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Pilot Larry Warren of Efland, N.C., gathers his belongings from his Cessna 182 aircraft after making an emergency landing Wednesday in a cleared field about 300 yards from the Grand Strand Airport in North ...

Pilot Larry Warren of Efland, N.C., gathers his belongings from his Cessna 182 aircraft after making an emergency landing Wednesday in a cleared field about 300 yards from the Grand Strand Airport in North ...

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 6:44 p.m. Another pilot who was on the ground witnessed the amazing split-second landing.

Hey fellow office drones, let's all sneak out for lunch on Thursday, July 24, and head over to the State Farmers' Market .

Voter turnout today could reach a record low with only one statewide Democratic runoff on the ballot.

The Orange County Commissioners approved a $183 million budget Tuesday, setting a property tax rate of a little less than $1. They also approved last-minute changes that added two sheriff's deputies, and kept a ...

Jonathan Alston and Leigh Bordley face each other in a nonpartisan runoff for the at-large seat on Durham's school board.

Democrats living outside the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area have another decision to make Tuesday in a county commissioner race.

A North Carolina bail bondsman was charged with misdemeanor criminal possession of a weapon after he stopped at a Southtowns State Police barracks and was allegedly found to have a 9 mm pistol, troopers said ...

Recession worries were on Chris Medico's mind when he went looking recently for a new digital point-and-shoot camera.

Recession worries were on Chris Medico's mind when he went looking recently for a new digital point-and-shoot camera.

No iPod This SanDisk MP3 player sells for about $100. Recession worries were on Chris Medico's mind when he went looking recently for a new digital point-and-shoot camera.

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Voters in Orange County's District 2 may have to vote again if they want their say in who will become a county commissioner. via WCHL-AM Durham

“We need to do that to enhance our tax base”

Democrat Bernadette Pelissier will face Republican Kevin Wolff for an at-large Orange County Board of Commissioners seat in November, while the inaugural District 2 race is headed for a runoff. via Chapel Hill News

Four men arrested for a robbery earlier this month have been charged with two more crimes. via News Observer

“Carrboro has become a hooping Mecca”

" Hoop Convergence ", called the first national hooping conference by its organizers, was held from April 11 to 16 in areas of Carrboro and at Chestnut Ridge Camp and Retreat Center in Efland. via The Carrboro Commons

Early voting is under way in Orange County. The Orange County Board of Commissioners expands from five to seven members this year. via Chapel Hill News

“People are looking for more than cookie-cutter vacations, and (agritourism) is a way to help sustain small family farmers”

How rich is the smell of fermenting manure on Joel Salatin's Shenandoah Valley spread? A thousand bucks for a few whiffs. via USA Today

On the job satisfaction index, Orange County economic developer ranks pretty low, alongside Cary welfare administrator and the lonely Maytag repairman. via Independent Weekly