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Police Man poses as officer in bar with stolen uniform handcuffs taser
Authorities in Union County arrested a man they say stole a police uniform, taser and handcuffs and walked into a bar posing as an officer. Christopher Melton, of Marshville, is charged with impersonating a law enforcement official, possession of a weapon in a bar and possession of stolen property. Marshville Police say Melton broke into a Red Springs police patrol unit and stole a uniform, ...
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AAA Expect more Memorial Day traffic with lower gas prices sunny skies
Lower fuel prices and a sunny weather forecast will probably put more American drivers on the road this weekend than last year on Memorial Day weekend, according ...
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MetLife to bring offshore reinsurance unit back to U.S.
MetLife, the nation's largest life insurer and a company slated to become one of the largest employers in Cary, has announced it will move its offshore reinsurance unit back to the United States. MetLife (NYSE: MET) is merging its reinsurance unit, Exeter Reassurance that is currently based in Bermuda, with three state- and federal-regulated subsidiaries in Missouri, Delaware and ...
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Raleigh’s $750M budget calls for utility rate hikes
Requested utility rate hikes in Raleigh's proposed $750 million fiscal 2014 budget, while drawing attention and comment, actually fall into the category of more of the same. Departing City ...
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Speed Street to hit uptown Thursday
Carlos Perez hangs a banner at Gus' Greek Specialties on North Tryon Street Wednesday afternoon, May 22, 2013. Banners and tents are going up and streets are being closed Wednesday afternoon as crews prepare for the 2013 Speed Street Festival, Charlotte's NASCAR-themed street festival that runs Thursday through Saturday in uptown Charlotte. Davie Hinshaw - ...
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Charlotte man sentenced in child porn case
A Charlotte man will spend 135 months in prison for possessing and transporting child pornography. Robert Bove, 55, was sentenced Tuesday for in September 2010 sending images of children being sexually abused to an undercover detective via online chat, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Using the screen name “luvsyourlittlegirl,” Bove sent images of ...
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NC House Finance Chairman resigns blames Tillis
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A chairman of the state House Finance Committee says he's stepping down over displeasure with decisions of the Republican-led legislature and mistreatment from Speaker Thom ...
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Country diary Crook County Durham Ive often seen bees infested with mites but rarely one so heavily laden
, fell from a truss of flowers and landed almost at my feet, brushing her legs over her furry back as if to rid herself of some irritation.When I knelt to look closely I could see the source of her apparent torment - dense clusters of pink mites, clinging to her fur in crevices that were beyond the reach of grooming. I've often ...
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More teens sharing more sensitive info on social media
Parents, pay attention. Your teens are sharing more information about themselves on social media sites than ever before, and you might want to know what they're sharing. Some quick numbers parents need to know: + 91 percent. That's how many teens post photos of themselves, up from 79 percent in 2006. + 71 percent. That's how many teens post their school names, up from 49 ...
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Army declares missing soldier Kelli Bordeaux dead
Fort Bragg officials said Wednesday they have declared missing soldier Kelli Bordeaux deceased so her military benefits can be transferred to her family.The change in status does not presume she is dead, according to a statement from the post. It was made based on a recommendation from a board convened to review her duty status, which was listed as missing on May 16, 2012.Post officials said ...
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Wounded warriors compete in Valor Games
Durham, N.C. - Wounded warriors showed strength of body and character this week in the first Triangle edition of the Valor Games. The three-day Paralympic competition pits injured or ill active-duty military personnel and disabled veterans in feats of strength and skill."It keeps me going. To tell you the truth, I think it's keeping me alive," said Walter Evans.The Vietnam ...
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Woman killed in Raleigh crash
Raleigh, N.C. - A woman was killed Wednesday morning in a wreck involving a school bus and a car, Raleigh police said.Officers closed Atlantic Avenue between Spring Forest and Millbrook roads in north Raleigh for about four hours following the wreck. The woman, who was in the car, was not immediately identified. Police said she was in her 20s. No students were on the bus at the time of the ...
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Rowan investigators find 6 meth labs
Rowan County investigators found six one-pot methamphetamine labs during a search of a Rockwell home Wednesday morning. The Sheriff’s Office Special Investigative Unit obtained a search warrant for the house at 2406 Windswept Way in Rockwell at 7:30 a.m. Investigators found the small meth labs as well as other drug paraphernalia during the search. They have identified one suspect but ...
