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The nation's lowest-paid workers are getting raises. The minimum wage, which has been $6.15 in North Carolina since the beginning of 2007, climbs to $6.55 today.
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Death by sex in Three in the Attic
It's Friday night, and I've driven from Raleigh to the Horace Williams House in Chapel Hill to watch a 40-year-old sex comedy projected onto a bed sheet from a bootleg DVD on the rain-slicked lawn.
Family of slain Alta. woman wants psych exam of husband
Nancy Cooper, a former Edmontonian woman who was found dead this week in North Carolina.
University Of North Carolina-CH Tops $300 Million
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's annual fundraising efforts have topped $300 million for the first time.
Alamance Co. Mother's Arrest Strands Children On Highway
An advocacy group is questioning whether police acted properly when they left three children in a car with a family acquaintance after arresting their mother along Interstate 85.
Neighbors decry new Central Prison hospital -WRAL-TV Raleigh
Neighbors decry new Central Prison hospital - WRAL-TV Raleigh Video link available by clicking post title.
Body found near Crabtree Valley Mall
Police discovered the body of an unidentified adult male in Crabtree Creek Wednesday afternoon.
Man arrested for several Triangle robberies
Raleigh Police arrested a man who may be responsible for several robberies in Raleigh and Chapel Hill.
Stabbing death will be tried as capital murder case - WRAL-TV Raleigh
Stabbing death will be tried as capital murder case - WRAL-TV Raleigh Raleigh, N.C. - A Wake County judge ruled last week that there will be no pre-trial hearing to determine if a Raleigh man charged with ...
NC Health Inspectors On Lookout For Samonella
RALEIGH, N.C. North Carolina inspectors are making their rounds after the FDA said it has confirmed a case of salmonella in a Mexican grown jalapeno found in a Texas factory.
Local Woman Starting Truffle "Farm"
Local Woman Starting Truffle "Farm" Posted by: Whitney Marshall 4 hrs ago In rural North Carolina, Susan Rice is planning her attack on the French.
Veterans push for John McCain in Raleigh
Veterans backing John McCain are calling on North Carolina voters to consider the Republican candidate's military experience when choosing a president.
Residents concerned over prison expansion
Blindsided is how some Raleigh residents say they feel after news Central Prison plans to expand the mental health hospital off of Western Boulevard.
Supporters: NC Pottery Center needs $100,000
Published: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 12:53 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 12:53 a.m. The center dedicated to supporting North Carolina's potters is in danger of closing unless it raises $100,000 ...
Tropical Storm Cristobal skirts along the North Carolina coast, strengthens slightly
RALEIGH, North Carolina : Tropical Storm Cristobal headed for the open Atlantic late Sunday as forecasters discontinued tropical storm warnings along North and South Carolina.
Shooting suspected arrested in Selma
Zebulon police on Friday arrested a man suspected of shooting another man in a fight over a woman July 11.
Judge seals warrants in case of slain NC mother
A judge has ordered information from search warrants sealed in the investigation into the slaying of a North Carolina mother whose body was found near her suburban home.
Wesley Franklin serves as Page in Raleigh for N.C. State House.
Wesley Franklin, a student at Freedom High School, recently served as a page for the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Police search for three suspects in Raleigh nightclub robbery
Police are searching for three suspects in the Sunday morning armed robbery of a Raleigh nightclub.
Remains found near a missing Johnston County woman's car Friday afternoon, still unidentified.
A car matching the description of a missing Johnston County woman's car was found in Raleigh Friday afternoon.