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LOCAL/STATE
Mountain tourism hit by national park shutdown
The closure of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park during the federal shutdown cost the region $33 million in lost tourism, according to an analysis released Friday.
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CRIME
Police arrest man suspected to be the ATM robber
Police have arrested and charged a man they think is responsible for a series of kidnappings and ATM robberies last month in and around North Raleigh. Walter Kevin Johnson, 28, faces 23 separate charges and the investigation is still ongoing.
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NATIONAL
Groups criticize NC officer arrest in man's death
Hours after a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer fatally shot an unarmed man, the department made a rare move: It charged the officer with voluntary manslaughter.
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EDUCATION
Wake’s school board becomes more homogeneous
Supporters say having a new nearly all Democratic Wake County school board will end partisan fighting, but critics say it could lead to dissenting opinions being ignored.
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LOCAL/STATE
Tattoo shops see spike in business as new Army restrictions loom
Current soldiers who have tattoos that violate the new Army regulations would be “grandfathered,” but new recruits would have to remove skin art that stretches onto arms and legs before they would be allowed to join.
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CELEBRITIES
AP Source: Dead 2-year-old Peterson's son
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson mourned the death of his young son Friday, while words of support poured in from all corners of the sports world.
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STATE POLITICS
NC governor spending $230,000 on mansion bathrooms
Gov. Pat McCrory plans to spend up to $230,000 in taxpayer funds remodeling bathrooms in his private living quarters at North Carolina's Executive Mansion even as he demands belt-tightening for public schools and social programs.
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WAKE COUNTY
Artisans vie for ‘big cheese’ at NC State Fair
Judges sampled an avalanche of cheeses at the unofficial start to the NC State Fair, trying more cheeses than any dinner party guest would ever endure. And, like dinner guests, the cheeses came in many varieties: Some were salty, some were smoky, some beautiful but shallow, and a few divine.
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LOCAL POLITICS
Democrats crow after Wake County school elections
This week’s Wake County school election results are drawing very different reactions from the two major political parties.
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CRIME
Lovette lawyers argue for murder trial outside Durham
Superior Court Judge James Hardin said Friday he would consider a change of trial venue motion by attorneys for Laurence Lovette, who is charged with murdering Duke University graduate student Abhijit Mahato in 2008. Hardin said, though, that he will not render a decision before Dec. 16.







