Palin drawing a big crowd at Fort Bragg
An hour before Sarah Palin was scheduled to appear at Fort Bragg this morning, more than 1,000 people were waiting to see her.
Modified: 11/23/09 10:39:57 AM
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In a Cary backyard, death swoops down
Blanchard, a 22-week-old pet rooster, was killed in his owners' yard by a hawk that should have been hunting rabbits.
Modified: 11/23/09 04:40:43 AM
Vaccine plant lifts Holly Springs
When drug maker Novartis chose Holly Springs as the site for a new vaccine plant three and a half years ago, it instantly put the southern Wake County town at the epicenter of the country's efforts to combat the flu.
Modified: 11/23/09 04:22:39 AM
Should Raleigh's Christmas parade wait for Thanksgiving?
Faceoff:
Every Monday, Matthew Eisley faces off against a guest columnist on a topical issue. This week's topic: Raleigh's Christmas Parade.
Modified: 11/23/09 04:21:44 AM
Harris nuclear plant resumes operating
Progress Energy's Shearon Harris nuclear plant has resumed operations after fixing a major oil leak.
Modified: 11/23/09 09:59:22 AM
Fire stations on list of possible cuts
Wake County could extinguish four volunteer fire stations that have battled blazes in the county for decades.
Modified: 11/23/09 04:23:52 AM
2,000 go to funeral for 5-year-old Shaniya Davis
Shaniya Davis was laid to rest Sunday afternoon at a service that drew about 2,000 people at Manna Church in Fayetteville.
Modified: 11/23/09 03:51:34 AM
Hagan drove court nominations
Word about North Carolina's shoddy representation on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals reached U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan last year the way such political concerns often do: by way of a friend of a friend.
Modified: 11/22/09 10:54:09 PM
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