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Arthel “Doc” Watson, the legendary North Carolina guitarist and one of the most iconic American musicians of the 20th century, died Tuesday evening at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. He was 89 years old.
Modified: 05/30/12 04:38:17 AMUNC Health Care’s $30 million psychiatric hospital, proposed last week to relieve emergency room use by the mentally ill, will take a year just to prepare all required paperwork. The project, which lacks a site, is UNC’s olive branch to competitor WakeMed Health and Hospitals in exchange for WakeMed agreeing to drop its hostile takeover bid for UNC’s Rex Hospital in Raleigh.
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The wait for a decision prompts questions about whether the jury’s eight men and four women are divided or simply being methodical.
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The $20.3 billion budget differs greatly from Gov. Perdue’s, and House Democrats say it doesn’t do enough for schools.
Modified: 05/30/12 05:04:37 AM
Overwhelmed with emotion, Victoria Gregg, left, wells up with tears as she greets her son Kenny Gregg after commencement exercise for Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School at the Progress Energy Center for Performing Arts in Raleigh on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. See other photos from the graduation...
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Ali Cherfaoui threatened to kill his estranged wife, Chahnaz Kebaier, if she took the couple’s children, a court motion says.
Modified: 05/30/12 04:34:21 AM
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A psychiatric nurse says Jason Williford didn’t plan to rape and murder Kathy Taft. But a prosecution rebuttal witness testifies that Williford had the capacity to plan.
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In his budget message, Durham County Manager Mike Ruffin says it’s time to consider city-county merger again
Modified: 05/29/12 09:18:57 PMOrange County More
Ali Cherfaoui threatened to kill his estranged wife, Chahnaz Kebaier, if she took the couple’s children, a court motion says.
Modified: 05/30/12 04:34:21 AMJohnston County More
Smithfield police have determined that a man killed by a freight train Sunday morning was committing suicide.
Modified: 05/29/12 01:23:14 PMChatham County More
Chatham County sheriff’s deputies have charged three men after getting a tip that a student at Northwood High School had LSD blotter paper and may have sold it to others on or off campus.
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