Sale may revive a dying raceway
The owner of Southern National Raceway Park hopes to auction off the track in less time than it takes to run a race on its angled oval.
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The officer who brought down a gunman after a shooting rampage at Fort Hood is a former Wrightsville Beach cop.
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The owner of Southern National Raceway Park hopes to auction off the track in less time than it takes to run a race on its angled oval.
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Gabe Gigliotti staggered out of the Roast Grill like a punch-drunk fighter, bloated, red-faced and sweating pure meat.
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North Carolina women have made little progress over the past decade in gaining positions on boards and commissions that help determine state policy in such areas as roads, universities, banks and utilities, according to a new report released Friday.
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Awa, a mischievous 10-year-old African girl, has finally found her way home to America.
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From the Editor: Josh Hamilton, the major league baseball player who grew up here, is a recovering drug addict and alcohol abuser. His comeback has been one of the best sports stories of the last few years.
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Triangle Troubleshooter: Barbara and Mike Latta didn't know that their air conditioner was draining into the space beneath their Raleigh home.
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In a famous 1993 speech, cancer-stricken former N.C. State basketball coach Jimmy Valvano launched his research foundation with a plea for money that he said might not save his own life, but might save his children's lives.
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