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N.C. State's Brett Williams (3) is high-fived by teammates after scoring on a single by Bryan Adametz (15) in the third inning during N.C. State's 8-1 victory over UNC in the College World Series Sunday, June 16, 2013, at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska.

UNC vs. NC State: Ring the bell for Round 5

North Carolina’s players and coaches gathered on Tuesday night to watch NC State play against UCLA in the College World Series. The Tar Heels ...

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Eastern Carolina Organics (ECO) receiving employee Andrew Pinney opens to taste check a sample from a pallet of fresh-picked organic strawberries from Vollmer Farm in Bunn, NC Wednesday afternoon, June 19, 2013 at the ECO warehouse in east Durham, NC. Deliveryman Jay Foret, right background, secures his truck before signing off on the shipment. ECO is a grower based produce distributor that moved recently from Pittsboro to a warehouse on E. Pettigrew St. in east Durham, NC.

Ag officials tour locally grown food hub in Durham

Two U.S. Department of Agriculture visited Durham Wednesday to see an example of an emerging business model for distributing regionally-grown, mostly...

Business

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks during a news conference in Washington, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it's moving closer to slowing its bond-buying program, which is intended to keep long-term interest rates at record lows. Bernanke said the Fed could start scaling back its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases later this year if the economy continues to improve. He said the reductions would occur in "measured steps" and that the purchases could end by the middle of next year.

Fed suggests it's closer to slowing bond purchases

In a move that could send interest rates higher, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke ended weeks of speculation Wednesday by saying the Federal Reserve will ... 39 minutes ago

Politics

Former N.C. Rep. from Pender County Carolyn Justice

Rural Center says it plans ‘aggressive’ review

The Rural Center’s board chairwoman, Valeria Lee, wrote in a letter to board members Wednesday that she would appoint an eight-person committee to address “the concerns of board members and the public” by July 31 about how the... 30 minutes ago

Nation/World News

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 1997 file photo, FBI agents and New York state police guard the reconstruction of TWA Flight 800 in Calverton, N.Y. Flight 800 exploded and crashed July 17, 1996 while flying from New York to Paris, killing all 230 people aboard. Former investigators on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 called on the National Transportation Safety Board to re-examine the cause, saying new evidence points to the often-discounted theory that a missile strike may have downed the jumbo jet.

Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe

Former investigators are pushing to reopen the probe into the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800, saying new evidence points to the often-discounted theory...

Living

Raleigh designer wins Southern Designer Showcase

Raleigh designer Elle Parkinson-Coe’s Rosie Olive children’s collection was a winner in Belk’s Southern Designer Showcase.

Entertainment

From left, Connie McCoy Rogers as Sarah and Allen Brown as Coalhouse in The Justice Theater Project's production of “Ragtime."

‘Ragtime’ helps Justice Theater Project fulfill its mission

Its staging of “Ragtime” establishes a new level of excellence that will be the company’s benchmark from now on. 57 minutes ago

Opinion

Jim Merrill is good choice for Wake superintendent

Jim Merrill, a veteran of Wake County schools, now returns as superintendent. He’s a good choice for a time in which the schools need to look forward in an atmosphere of stability.

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