After an unusually cold and snowy winter, blooming flowers are a welcome sight to to many North Carolina residents.
Modified: 03/20/10 07:01:27 AMTwo people were found dead in a Chapel Hill duplex after firefighters responded to a blaze late Friday evening.
Modified: 03/20/10 05:04:19 PMNational and local educators and researchers praised Wake County's school diversity efforts at a forum Saturday.
Modified: 03/20/10 05:20:19 PMMost Wake County elementary students could start the school day later as the district alters its schedules this fall to save money.
Modified: 03/20/10 03:31:07 PMThe Durham Performing Arts Center on Friday announced its 2010-11 season, adding six musicals to its previously announced season highlight, "Billy Elliot the Musical."
Modified: 03/19/10 10:32:27 PM
U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge, a moderate Democrat who represents a handful of mostly rural counties outside Raleigh, announced late Friday that he will vote in favor of the health care bill.
Modified: 03/20/10 11:06:29 AMPolice planned to conduct a checkpoint and distribute fliers overnight near the home where state Board of Education member Kathy Taft was found severely injured March 6.
Modified: 03/19/10 10:32:28 PMTriangle unemployment dipped slightly in January - a positive sign but not necessarily a signal that the worst is over.
Modified: 03/19/10 11:17:25 PMThe former probation officer from Robeson County arrested on drugs and weapon charges Thursday is now also accused of having a sexual relationship with a man on probation, authorities say.
Modified: 03/19/10 09:12:13 PM
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Police planned to conduct a checkpoint and distribute fliers overnight near the home where state Board of Education member Kathy Taft was found severely injured March 6.
Modified: 03/19/10 10:32:28 PMNorth Carolina wire More
North Carolina officials say a probation officer has been fired after she was charged with several crimes, including unlawfully having sex with someone on probation.
Modified: 03/20/10 06:54:48 PMEducation More
Most Wake County elementary students could start the school day later as the district alters its schedules this fall to save money.
Modified: 03/20/10 03:31:07 PMHealth/Science More
As one superbug seems to be fading as a threat in hospitals, another is on the rise, a new study suggests.
Modified: 03/20/10 09:24:49 AMPeople More
Standing at the pulpit of Mt. Level Missionary Baptist Church last fall, the Rev. Mikael Broadway gave a pep talk for a march against Charlotte banks and what he called their "loan shark" credit card fees.
Modified: 03/14/10 05:10:38 AMWeird More
It was a sticky - and potentially stinky - rescue for a Colorado wildlife officer who pried a peanut butter jar off a skunk's head Saturday in Grand Junction.
Modified: 03/20/10 07:00:04 PMNation/World More
Congressional investigators requested more documents this week as they continue their probe into past water contamination at the Marines' Camp Lejeune.
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