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Arthel Doc Watson, the legendary North Carolina guitarist and one of the most iconic American musicians of the 20th century, died Tuesday evening at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. He was 89 years old.
Modified: 05/30/12 04:38:17 AMUNC Health Cares $30 million psychiatric hospital, proposed last week to relieve emergency room use by the mentally ill, will take a year just to prepare all required paperwork. The project, which lacks a site, is UNCs olive branch to competitor WakeMed Health and Hospitals in exchange for WakeMed agreeing to drop its hostile takeover bid for UNCs Rex Hospital in Raleigh.
Modified: 05/30/12 04:40:00 AMThe wait for a decision prompts questions about whether the jurys eight men and four women are divided or simply being methodical.
Modified: 05/30/12 07:29:29 AMThe $20.3 billion budget differs greatly from Gov. Perdues, and House Democrats say it doesnt do enough for schools.
Modified: 05/30/12 05:04:37 AMOverwhelmed with emotion, Victoria Gregg, left, wells up with tears as she greets her son Kenny Gregg after commencement exercise for Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School at the Progress Energy Center for Performing Arts in Raleigh on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. See other photos from the graduation...
Modified: 05/29/12 11:47:45 PMAli Cherfaoui threatened to kill his estranged wife, Chahnaz Kebaier, if she took the couples children, a court motion says.
Modified: 05/30/12 04:34:21 AMThe remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl will bring showers and thunderstorms to the Triangle, with potentially flooding rains in parts of southeastern North Carolina.
Modified: 05/30/12 12:00:18 AMA psychiatric nurse says Jason Williford didnt plan to rape and murder Kathy Taft. But a prosecution rebuttal witness testifies that Williford had the capacity to plan.
Modified: 05/30/12 04:35:41 AMA plan to overhaul teacher tenure, the school calendar and school assessment is evolving in the state Senate as more questions and potential pitfalls emerge upon examination.
Modified: 05/30/12 12:27:34 AMCrime/Safety More
A psychiatric nurse says Jason Williford didnt plan to rape and murder Kathy Taft. But a prosecution rebuttal witness testifies that Williford had the capacity to plan.
Modified: 05/30/12 04:35:41 AMNorth Carolina wire More
Charlotte City Council appears to be close to approving a plan to bring baseball downtown.
Modified: 05/30/12 07:09:01 AMEducation More
The $20.3 billion budget differs greatly from Gov. Perdues, and House Democrats say it doesnt do enough for schools.
Modified: 05/30/12 05:04:37 AMHealth/Science More
Nestled nearly 5,000 feet beneath the earth in the gold boom town of Lead, S.D., is a laboratory that could help scientists answer some pretty heavy questions about life, its origins and the universe.
Modified: 05/30/12 03:59:00 AMPeople More
Arthel Doc Watson, the legendary North Carolina guitarist and one of the most iconic American musicians of the 20th century, died Tuesday evening at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. He was 89 years old.
Modified: 05/30/12 04:38:17 AMWeird More
Authorities say a package containing a magazine with a musical device, similar to those in greeting cards, prompted the evacuation of a federal courthouse in southeastern Idaho.
Modified: 05/29/12 10:12:04 PMNation/World More
A senior Iranian military official says Iran's oil industry was briefly affected by a powerful computer virus that has unprecedented data-snatching capabilities and can eavesdrop on computer users.
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