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Patchy showers possible Tuesday Grab the rain gear
Raleigh, N.C. - Showers and thunderstorms won't be quite as widespread across central and eastern North Carolina Tuesday, but any cells that do form could contain heavy rain, WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said. Slow-moving showers were dumping heavy rain in parts ...
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Dixies Tavern closes uptown making way for a new park
A mainstay of uptown Charlottes bar scene abruptly closed over the weekend. Dixies Tavern, on E. 7th Street next to the light rail line, closed its doors for good on Saturday night. The bar sits on land owned by Levine Properties, which is working with the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County to develop a park on the land. Their 15-year lease ran out, and we are preparing to move ...
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Independence widening meeting later today
The public will have a chance to examine plans for the widening of East Independence Boulevard at a meeting Tuesday evening in southeast Charlotte. The N.C. Department of Transportation is sponsoring an informational workshop from 4-7 p.m. at the Independence Regional Library, on Conference Drive near Monroe Road. The program will have a drop-in format, with no formal presentations scheduled. ...
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Feds Man stole $600K at Carolinas Georgia stores
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina man faces federal fraud and conspiracy charges after authorities say he masterminded a three-year scheme that faked store refund transactions totaling more than $600,000 from Walmart stores in the Carolinas and ...
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AG Roy Cooper Dont move the SBI
Roy Cooper , a Democrat, is opposing a proposal by Republican leaders in the state unit to move the State Bureau of Investigation from the agency he heads, the Department of Jusice, to the Department of Public Safety. Cooper is elected, while the head of the Department of Public Safety is appointed by the sitting ...
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Senate budget cuts UNC System by $50M
The state budget being put forth by Republican leaders in the state Senate would allocate $2.61 billion in fiscal 2013-2014, which represents a cut of $50 million. The overall $20.6 billion Senate recommendation actually is 2.3 percent more than the previous budget because it includes money to pay for an overhaul of the state's tax system and for anticipated Medicaid ...
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Holiday gas prices lower than in 2012
The average price of a gallon of gasoline in North Carolina is $3.41, which is 14 cents less than at this time last year, reports gasbuddy.com That portends lower prices for Memorial Day travel this year than in 2012. The national average now is ...
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Trial of man accused of killing Fayetteville girl winds down
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Attorneys on Tuesday are expected to summarize the case of a Fayetteville man accused on raping and killing a 5-year-old girl more than three years ago. Mario Andrette McNeill, 32, is charged with murder, kidnapping and rape in the death of Shaniya Davis. Her body was found on Nov. 16, 2009, in a kudzu patch off N.C. Highway 87 on the Lee-Harnett county line, six days ...
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Voucher bill provides public money for private schools
Raleigh, N.C. - Cynthia Perry knows her 7-year-old, Amiyah, is good at math and would like to be better at reading. "She loves reading, even though she struggles with it," the single mom from Wake Forest said Monday. Amiyah was in summer school last summer for help with reading, and she'll take extra classes again this summer. "She still hasn't caught up ...
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Today NCCapitol Voucher bill begins to move in the House budget amendments on tap in the Senate
Raleigh, N.C. - Good morning and welcome to Today @NCCapitol for Tuesday, May 21. This is WRAL's roundup of what you need to know about North Carolina state government today. VOUCHERS: The state House Education Committee is scheduled to hear the Opportunity Scholarship Act today at 11 a.m. The bill would give parents up to $4,200 in vouchers to send their children to private ...
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Tuesday morning traffic update
No problems are being reported at 5:45 a.m. Tuesday on Charlotte-area roadways. There are no reports of collisions or other problems blocking travel lanes. Congestion also is not a problem at this time. Earlier construction projects have been completed on Interstate 85 in Cabarrus County and on Interstate 485 at Interstate 77 in Pineville. There is still a bit of slow traffic on I-85 ...
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New Hanover commissioners oust fellow member
The New Hanover board of county commissioners voted 3-2 on Monday to remove an elected official for the first time in nearly a century under a rarely used ...
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Pennsylvania trooper injured in North Carolina accident
A Pennsylvania state trooper remains in critical condition in a hospital in Wilmington, N.C., as a result of being hit by a deer while riding a motorcycle early Friday, police ...
