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Senate Bill 460, a bill which regulates breeders and infringes on the rights of responsible dog owners, will be heard in the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, June 30.

Goldsboro police made a traffic stop on North Spence Avenue that turned up more than 50 pounds of chemicals used to make methamphetamine, authorities said.

State Sen. Don Davis, D-Greene, is working on his first state budget this year, which just happens to fall during the worst economic crisis to hit North Carolina in decades.

A strong band of storms swept across North Carolina Tuesday, spawning a series of tornado warnings and possible one tornado touch down in Duplin County.

State Rep. Earl Jones, D-Guilford County, said now that people can legally gamble through the lottery, there is no reason to outlaw these gaming machines.

Video poker could return to North Carolina legally -- and make money for the cash-strapped state -- under legislation that a Greensboro legislator says he will file this week.

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The state Senate debated a trimmed-down budget for North Carolina government Wednesday that makes tough choices on public education and health care during the deep recession but leaves unanswered what taxes will be raised to balance the plan.

Rumors coming from the state capital in Raleigh have destroyed the peace of mind of many farmers across Duplin and Sampson counties.

Hometown pharmacists across the state, including at least one here in Clinton, may have made the difference in whether a bill, designed to fix the state employees health care problem, would have taken much of the customer base from local druggists.

Duplin's school board and county commission aren't pleased with a bill that State Sen.

Former state Sen. John H. Kerr III of Goldsboro received the Order of Long Leaf Pine, the state's highest civilian honor, and a plaque of appreciation from the N.C. Rural Economic Development Center during a recognition ceremony Feb.

It was in the face of adversity - a $3 billion shortfall in state money - that Gov.

Lawmakers from across North Carolina Monday night gave Gov. Bev Perdue high marks for her first State of the State address to the General Assembly.

Amanda Smith Albertson of Durham and Jeffrey Dan Heath of Raleigh were united in marriage on Feb.

A state lawmaker wants to dim the Friday night lights at North Carolina high schools with poor academic performance.

The Duplin County Board of Commissioners and Board of Education both are opposing a local bill moving through the state Legislature that would keep their chairmen from voting unless there is a tie.

Last month, N.C. Rep. Jennifer Weiss and other lawmakers also introduced legislation to deter child labor abuses.

The Duplin County Board of Commissioners will likely discuss soil borings at Duplin Commons the county manager says were done without county permission Monday at their regular meeting.

The following accidents were reported by the State Highway Patrol: Accident time/location: Feb.