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Dressing to stay warm in the snow

It's freezing cold outside and everything is covered with snow or ice. But you still have to...

Dixie Deer Classic returns with exhibits and contests

The 35th Dixie Deer Classic outdoors exposition will draw more than 20,000 people to the State Fairgrounds...

Sports

The Los Angeles Angels' Josh Hamilton is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after scoring against the Minnesota Twins in the first inning at Angels Stadium of Anaheim on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, in Anaheim, Calif. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

Stevens: Baseball star Josh Hamilton's struggles continue

Josh Hamilton, the former MVP of pro baseball's American League and a graduate of Athens Drive High in Raleigh, continues to struggle with addictions. Hamilton, who overcame alcohol and drug addictions, was to meet with Major League Baseball this ... 3 hours ago

Local/State News

The UNC board of governors meets Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, in Chapel Hill.

UNC Board of Governors moves closer to closing centers, raising tuition

The UNC Board of Governors moved closer Thursday to closing three university-based academic centers and raising tuition, after a series of committee meetings in Charlotte.

Business

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, left, stands up and joins others in the audience in applauding the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) vote on Net Neutrality during an open hearing at the FCC in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. The FCC has agreed to impose strict new regulations on Internet service providers like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T. The regulatory agency voted 3-2 Thursday in favor of rules aimed at enforcing what's called "net neutrality." That's the idea that service providers shouldn't intentionally block or slow web traffic, creating paid fast lanes on the Internet.

Regulators approve tougher rules for Internet providers

Internet activists declared victory over the nation's big cable companies Thursday, after the Federal Communications Commission voted to impose the toughest rules yet on broadband service to prevent companies like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T from creating... 48 minutes ago

Politics

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2015 file photo, Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Barack Obama’s nominee for attorney general is defending her office’s handling of a money-laundering investigation involving British bank HSBC. The bank in 2012 agreed to pay $1.9 billion to settle the probe in a deal that spared individual executives from prosecution. Lynch, awaiting Senate confirmation as attorney general, is the top federal prosecutor for the Eastern District of New York, the office that handled the case.

Tillis votes to oppose NC native's nomination for US Attorney General; Burr concurs

A US Senate committee voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of North Carolina's Loretta Lynch as US Attorney General. But that vote came without support from NC's Sen. Thom Tillis, who said she would not be a tangible difference from current... 3 hours ago

Nation/World News

This image made from video released by Islamic State militants on Aug. 19, 2014 purports to show journalist Steven Sotloff being held by the militant group.

Islamic State’s ‘Jihadi John’ is identified as a British citizen

The man in the black balaclava who seems to have beheaded several foreign hostages in Islamic State videos has been identified by British security services as Mohammed Emwazi, a British citizen from London.