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"One thousand, six-hundred and ninety three days." Assistant District Attorney Becky Holt told the eight women and four men on the jury for the retrial of Jason Young, that was how long the medical software salesman accused of killing his pregnant wife waited after her bludgeoned body was found to offer an account of his whereabouts.
Modified: 02/06/12 06:02:28 PMA Raleigh police officer was shot this evening as a police tactical team attempted to enter an apartment in the Brier Creek area of town.
Modified: 02/06/12 11:23:55 PMThe half-century old F.W. Woolworth lunch counter looks like just the spot to enjoy a 10-cent cup of coffee and a 60-cent cheeseburger.
Modified: 02/06/12 04:54:50 AMA 28-year-old Raleigh man was charged with first-degree murder today after his infant son died in the hospital Sunday. Emergency workers had found his five-month-old son unresponsive on Jan. 21.
Modified: 02/06/12 04:30:04 PMAs lawyers present opening statements today in the second trial of Jason Young, there is likely to be a sense of deja vu for those who followed the first trial of the medical software salesman accused of killing his pregnant wife.
Modified: 02/06/12 10:20:08 AMThe state official in charge of figuring out how to fix an enormous financial shortfall in Pennsylvania's capital city said in a proposed recovery plan released Monday that "significant and difficult" steps lie ahead, and Harrisburg may end up seeking bankruptcy protection.
Modified: 02/06/12 03:59:20 PMEmpire Eats, the local restaurant group that owns The Raleigh Times Bar, Gravy, Sitti and The Pit, is buying the former Hideaway BBQ location on Capital Boulevard.
Modified: 02/06/12 04:23:04 PMParents of 1,191 Wake County students have to reselect which middle schools they want their children to attend this fall because of a computer glitch on the school systems computer system.
Modified: 02/06/12 11:10:30 AMDurham police investigators are trying to identify a suspect in a vehicle break-in and larceny.
Modified: 02/06/12 11:25:31 AMCrime/Safety More
A Raleigh police officer was shot this evening as a police tactical team attempted to enter an apartment in the Brier Creek area of town.
Modified: 02/06/12 11:23:55 PMNorth Carolina wire More
A colleague of State Rep. Larry Womble says the nine-term Democratic lawmaker has been released from a Winston-Salem hospital, where he was recovering from injuries received in a head-on collision last December.
Modified: 02/06/12 09:24:15 PMEducation More
Parents of 1,191 Wake County students have to reselect which middle schools they want their children to attend this fall because of a computer glitch on the school systems computer system.
Modified: 02/06/12 11:10:30 AMHealth/Science More
Junk food remains plentiful at the nation's elementary schools despite widespread efforts to curb childhood obesity, a new study suggests.
Modified: 02/06/12 04:04:13 PMPeople More
For three decades, Rachel Edwards was the face of the Brown-Wynne Funeral Home. She met the bereaved with her motherly demeanor, always offering her condolences, said Bob Wynne, the funeral home's president.
Modified: 02/06/12 05:05:02 AMWeird More
A Butte man who told officers he instigated a police chase because he always wanted to try it, found out it'll cost him a $1,000 fine to go with his tire damage.
Modified: 02/06/12 12:44:18 PMNation/World More
The faculty at Miramonte Elementary School will be removed following allegations of child sex abuse against two teachers, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy said Monday night at a meeting with parents.
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