October 27, 2009
OCRACOKE ISLAND (AP) — Donald Austin ended his 35-year career with the N.C. Ferry Division by doing something he'd never done before: rescuing people on a sinking boat.
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RALEIGH (AP) — The open date on the schedule has been good to N.C. State the past two seasons. Coming out of their bye week, Wolfpack players and coaches are looking for another jolt.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — East Carolina has traded its familiar routine for national TV exposure. The Pirates visit Memphis tonight, then won't play again until Nov. 5, when they host No. 5 Virginia Tech. Ten days later, it's a Sunday night game at Tuls...
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October 26, 2009
RALEIGH (AP) — An agreement will protect nearly 1,500 acres in the North Carolina mountains from development, including part of a trail used in the Revolutionary War.The Conservation Trust for North Carolina said Monday that the agreement by the sta...
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WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — A panel assigned to find a new tenant for the Dell Inc. computer assembly plant near Winston-Salem includes an official from Dell.
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ASHEVILLE (AP) —Authorities estimate they will need up to three months to clear debris from a rock slide that has closed Interstate 40 in both directions at the North Carolina-Tennessee state line.
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Here are the men convicted in the Triad who are among 20 North Carolina prison inmates who could be freed later in October.Inmates are listed by the county where they were convicted. Once released, inmates do not necessarily return to that county. Click o...
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October 25, 2009
WOFFORD 35, WESTERN CAROLINA 26: Five different players scored touchdowns for Wofford as the Terriers held off Western Carolina for a 35-26 win on Saturday, snapping a four-game losing skid. Michael Scott, Mike Rucker, Mitch Allen and Stev Davitte all sco...
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BOONE -- Armanti Edwards threw three touchdowns to lead Appalachian State in a 52-16 rout of Georgia Southern on Saturday. Edwards was 26-for-34 with 320 yards and rushed for 39 yards for the Mountaineers (5-2, 4-0 Southern Conference).
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DURHAM -- Thaddeus Lewis has been carrying Duke lately. This time, it was the defense's turn to bail out the Blue Devils. Lewis threw for 371 yards and two touchdowns and Duke forced two late turnovers to wrap up a 17-13 victory over Maryland on Saturday.
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Timothy Peters took the lead when Denny Hamlin pitted on the 117th lap and won the NASCAR truck series race at Martinsville Speedway. It is the first career victory for Peters, who lives in nearby Danville. "It's awesome. Words can't describe what I......
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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Cal Clutterbuck scored 1:55 into overtime and the Minnesota Wild beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 Saturday night. Andrew Brunette and Kyle Brodziak also had goals for the Wild, who are undefeated in three home games, but are pointless i...
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CLEMSON 40, NO. 8 MIAMI 37 (OT): Kyle Parker threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Jacoby Ford in overtime, giving Clemson a 40-37 win over Miami on Saturday night in Miami.
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October 24, 2009
CHARLOTTE -- Zach Randolph had 16 points and eight rebounds for Memphis and the Grizzlies held off the Charlotte Bobcats for a 95-92 victory on Friday in the final exhibition game for both teams.
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DENVER -- After watching injured teammate Darcy Tucker taken off the ice on a backboard, Milan Hejduk and Wojtek Wolski scored goals in quick succession and the Colorado Avalanche went on to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 on Friday night.
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October 23, 2009
ATLANTA (AP) — More Americans have been vaccinated against seasonal flu this fall than ever before by this time of year, federal health officials said Friday.
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CHARLOTTE (AP) — Carolina Panthers leading tackler Thomas Davis is questionable for Sunday's game against Buffalo with a hamstring injury.The starting weakside linebacker missed his second straight practice Friday with an injury apparently sustained...
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RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina's Work First welfare program will begin requiring adults to work before they receive monthly benefit checks.
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RALEIGH (AP) — The chief investment officer of North Carolina's $60 billion pension fund was offered favors by investment firms and agents who arranged investments.
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October 22, 2009
CHARLOTTE (AP) — The Charlotte Bobcats have waived guard Dontell Jefferson, reducing their roster to 15 players.Jefferson was signed near the end of last season. He averaged 2.3 points and 1.1 assists in seven exhibition games.
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CHARLOTTE (AP) — The city council in North Carolina's largest city is considering a smoking ban for some public sidewalks.
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RALEIGH (AP) — The Associated Press state high school football poll for the week of Oct. 20, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, total points and last week's rank as voted upon by a statewide panel of prep sports writers. CLASS 4-A
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October 21, 2009
BEAUFORT, N.C. (AP) — An anchor from a shipwreck thought to be Blackbeard's flagship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, was so unstable that divers in North Carolina retrieved it Wednesday rather than waiting until next year.
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ORANGE PARK, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say they have not identified a child's body they found Wednesday in a landfill while searching for a missing 7-year-old girl. Family members were hopeful the girl is still alive, though neighbors in the girl's co...
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CHARLOTTE (AP) — Bank of America Corp. said Wednesday it has agreed to sell First Republic Bank, a private bank it inherited from Merrill Lynch & Co., to a group of investors.The buying group is led by private-equity firms General Atlantic and C...
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