October 20, 2009
RALEIGH (AP) — Duke Energy and attorneys representing North Carolina consumers say they've reached a deal that would raise customers' average bills annually in the state for the next two years.
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RALEIGH (AP) — A lawsuit challenging requirements for third parties to get on North Carolina ballots likely will be heard again after a split decision today by the state Court of Appeals.
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RALEIGH (AP) — Two injured N.C. State players will miss the rest of the season.Coach Tom O'Brien said today that cornerback Rashard Smith and defensive end Jeff Rieskamp won't play again this season because of injuries.
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RALEIGH (AP) — N.C. State Fair officials say attendance is up this year despite cooler temperatures and swine flu fears.The News & Observer of Raleigh reported today that as of Sunday, 274,480 people have attended the fair, an increase of 9 perc...
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DANVILLE, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man on a police ride-along was found guilty of animal cruelty after he jumped out of the police car and stomped an opossum to death.
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RALEIGH (AP) — The Highway Patrol commander has dealt with sexual misconduct by troopers and has now revealed he was transferred in 1987 because of an extramarital affair.
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RALEIGH (AP) — The Republican leader of the state Senate says state government seems "to have been caught off guard" by a court ruling that will mean the release of 20 violent convicts next week.
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October 19, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) — After a steady climb, Alabama has reached the top of the AP poll.The Crimson Tide jumped Florida and landed at No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday.The unbeaten Gators had been in the top spot since the preseason, but the C...
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COROLLA (AP) — State officials and environmentalists are nearing a deal to build a 5-mile bridge to link an isolated island on the Outer Banks with the mainland.
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ASHEVILLE (AP) — A veterans hospital in the mountains is building a massive anti-terrorism fence.
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RALEIGH (AP) — State troopers are beginning an operation to target drivers who fail to stop for school buses.The Highway Patrol said today that Operation Stop Arm will be conducted throughout this week. Troopers plan to patrol school zones and follo...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carlos Boozer made seven of his first eight shots and scored 22 points, leading the Utah Jazz to a 110-103 preseason victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday.
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October 18, 2009
NEWARK, N.J. -- Martin Brodeur made 26 saves and moved within one shutout of tying Terry Sawchuk's NHL career record in leading the New Jersey Devils to a 2-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night.
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NO. 19 GEORGIA TECH 28, NO. 4 VIRGINIA TECH 23: Josh Nesbitt rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns -- the last of them tiptoeing down the sideline to finish off the fourth-ranked Hokies with 3 minutes left -- as No. 19 Georgia Tech ran to a 28-23 win...
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GREENVILLE -- Dwayne Harris returned a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown and added two touchdown catches to help East Carolina beat winless Rice 49-13 on Saturday.
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Clemson backup safety Kantrell Brown had be take off the field on a stretcher Saturday after a second-quarter kickoff return. Brown, a sophomore, was face down and motionless for several minutes before raising his arms and legs while being carted off the...
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October 16, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM (AP) —Production at the plant that Dell Inc. is closing in Winston-Salem will be moved to Mexico and other countries, according to a federal document.
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RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina's unemployment rate stayed stuck in double-digit territory for the eighth straight month in September, with 10.8 percent of the state's ready and willing workers unable to find jobs, data released Friday said.
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Bassett Furniture Industries says it will close its fiberboard manufacturing plant in Henry County by the end of the year, ending 45 jobs.Bassett officials made the announcement Thursday.
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RALEIGH (AP) — The Associated Press state high school football poll for the week of Oct. 13, 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 15, 2009
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — State Republicans are asking the North Carolina State Board of Elections to investigate Gov. Beverly Perdue's campaign and why it reported some campaign flights only recently.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's state employee pension fund has fallen below a key threshold for measuring its financial health for the first time in 11 years.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The American Medical Association is launching a coast-to-coast TV ad campaign to press Congress to approve higher payments for doctors treating Medicare patients.
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RALEIGH (AP) — A new report says North Carolina children are getting more access to medical and dental care but too many are overweight, use alcohol or tobacco or suffer abuse.
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LINCOLNTON (AP) — Leaders in Lincoln County have started the process of removing their sheriff after he was charged with helping to get rid of a physician's DWI ticket.Multiple media reported today that Lincoln County commissioners voted unanimously...
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