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Roller Derby giveaway enter to win
Charlotte Roller Girls (CLTRG), the Queen City's most established roller derby league. As a skater-operated team, CLTRG members are local business professionals by day and kick-butt derby gals by night. By honoring and encouraging self-expression and diversity, CLTRG has created a safe and organized environment that ...
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80-Year-Old North Carolina Educator Why I Got Arrested Protesting Right-Wing Agenda for Schools
crowd of hundreds of peaceable citizens (the highest count yet) gathered at the North Carolina Legislature buidling to protest right-wing policies pushed by GOP lawmakers. The Moral Mondays protests, launched by the NC chapter of the NAACP, is now in its fourth week. The number of protesters arrested for May 20th ...
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QB Mitchell decides on North Carolina State
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -; Former Arkansas quarterback Brandon Mitchell says he is transferring to North Carolina State to play his final ...
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Public questions NRC after Shearon Harris shuttered
HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. - The sudden shutdown of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city because of year-old data prompted questions at a local meeting with federal regulators on Monday. Nuclear Regulatory Commission employees held an annual public meeting and question-and-answer session about the Shearon Harris nuclear plant at the Holly Springs Cultural Center. The meeting ...
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Fourth week of NC NAACP legislative protests yields 57 arrests
RALEIGH, N.C. - The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP's fourth straight week of protests at the state legislature resulted in 57 arrests Monday evening. Arrests have grown every week of what the group calls "Moral Mondays," totaling 153. The NAACP and other activists have directed their anger at policies on social programs, voting rights, education and tax reform. They argue ...
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$4.3 million would restore 1948 golf course to original splendor
The town-owned Mooresville Golf Course was the last course designed by legendary international golf course architect Donald Ross before he died in April 1948. On Monday night, a Greensboro-based golf course restorer offered a $4.3 million plan for bringing its original splendor back. Kris Spence, president of Spence Golf Design Inc., specializes in restoring classic golf courses, especially ...
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NC NAACP protests reach highest arrest count yet
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Nearly 60 protestors were arrested Monday at the North Carolina General Assembly, bringing the demonstrations led by the state chapter of the NAACP to their highest total in their fourth straight ...
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Charlotte Bobcats on verge of changing name back to Hornets
Sources have told The Associated Press that Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan will change the team's name back to the Hornets. (file photo) (Jason E. ...
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NC Attorney General pans Senate plan to restructure SBI
RALEIGH North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper, sheriffs, police chiefs and prosecutors from across the state say an N.C. Senate proposal to move most of the State Bureau of Investigation under the governor will hamper political corruption probes. The law enforcement officers gathered Monday morning, less than a full day after the state Senate rolled out a budget plan that moves most of the ...
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Suspect in NC strategists stabbings indicted
The warrant says Broyhill told investigators that he brought the weapon from his home when he visited the couple that day. In an affidavit accompanying a warrant, a detective wrote: "The suspect was interviewed and admitted to his involvement in the crime . . ...
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Sleeping Sanford teen wounded in drive-by shooting
Sanford, N.C. - A 14-year-old boy was released from a hospital Monday, one day after being shot while sleeping in his Sanford home.Charles McIver Jr. still has bullet fragments lodged in his ankle, thigh and buttocks, according to his mother, and family members said they believe his older brother was the intended target of the gunman.McIver's brother, Trevor Dion Rader, 22, has a lengthy ...
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NC public school grant bill lauded by proponents
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Supporters of a bill providing public money to low-income families to attend North Carolina private or religious schools say passing the measure would help give all students the prospect of succeeding in ...
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Raleigh high speed rail causing concern
The South East High Speed Rail Corridor is envisioned to provide better mass transit transport options between the major cities of the South East in the US. Raleigh as a state capital is an important part of the project, but some residents have voiced concerns about the railways routing in the city.
The Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor is a massive infrastructure project identified by the federal government as necessary to facilitate the long-term needs of transport in the southeast of the United States, but many in Raleigh are concerned about the part Raleigh will play in the government’s plans and how the city will be effected. Read more
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