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Sports

N.C. State running back Shadrach Thornton (10) tries to break free from Maryland defensive back Alvin Hill (27).

NCSU football player Shadrach Thornton named in sexual battery investigation

NC State coach Dave Doeren has suspended Shadrach Thornton after the running back was charged with one crime and was revealed as the subject of an investigation into another.

Local/State News

Bonner Bridge provides the only highway access for vehicles from Hatteras Island to the mainland, but it will remain closed until repairs are made.

Oregon Inlet dredge will bolster Bonner Bridge, McCrory says

A dredge working in Oregon Inlet will start dumping sand around Bonner Bridge supports that recently have been undermined by erosion.

Business

Tremaine Tribble, of Charlotte, N.C., leads a chant inside a Burger King restaurant during a protest for a raise in the minimum wage in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013. Fast food workers across the country walked off their jobs to fight for a $15 an hour wage.

Fast-food protests return amid push for wage hikes

Fast-food workers and labor organizers marched, waved signs and chanted in cities across the country on Thursday in a push for higher wages. 18 minutes ago

Politics

DHHS Secretary Dr. Aldona Wos, left, talks during a press conference with Gov. Pat McCrory, and Carol Steckel, who was then the state's Medicaid's director, in Raleigh Thursday, January 31, 2013.

Medicaid overhaul shifts to regional managed care plans

Advisory panel begins work on managed care recommendation. Changing to managed care would allow the state to better control costs, but some question whether that’s the best solution.

Nation/World News

This undated photo provided by Omaima ElFaitori shows Ronald Thomas Smith II. Smith, an American chemistry teacher, was shot to death as he was jogging in Benghazi on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013.

American teacher shot dead in Libya's Benghazi

An American chemistry teacher was shot to death as he was jogging in Benghazi on Thursday, highlighting persistently tenuous security in the eastern Libyan city where the U.S. ambassador was killed last year. 9 minutes ago

Living

Families wait to board the Santa Train at the Museum of Life & Science in Durham. The miniature train is decked out for the seasonal ride annually.

Take a jolly ride with Santa on New Hope Valley train, other tracks

New Hope Valley Railway in New Hill offers Santa Train Rides over the next couple of weekends, while miniature trains at Durham's Museum of Life and Science and Raleigh's Pullen Park also undergo seasonal transformations. 3 hours ago

Entertainment

Billy Joel smiles during news conference at Madison Square Garden, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013 in New York. The icon announced he will perform a residency at the famed NYC venue once a month for as many months as New Yorkers demand. He is set to perform sold out shows on Jan. 27, Feb. 3, March 21 and April 28. He will also perform on his 65th birthday, which is May 9.

After building suspense, mayor announces that Billy Joel is coming to Raleigh

The announcement ended a brief period of widespread speculation after word went out Wednesday that McFarlane would make “a major concert announcement” at PNC on Thursday morning.

Opinion

Disturbing trends as colleges spend even more on athletics

A Knight Commission database offers disturbing trends in athletics versus academic spending at colleges and universities.

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