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Tesla service center in Raleigh portends NC showroom

With more than 140 cars to be sold in North Carolina by year’s end, electric car maker Tesla quietly opened a service center in Raleigh in January to cater to local customers. Tesla’s NC strategy could be derailed by state legislation that would ... 1 hour ago

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BARRY SAUNDERS

Saunders: I fought the school bus course – and the school bus course won

From the driver’s seat at the State School Bus ROADeo, Barry Saunders develops a new appreciation for what school bus drivers do.
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CRIME

Raleigh police charge two men, woman with murder in North Hills slaying

Raleigh police Tuesday afternoon charged a 20-year-old Raleigh man, a 23-year-old Wake Forest man and an 18-year-old Wake Forest woman with murder in the bloody slaying of Melissa Dawn Huggins-Jones on May 14.

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CRIME

Two found dead in apparent murder-suicide

Durham police are investigating the circumstances of a domestic murder-suicide that happened Wednesday afternoon in the parking lot of an office complex in the 3300 block of Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard.

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STATE POLITICS

House panel, Raleigh agree on Dix compromise bill

The N.C. House judiciary committee unanimously approved a new version of the bill to revoke Raleigh’s lease on the Dorothea Dix property -- a compromise version that has the support of Raleigh leaders.

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WAKE COUNTY

Residents debate Raleigh’s proposed restrictions on dogs in parks

Dog owners squared off with other city park users at a heated public hearing Wednesday night on a proposal to ban pets at Raleigh athletic fields and playgrounds.
EDUCATION

More campuses join UNC-CH in debate about sexual assault

UNC-Chapel Hill, already under federal investigation for its handling of sexual assault cases, finds itself at the forefront of a national movement led by UNC-CH complainants.
WAKE COUNTY

Census: Rolesville, Knightdale lead growth in the Triangle

Rolesville and Knightdale have each grown by more than 10 percent in the two years ending last July, according to estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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LOCAL/STATE

NC terror suspect killed in overseas drone strike

The Obama administration confirmed Wednesday that a Raleigh man wanted on federal terrorism charges was killed in an overseas drone strike.
LOCAL/STATE

Army declares missing Fort Bragg soldier dead

Searchers have been unable to find any trace of Spec. Kelli Bordeaux, who disappeared April 14, 2012, after leaving a Fayetteville pub.
EDUCATION

Candidates vie for Wake schools chief job

Wake County school board members say all three superintendent finalists are strong candidates who will get equal consideration when they meet the public next week and go through a find round of interviews.

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