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MS gov calls out NC gov, says she insulted state
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said Friday it was "petty" for North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue to insult Mississippi while bemoaning that voters in her state approved a ballot measure banning same-sex marriage....
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Bob Ashley to return as Durham Herald-Sun editor
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Bob Ashley, the former editor of The Herald-Sun of Durham, is returning to the paper in his old position after stepping away from it in January 2011....
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Asheville evidence room to get civilian manager
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Asheville's police chief says he'll hire a civilian manager for the evidence room that's under state investigation for missing guns, drugs and money....
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Rubenstein gives Duke $15M for innovation effort
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Investor and philanthropist David Rubenstein is giving $15 million to his alma mater, Duke University, following a series of high-profile gifts to projects including repairing the Washington Monument....
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Michelle Obama to address Virginia Tech graduates
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- First lady Michelle Obama has urged Virginia Tech's graduates to create new communities and continue to serve others....
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CU students protest looming debt at commencement
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Some University of Colorado students are silently protesting their looming student debt at commencement....
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Students promoting religious tolerance with trek across NC
Statestville, N.C. -- Working on the premise that a soccer field is a place on which allegiance is defined not by one’s faith but by the team for which one plays, three college students set out from Asheville last weekend, each with a soccer ball they plan to dribble all the way to Morehead City.
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Postal worker wins $1 million from former NASCAR driver Mayfield in dog attack
Legal troubles continue to mount for former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield. On Wednesday, a Forsyth County judge ordered Mayfield to pay $1 million to a Catawba postal carrier attacked last year by Mayfield's five pitbulls.
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Former N.C. auditor says parking tickets weren't his, either
Les Merritt says it’s not his fault, either, that State Auditor Beth Wood got stuck with $245 in parking tickets charged to the “6” license plate that was his a few years ago – back when her job was his, too.
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7 arrested at protest at Marshall power plant in Catawba County
Seven protesters were arrested Thursday after chaining themselves to a railroad track just north of Duke Energy’s Marshall Steam Station. The protesters wanted to stop a train carrying coal to the steam station, which uses coal in its production of energy.
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UPDATE: Skeletal remains sent to SBI lab for testing
The skeletal remains, which include a skull, that were found on a road on N.C. 268 Tuesday morning are at the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation’s lab for testing. Hunters found the remains mid-morning Tuesday on Winkler Way off N.C. 268 just north of Lenoir and called the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office. They, in turn, alerted the Hickory Police Department because the remains are near an area where Zahra Baker’s body was thought to be.
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Has Zahra's skull been found?
Investigators tight-lipped about remains found north of Lenoir.
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'Hunger Games' segment from Hildebran on 'Today' show on Friday
If you’re a fan of “The Hunger Games” or just like to see North Carolina get some national attention, be sure to catch the “Today Show” Friday. The show is expected to run a segment on “The Hunger Games” filming sites in the state, including Henry River Mill Village just outside Hildebran.
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Order for arrest issued for Adam Baker in Caldwell County
Although Adam Baker left the United States more than two months ago, the district attorney’s office did not dismiss pending charges against him and an order for his arrest was issued Monday when he did not show up in Caldwell County District Court. Baker is the father of Zahra Baker. The 10-year-old cancer survivor was found dead, her body dismembered, in Caldwell County in the fall of 2010. Baker’s wife, Elisa, pleaded guilty to Zahra’s murder in September 2011. Baker, 34, was not charged in Zahra’s death.
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HPU poll shows Obama would lose to unnamed Republican challenger
A poll conducted by High Point University found that President Barack Obama would have lost the state by 5 percentage points, 47-42, to an unnamed Republican opponent if the presidential election had been held earlier this month.
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Fire damages Joe Gibbs Racing machine shop
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I-40 West closed near Tenn. border due to rock slide
RALEIGH — Due to a rockslide in Cocke County, Tennessee, Interstate 40 West is currently closed at Exit 20 (U.S. 276) in North Carolina.
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Adam Baker back in Australia, but ICE didn't deport him
Adam Baker has returned to his native Australia, taking the cremated remains of his murdered daughter, Zahra, with him. Baker, 34, voluntarily returned to Australia on Jan. 19, said Vincent Picard, southern regional communications director for the US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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Golden LEAF board member's firm works on projects funded by board's grants
A firm owned by a member of the board that oversees the state's Golden LEAF Foundation has received more than $129,000 so far for two projects funded largely by the foundation for work in Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin counties, according to local and foundation records.
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Emergency officials assessing damage in Burke
Burke County emergency officials were conducting preliminary damage assessments Thursday morning in areas of George Hildebran and Icard hit by a possible tornado Wednesday night.
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Taser incident at East Forsyth High School
Taser incident at East Forsyth High School
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White teens with noose threaten black student
The incident at Fred T. Foard High School is under investigation as possible hate crime.
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Adam Baker sentenced to jail
Adam Baker was convicted of misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon in Caldwell County District Court Thursday afternoon. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail. A notice of appeal was immediately filed by his attorney, Shell Pearce. Baker was allowed to leave under a written promise to appear. His case is now headed to superior court, but Baker was not given a new court date.
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Elisa Baker pleads guilty to one drug charge
It took only 21 minutes to seal Elisa Baker’s fate in federal court Thursday, where she pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy charge. She is expected to receive the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The plea agreement with the US Attorney’s office disposes the last pending charges against Baker, who is serving 14 to 18 years for the murder and dismemberment of her stepdaughter, Zahra Baker.
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