A Wake County jury convicted Greg Taylor in 1993 of killing Jacquetta Thomas, and he has exhausted the usual routes of appeal. This week, Taylor has the chance to undo the jury's decision, as his case is heard before a panel of three judges.
Modified: 02/10/10 05:41:17 AMWhen he needed to provoke emotional highs in research subjects, Duke neuroscientist Kevin LaBar turned to what else: a Duke/UNC basketball game.
Modified: 02/10/10 08:47:35 AMDurham police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run traffic accident this morning on Interstate 40 East near Exit 276.
Modified: 02/10/10 08:01:04 AM
The Triangle is under a high wind warning today, according to the National Weather Service.
Modified: 02/10/10 08:42:19 AMA federal judge is prepared to sentence two former company investors for conspiring to give $196,000 in cash and consulting fees to a then-state employee to expedite an air quality permit for an ethanol plant.
Modified: 02/10/10 07:18:00 AMFederal prosecutors and the lawyer for an ex-aide to former Gov. Mike Easley will argue at a hearing today over when the trial will start.
Modified: 02/10/10 07:16:13 AM
The Triangle is under a high wind watch today, according to the National Weather Service in Raleigh.
Modified: 02/10/10 06:01:21 AMDespite warnings that making the change could cost taxpayers an additional $15.5 million, Wake County's school board majority moved a step closer Tuesday toward fulfilling its campaign promise of abandoning a proposed high school in northeast Raleigh.
Modified: 02/10/10 05:43:02 AMWhen former Democratic Gov. Mike Easley was being grilled about his unreported use of private airplanes last year, his campaign attorney posed this question: Why not look into the records of Easley's former Republican opponents?
Modified: 02/10/10 05:31:46 AM
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Federal prosecutors and the lawyer for an ex-aide to former Gov. Mike Easley will argue at a hearing today over when the trial will start.
Modified: 02/10/10 07:16:13 AMNorth Carolina wire More
A group of Civil War re-enactors is raising money to conserve a battle flag that a North Carolina unit carried during a futile infantry charge at Gettysburg.
Modified: 02/10/10 08:57:13 AMEducation More
The public hearing Tuesday night was held to discuss year-round versus traditional school calendars, but many who turned out wanted to talk about neighborhood schools and their effect on diversity.
Modified: 02/10/10 12:15:00 AMHealth/Science More
Can you really be bored to death?
Modified: 02/10/10 08:02:34 AMPeople More
During the long, hectic hours that she worked in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Ann Huffman learned that extensive late-night planning often leads to torn-up to-do lists in the morning.
Modified: 01/31/10 04:12:00 AMWeird More
A man accidentally shot himself in the leg shortly after leaving a Jupiter gun store. Police said the unidentified man went to Chuck's Guns and Ammo Monday afternoon, looking for batteries for the laser sight on a small handgun. When the man was back in his car, the gun accidentally fired, hitting him in the leg.
Modified: 02/09/10 10:02:27 PMNation/World More
In recent weeks, Iranian security officials have unleashed a wave of arrests in an effort to neutralize the opposition, silence critical voices and head off protests when the nation observes the anniversary of the revolution Thursday, Iran analysts said.
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