Sheehan: Aside from his family, no one is watching Greg Taylor's innocence hearing more intently than an elderly man in a conservative gray suit in the front row, middle seat.
Modified: 02/10/10 12:29:43 AM
Greg Taylor took the stand Tuesday and, as best he could, replayed a drug-induced jaunt into unfamiliar streets of Southeast Raleigh nearly two decades ago.
Modified: 02/10/10 04:44:52 AM
A new private preschool will offer yoga in the morning, organic Whole Foods-catered meals for lunch, and learning with child-size Smart Boards in the classroom.
Modified: 02/10/10 05:05:38 AM
Despite warnings that making the change could cost taxpayers an additional $15.5 million, Wake County's school board majority moved a step closer Tuesday toward fulfilling its campaign promise of abandoning a proposed high school in northeast Raleigh.
Modified: 02/10/10 12:30:09 AMWhen former Democratic Gov. Mike Easley was being grilled about his unreported use of private airplanes last year, his campaign attorney posed this question: Why not look into the records of Easley's former Republican opponents?
Modified: 02/10/10 12:15:13 AM
Have you hit a bad pothole in the past week? Here's what you can do about it:
Modified: 02/10/10 12:29:58 AM
Brooklyn Decker spent the best day of her career not in a bikini, but in tears.
Modified: 02/10/10 12:30:03 AMMoses S. Richards embodies what Durham school officials hope $1.25million will do for other black male students.
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Aside from his family, no one is watching Greg Taylor's innocence hearing more intently than an elderly man in a conservative gray suit in the front row, middle seat.
Modified: 02/10/10 12:29:43 AMNorth Carolina wire More
Federal prosecutors and the lawyer for an ex-aide to former North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley will argue at a hearing over when the trial will start.
Modified: 02/10/10 04:07:15 AMEducation More
Moses S. Richards embodies what Durham school officials hope $1.25million will do for other black male students.
Modified: 02/10/10 12:30:06 AMHealth/Science More
Shuttle Endeavour arrived to a warm welcome at the International Space Station early Wednesday, delivering a new room and observation deck that will come close to completing construction 200 miles above Earth.
Modified: 02/10/10 03:57:14 AMPeople More
During the long, hectic hours that she worked in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Ann Huffman learned that extensive late-night planning often leads to torn-up to-do lists in the morning.
Modified: 01/31/10 04:12:00 AMWeird More
A man accidentally shot himself in the leg shortly after leaving a Jupiter gun store. Police said the unidentified man went to Chuck's Guns and Ammo Monday afternoon, looking for batteries for the laser sight on a small handgun. When the man was back in his car, the gun accidentally fired, hitting him in the leg.
Modified: 02/09/10 10:02:27 PMNation/World More
In recent weeks, Iranian security officials have unleashed a wave of arrests in an effort to neutralize the opposition, silence critical voices and head off protests when the nation observes the anniversary of the revolution Thursday, Iran analysts said.
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