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On a quiet Cary cul-de-sac, a surprising moment of violence

If police are correct, the case’s mystery is its simplicity: four decades of marriage, a culture-crossing romance that had survived economic troubles and the loss of a child, ended by the suffocation of Sharad Amtey in the family home.

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STATE POLITICS

LaRoque’s federal theft trial gets under way Monday

Former N.C. Rep. Stephen LaRoque of Kinston goes on trial in federal court in Greenville on Monday on charges that he misused federal loan money that he was managing for rural stimulus projects.
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CRIME

Inmate escapes Gaston prison, but doesn’t get far

A 22-year-old inmate serving time for firearm possession by a felon and burglary convictions escaped from a minimum-security prison in Gaston County on Saturday afternoon, state officials said, but he was found a short time later.
UNDER THE DOME

Dome: LaRoque theft, money-laundering trial begins Monday

Former N.C. Rep. Stephen LaRoque goes on trial in federal court Monday in Greenville to defend himself against charges that he illegally used federal loan money in his re-lending enterprise.
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Orange County Arrests - 05.17.2013

See mugshots from the Orange County Sheriff's Department, taken on Friday, 05/17/2013.
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Wake County Arrests - 05.17.2013

See mugshots from the Wake County Sheriff's Department, taken on Friday, 05/17/2013.
CRIME

Wake sheriff's deputy shoots and kills woman in Raleigh

A Wake County sheriff's deputy shot and killed a woman early Friday afternoon when she threatened the officer and other deputies with a knife or machete, according to the sheriff's office.
CRIME

Raleigh police say driver who hit pedestrian was impaired, unlicensed

The driver of a car that hit a woman who was crossing a street just west of downtown Raleigh on Thursday night has been charged with driving while impaired and driving with a revoked license.
CRIME

Seven Enloe students arrested in balloon-tossing prank

Wake County school officials said Friday that they believe balloons thrown at Enloe High School, where seven students were arrested Thursday afternoon, were filled with tap water.
CRIME

Raleigh resident, Oregon man charged with having 3 pounds of marijuana

Monteece Deveon Nelson Sr., 26, of 321 Angier Ave. and Steven Anthony High, 25, of Portland, Ore., together had 3.18 pounds of marijuana at Nelson’s home when narcotics detectives arrested them Thursday afternoon, according to arrest reports.
CRIME

Judge reseals warrants in UNC student’s death

The search warrants were resealed May 14 for another 60 days in the death of Faith Hedgepeth, 19, a junior from Warrenton.