May 17, 2012
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Terry Stout plans to use the $1 million he won playing a new Powerball game to pay bills, save for the future and give his family some peace of mind.
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GREENSBORO — Pedaling slowly and steadily, more than 200 bicyclists Wednesday traveled downtown and in the College Hill area to honor those who have survived or been killed on the road.
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DURHAM (AP) — Duke paid coach Mike Krzyzewski roughly $7.2 million during the year of his most recent national championship.
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KERNERSVILLE - Here’s the chance to be the slickest kid on your block: you can own your own golf course. On June 13 , Racebrook Marketing Concepts in New York will auction Pine Knolls Golf Club, a 151-acre, 18-hole golf course in Kernersville . B...
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RALEIGH (AP) — The May primary has come and gone, but congressional hopeful Richard Hudson can't take down his yard signs just yet. He still has hundreds of blocks to walk in the North Carolina sun.
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HICKORY (AP) — A middle-school teacher in Caldwell County has been suspended after officials learned that she disciplined a special needs child by placing him in a cardboard box.
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GREENSBORO — John Edwards has already pleaded guilty to many sins. And for the offenses against his family, his lawyer Abbe Lowell said, he is serving a “life sentence.” But the former U.S. senator from North Carolina broke no law, the a...
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GREENSBORO — The 18-year-old fatally shot in the Greensboro Coliseum parking lot last week will be laid to rest Sunday. Michael Felka's funeral will be held at 2 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Christian Church at 1515 Britton St. in Greensboro, according to h...
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RALEIGH (AP) — A judge's refusal to dismiss charges against two people linked to investigations of unreported private flights by North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue's 2008 campaign means the case's first trial is slated for next month.
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The Greensboro Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of its 2012 Small Business Awards, which were presented today during the Small Business Awards Luncheon at the Piedmont Triad Business Showcase.
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RALEIGH (AP) — A survey presented by the state Department of Health and Human Services says the percentage of North Carolina teens who smoke has hit an all-time low.
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HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Supreme Court has overturned the manslaughter conviction for a man accused of killing a North Carolina visitor with a single punch.
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Murder charges have been dropped against a man held nearly a year for the 2008 death of a popular local musician and the attempted murder of his female companion. Michael Slagle walked out of the Guilford County Jail about 20 minutes ago.
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GREENSBORO - The upscale clothing boutique Mack and Mack was recognized this week for its support of the arts.The downtown store hosts concerts on First Fridays, and provides space for other arts events such as 17 Days and Triad Acoustic Stage performance...
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RALEIGH (AP) — The state House speaker says he was considering the effect on families when he authorized payments equal to a month's salary for two high-level staffers who resigned because of inappropriate relationships with lobbyists.
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GREENSBORO — A gunman robbed two people who were filming a music video at a park Wednesday night, police said.Orlando Davis II told officers he and Aaron Brown were filming sometime before 9 p.m. at the Shannon Hills Park at 2099 Castlerock Road whe...
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1. MINORITIES NOW SURPASS WHITES IN U.S. BIRTHSNew census figures show that, for the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S.2. OBAMA WILL USE NATO SUMMIT TO HELP TO PAY FOR AFGHAN ARMY
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CHARLOTTE (AP) — Charlotte city leaders are asking the state attorney general to decide whether it's OK to offer same-sex partner benefits in light of the constitutional amendment that defines marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett's company is making its largest foray into newspapers yet, agreeing to buy 63 papers from Media General Inc.
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GREENSBORO — A driver had to be freed from a car this morning after it crashed into a power pole, snapping it in half.The Chevrolet Impala crashed in the 1500 block of Lincoln Street on Thursday morning.Greensboro police had closed part of the road...
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STACY (AP) — An employee with the North Carolina Aquarium has been bitten by an alligator as he tried to help capture the animal in Carteret County.Authorities say the worker was treated and released from the hospital after he was bitten on the arm...
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