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Eight hospitalized after Kings Mountain wreck
Eight people were taken to the hospital, including one with serious injuries, after a four-vehicle chain reaction wreck Wednesday in Kings Mountain. The wreck happened around 10:15 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 161 and Highway 74, according to Cleveland County EMS. One person with serious injuries was taken to Gaston Memorial Hospital, along with two others with injuries described as ...
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Citrix’s downtown Raleigh building could add two floors
Citrix Systems office building in downtown Raleigh could be happening sooner rather than later. The developers of the building project have filed a new site plan for "phase 2" that, if approved, would allow for construction of an additional two floors of office space, or 39,346 square feet that would be built atop the 126,646-square-foot building currently under construction at 120 S. ...
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Redfin The Triangle is the slowest-moving housing market
a new report by Redfin that tracked the speed of homes sales in April highlighting the fastest- and slowest-moving markets across the country. The Triangle housing market ranked as the slowest-moving market among the 22 real estate markets measured ...
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City of Raleigh moves to buy 12 downtown parcels
Raleigh's city government says it has set aside $3.73 million to acquire 12 contiguous parcels covering 1.7 acres downtown for economic development. The land is next to a former Salvation Army property that is also being bought by the city. The 12 parcels are located at 330 E. Hargett St.; 210, 214, 218, 224, 226 and 228 S. Bloodworth St.; and 317, 319, 323, 325, and 327 E. Martin St. In ...
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Biogens new MS drug could be manufactured in RTP
A Biogen Idec (Nasdaq: BIIB) spokesperson confirms that "steps" are being taken to support commercial manufacturing of Plegridy in Research Triangle Park, should the new multiple sclerosis treatment be approved. RTP is already a Biogen hotbed when it comes to its MS portfolio, as both Avonex and Tysabri are already manufactured here. Additionally, there has been talk of Biogen's ...
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Police tie north Raleigh murder to burglary attempt
Raleigh, N.C. - Three people have been arrested in the death last week of a 30-year-old Elizabethtown mother of two who recently moved to Raleigh and was found covered in blood inside her apartment last week, Raleigh police said Wednesday.Ronald Lee Anthony, 23, of 1800 Bloodworth St., Raleigh, Travion Devonte Smith, 20, of Raleigh, and Sarah Rene Redden, 18, of 3209 Scotch Pine Trail, Wake ...
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Gaston vets Caromont reach compromise
GASTONIA The Gaston County Veterans Council and Caromont Health have reached a compromise over the recent name change of Gaston Memorial Hospital to Caromont Regional Medical Center. In April, about 20 veterans showed up at the Gaston County commissioners meeting to protest the change. They said veterans werent consulted and that the new name didnt reflect the hospitals history as a ...
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Charlotte DMV office closes after customer’s death
The Division of Motor Vehicle’s driver license office in east Charlotte was closed for the day Wednesday after a customer’s death at the facility. The DMV says a customer died of “an apparent medical issue” at the office on Executive Circle. That is off Albemarle Road. DMV officials say they do not know the cause of death, and the name of the victim has been withheld ...
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Racial Justice Act repeal heard by NC House panel
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Opponents of a measure that would repeal North Carolina's Racial Justice Act for death row prisoners and seeks to restart executions after several years of legal battles say capital cases shouldn't be rushed because a person's life is on the ...
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New credit line to fund growth of lab on a chip
says it has gained a new credit facility from Square 1 Bank, of Durham, with plans to use the cash to fund its growth and product development. Terms were not immediately released. You'll recall that ...
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Business Insider Wilmington among best future housing markets
the latest CoreLogic Case-Shiller report , BI ranks the top 15 by the projected annualized change in home prices between Q4 2012 and Q4 2017. Wilmington ranks No. 13 on the list, with annualized expected growth of 7.1 percent over the next five years. The analysis also notes that current home prices in the Wilmington metro area are down by 25.6 percent from their Q2 2007 peak. To provide ...
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Oil company says ex-employee stole trade secrets
Two oil companies are in litigation in the North Carolina Business Court. An Asheboro-area oil company is suing a former employee in Fuquay-Varina, claiming that he and a competing oil company conspired to steal customer lists and other private information. Pugh Oil Co. alleges that Jeff Zimmer copied vast quantities of information from its computers on March 19, while he was still an employee, ...
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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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