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North Carolina State's Anthony Barber (2) drives with ball into Long Beach State's Dan Jennings (35) during the first half at PNC Arena in Raleigh.

No drama for NC State in 76-66 win over Long Beach State

T.J. Warren and Cat Barber lead the NC State Wolfpack to a 76-66 home win over the Long Beach State 49ers at PNC Arena in Raleigh. 3 hours ago

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Joe Moakley, right, and his wife, Rosanna Gusler, walk along the beach Thursday on the north side of the Oregon Inlet. They went out to see the giant sand dredging barge &#x201C;Alaska&#x201D; as it was repurposed and repositioned Thursday with new orders to dump sand around the undermined bridge supports of the Bonner Bridge.

Once again, Hatteras and Ocracoke islanders cope without their highway

NCDOT officials say it could be weeks before Bonner Bridge is repaired and traffic is restored on the Outer Banks highway, N.C. 12, which links Hatteras and Ocracoke islands to the mainland. Residents adjust their lives to the emergency ferry schedule...

Business

NC fracking commission considers putting chemical data in ‘electronic lock box’

The NC Mining and Energy Commission to vote on “electronic lock box” concept to safeguard fracking chemicals in “the cloud.” The Commission has been debating chemical disclosure for over a year and will vote next month ...

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Congresswoman Renee Ellmers

Rep. Ellmers calls Affordable Care Act a ‘war on women’

The Affordable Care Act is an example of a “war on women,” U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers of North Carolina said Saturday in the Republicans’ weekly address. 2 hours ago

Nation/World News

Merrill Newman, center, walks beside his wife Lee and his son Jeffrey, left, after arriving at San Francisco International Airport, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, in San Francisco. Newman was detained in North Korea late October at the end of a 10-day trip to North Korea, a visit that came six decades after he oversaw a group of South Korean wartime guerrillas during the 1950-53 war. He was released from North Korea early Saturday.

US vet Merrill Newman, 85, home from North Korea

A tired but smiling 85-year-old U.S. veteran detained in North Korea for several weeks returned home Saturday to applause from supporters, yellow ribbons tied to pillars outside his home and the warm embrace of his family. 21 minutes ago

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Entertainment

Fantasia performs during The Official Fantasia Album Release Party Hosted By Fantasia & Friends held at Label Night Club in the NC Music Factory on Monday April 29, 2013.

Fantasia leads North Carolina’s Grammy hopefuls with three nominations

North Carolina acts have seven Grammy Award nominations, three of them for High Point native Fantasia.

Opinion

Nelson Mandela lived a glorious, accomplished life

It’s hard to believe the South Africa of old, with its racial separatism and inequality, survived in that state as long as it did. But Nelson Mandela changed it.

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