had right of way, but fled after fatal weekend crash
A man accused of running down two women near N.C. State University early Saturday and then driving off had the right of way, but he was speeding and may have been driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to an accident report made...
Nation/World
Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe
Former investigators are pushing to reopen the probe into the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800, saying new evidence points to the often-discounted theory...
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Saunders: Slim Whitman, a late-night joke who laughed all the way to the bank
Most people who were alive in the 1980s won’t ever forget Slim Whitman, whose commercials were omnipresent. Whitman died Wednesday.
Health & Science
OWASA will continue fluoridating water in southern Orange County
An agency serving southern Orange County will continue to fluoridate its drinking water, and the Durham County Board of Health has recommended that Durham do the same.
Weather News
National Weather Service confirms tornado touched down in Franklin County
A National Weather Service preliminary report confirms that a tornado cut a 1.25 mile damage path in Franklin County on Tuesday evening. No injuries were reported.
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McCrory praises passage of DOT funding changes
Gov. Pat McCrory praised legislative leaders Wednesday as an overhaul of how North Carolina transportation dollars get spent was sent to his desk after it received final approval by the General Assembly.




