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3 hrs ago | WTKR-TV Norfolk

North Carolina man whose family was found dead at home pleads guilty to drug charges

A man whose family was killed in their North Carolina home has pleaded guilty to drug charges that officials say led to the deaths of his wife and children.

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Related Topix: Drugs

7 hrs ago | Digtriad.com Piedmont Triad, Winston-...

Workers Begin Blasting At I-40 Rock Slide

Blasting is under way as crews try reopening Interstate 40 near the North Carolina-Tennessee state line where a massive rock slide closed the road late last month.

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Related Topix: North Carolina Government

12 hrs ago | WXII12

Rain Delays Work Cleaning Up I-40 Rock Slide

Crews are hoping they can begin drilling rocks at the top of a massive rock slide on Interstate 40 near the North Carolina-Tennessee state line after rain delayed their progress over the weekend.

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Related Topix: Landslide, North Carolina Government

Fri Nov 06, 2009

WWAY-TV Wilmington

Go green, tax-free weekend on Energy Star appliances

Submitted by WWAY on 5 November 2009 - 12:48pm. Go green, tax-free weekend on Energy Star appliances Saving energy is not a new concept.

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The Virginian-Pilot

N.C. sets up Web site for businesses to trade biomass items

North Carolina officials know some of the mountains of trash that are dumped daily could be useful to someone, if only interested parties could find each other.

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KSL-TV Salt Lake City

Police probe delay in response to family deaths

Police in North Carolina delayed for more than an hour after a chilling emergency call that captured a gunshot before sending officers to the home where a real estate developer killed his family and then himself.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Blogs.newsobserver.com

Elon poll: North Carolinians gloomy about the economy

With the state's unemployment rate at 10.8 percent, it's little wonder residents remain pessimistic about the economy.

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Related Topix: Elon University, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Off the Record

A Wynner for federal court of appeals

President Obama has nominated two North Carolina judges to vacant seats on the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Kay Hagan, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Richard Burr, Republican, North Carolina Government, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

WMBF

NAACP leaders push for public option in NC

The president of the NAACP says too many North Carolina residents lack health insurance for people on Capitol Hill to delay passage of a health care overhaul bill until 2010.

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Related Topix: African-American, Health Insurance, Health

Thu Nov 05, 2009

WMBF

NC Sen. Hagan drops backing for judge

North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan has withdrawn her support for a possible lifetime federal appointment for a state judge who ruled in favor of a company that includes Hagan's husband.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Kay Hagan, US News, US Senate, Democrat, North Carolina Government

WJTV Jackson

Police Investigating Baby Death At Nc Home Daycare

A North Carolina home daycare is closed while authorities investigate the death of an infant.

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Related Topix: North Carolina Government

WCNC-TV Charlotte

Higher NC sales tax means larger break for holiday

A higher sales tax means North Carolina consumers will get a larger break when they purchase energy-efficient appliances compared to a year ago.

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ABC11

NC Senator leaving for another job

Governor Bev Perdue has appointed Senator Tony Rand to head the Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission.

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Related Topix: North Carolina Government, Fayetteville Metro, Fayetteville, NC, Cumberland County, NC

WRAL.com - Local News

Former Smithfield insurance agent facing new indictments

A North Carolina insurance agent already accused of embezzling more than $168,000 from a 90-year-old woman and using the money for himself is facing additional indictments.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

News Chief

Ports Council head leaving at the end of the year

One of the state's leading seaport advocates, John LaCapra, is retiring as president of the Florida Ports Council at the end of the year.

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Rocky Mount Telegram

White House nominates 2 NC judges for 4th Circuit

The White House has nominated two North Carolina judges to fill seats on the nation's most conservative federal appeals court.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Kay Hagan, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, North Carolina Government, Barack Obama

Journal Messenger

Congressman, late for flight, parks SUV on airport curb

A North Carolina congressman dashing to catch a plane dumped his sport utility vehicle at the end of a row of properly parked cars at Charlotte's airport.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Patrick McHenry, Republican, US House of Representatives, North Carolina Government, Ford, Ford Explorer

2theadvocate.com

La. ranks 25 on Site Selection a business climatea list

Louisiana ranked No. 25 in Site Selection magazine's Top Business Climates for 2009, down three slots from the previous year.

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WCNC-TV Charlotte

Lawmakers return to NC capital to talk sales tax

North Carolina lawmakers returned Tuesday to resume conversations on overhauling the state's tax system as soon as next spring after House and Senate Democrats couldn't agree on a plan before the Legislature adjourned in August.

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Related Topix: North Carolina Government, US News, Raleigh Metro, Raleigh, NC, Durham, NC

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Q13.com KCPQ TV

Voters narrowly choose Democrat as mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city

Voters have narrowly elected a Democrat to lead Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city.

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