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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Knapp pins the Bronze Star on Michael J. Brown, 66, of Fuquay-Varina. Brown, who served in the Navy as a Hospital Corpsman earned the medal for treating wounded soldiers during combat in the Vietnam War.

Vietnam veteran finally gets Bronze Star

Michael J. “Doc” Brown, a Fuquay-Varina man who braved enemy fire in Vietnam, gets a Bronze Star. 5 minutes ago

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Ronald Lee Anthony makes his first appearance at the Wake County Courthouse Wednesday, May 22, 2013, after being charged with the murder of Melissa Dawn Huggins-Jones.

Police charge 3 with murder in North Raleigh 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 ... 42 minutes ago

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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Knapp pins the Bronze Star on Michael J. Brown, 66, of Fuquay-Varina. Brown, who served in the Navy as a Hospital Corpsman earned the medal for treating wounded soldiers during combat in the Vietnam War.

Vietnam veteran finally gets Bronze Star

Michael J. “Doc” Brown, a Fuquay-Varina man who braved enemy fire in Vietnam, gets a Bronze Star. 6 minutes ago

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Ben Matthews, Director of School Support for the N.C. Department of Public Instruction laughs as News & Observer columnist Barry Saunders takes part in the annual State School Bus ROADeo. The annual event, held at the North Carolina fairgrounds Tuesday May 21, 2013 featured 48 drivers. They participated in events that graded the drivers on nine different "obstacles" including parallel parking, railroad crossing protocol and negotiating tight fitting barriers. Saunders broke so many rules they stopped counting during his turn at the wheel.

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. 42 minutes ago

Health & Science

Regulators launch special inspection of Shearon Harris nuclear plant

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission began a special inspection of the Shearon Harris nuclear plant. Federal regulators want to know why a defect in the reactor vessel lid went undetected for more than a year.

Weather News

Victor Gonzalez seeks shelter from the rain under a sheet of plastic as he helps a friend salvage items from a tornado-ravaged home Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. A huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds.

Oklahoma digs out after massive tornado | 05.21.13

Search continues for victims of destructive storm

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Ben Matthews, Director of School Support for the N.C. Department of Public Instruction laughs as News & Observer columnist Barry Saunders takes part in the annual State School Bus ROADeo. The annual event, held at the North Carolina fairgrounds Tuesday May 21, 2013 featured 48 drivers. They participated in events that graded the drivers on nine different "obstacles" including parallel parking, railroad crossing protocol and negotiating tight fitting barriers. Saunders broke so many rules they stopped counting during his turn at the wheel.

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. 42 minutes ago

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