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Prisoners allege sex abuse

Four female inmates have filed a federal class-action lawsuit accusing North Carolina prison officials of subjecting female prisoners to extensive sexual violence.
Modified: 11/20/09 05:36:25 AM

UNC tuition hike too small, some say

Students at UNC-Chapel Hill will continue to pay far less for their educations than peers at most of the campus's competitors under a tuition plan approved Thursday. And that, some say, is a problem.
Modified: 11/19/09 10:36:28 PM

Watershed petition may go to court

Durham County Attorney Lowell Siler said Thursday that the validity of a protest petition and the county commissioners' Oct.12 vote on the Jordan Lake watershed boundary must be decided in Superior Court.
Modified: 11/19/09 10:41:35 PM

Charlotte's toll-free loop nettles Wake

Now that Wake County leaders have accepted the hard fact that local drivers must pay tolls to finance the rest of the 540 Outer Loop, they're peeved at the news that Charlotte drivers will see their own loop finished toll-free.
Modified: 11/19/09 10:41:31 PM

Wake schools' budget woes drag on

Wake County students and teachers dealing with overcrowded classrooms and fewer courses aren't going to get relief next year and could actually experience even worse conditions.
Modified: 11/19/09 10:36:32 PM

Man sues Cary over sign

David Bowden, who for months has taunted the town of Cary with a protest sign on the front of his house, is now suing the town.
Modified: 11/20/09 09:40:22 AM

Helms portrait wins resounding 'yes'

More than 100 of U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms' family members, friends and associates gathered Wednesday night to see the senator's portrait unveiled in one of congressional Republicans' most distinguished enclaves, the private Capitol Hill Club.
Modified: 11/19/09 06:12:10 AM

Justice Sotomayor struts her stuff

Apparently, no one told Sonia Sotomayor that Supreme Court justices are supposed to be circumspect, emerging from their marble palace mainly to dispense legal wisdom to law schools, judges' conferences and lawyers' meetings.
Modified: 11/18/09 04:54:04 PM

Wake reopens quest for school site

For now, spending will go ahead on the current Forest Ridge High property.
Modified: 11/19/09 08:20:39 AM

Senate rolls out health bill

Democrats outline legislation that they said would cover most of the uninsured.
Modified: 11/19/09 05:18:18 AM

Students protest tuition increase

A planned tuition increase at UNC-Chapel Hill is meeting some opposition from students who want more say in the process.
Modified: 11/18/09 09:09:12 PM

Unlikely portraitist for Helms

René Dickerson will unveil his portrait of former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms this evening.
Modified: 11/18/09 02:08:32 PM

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