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 12:00:42 PM
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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
Players try to stay dry as opponents stalk
A man and his old flame sat in Jackpot!, a Hillsborough Street barroom thick with hipsters and their cigarette smoke. His wig barely covered a shock of blond hair; her purse was filled with water balloons. Both wondered: "Just how fast can I reach my water pistol?"
Modified: 11/23/09 11:44:50 AM
Project binds Muslims to Americana
Ask most people who were the earliest U.S. Muslims and they might scratch their heads and come up with Muhammad Ali or maybe Malcolm X.
Modified: 11/22/09 10:54:06 PM
Basnight to Navy: Don't bother bird-watching
Under the Dome:
N.C. Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight told the state's congressional delegation Friday that North Carolina doesn't need any more study about a Navy outlying landing field.
Modified: 11/23/09 05:23:44 AM
N.C. shines in Rhodes Scholarships
Three seniors with North Carolina connections were selected as 2010 Rhodes Scholars on Saturday. The scholarships, worth about $50,000 each, fund two to four years of study at Oxford University in England.
Modified: 11/22/09 10:54:10 PM
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