Tropical Storm Forms Off N. Carolina

Tropical Storm Beryl, the second named storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season, formed off the North Carolina coast Tuesday and a tropical storm watch was issued for the eastern part of the state. Complete Story

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American Injured in Spain Flies to N.C.

A bond trader who was injured in a mock bullfight during the annual running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, returned to North Carolina for more treatment of his injuries.

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Baptist Minister Ted Stone Dies at 72

Ted Stone, a North Carolina minister who turned his drug addiction into a mission of preaching the gospel through walking tours across the country, died on his way to a speaking engagement in Tennessee. He was 72.

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Thief Takes the Sparkle Out of July 4th

Independence Day would not have its usual bang in this North Carolina town this year after someone stole about 250 pounds of fireworks.

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Ky., N.C. to Send National Guard to Border

Kentucky and North Carolina announced Friday they were sending 950 National Guard soldiers to assist security efforts along the U.S. border with Mexico.

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Mid-Atlantic Region Braces for More Rain

Workers pumped water from the IRS headquarters' flooded basement Tuesday and mopped up at other government buildings Monday after heavy rain swamped the nation's capital.

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Mid-Atlantic Region Braces for More Rain

The nation's capital readied for more of the heavy rains that slathered highways with mud, while the National Hurricane Center was tracking a stormy area off North Carolina that it said could develop into a tropical depression at any time Tuesday.

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Oregon State Wins College World Series

Oregon State was an underdog the moment it took the field at the College World Series. The Beavers didn't come from the right part of the country. They didn't have enough pitching. They couldn't keep fighting off elimination.

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UNC Tops Oregon State on Passed Ball

Chad Flack hit a leadoff triple and rumbled home to score the go-ahead run on a passed ball in the eighth inning, leading North Carolina to a 4-3 victory over Oregon State in the opening game of the College World Series championship round Saturday night.

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N.C., Oregon St. Prepare to Play in CWS

Oregon State's Pat Casey and North Carolina's Mike Fox were all smiles as they posed for photos and held the College World Series championship trophy. Both coaches know only one of them will bring it back to campus for the first time in their school's history.

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Appeals Court Backs N.C. in Bill of Rights

A federal appeals court agreed Thursday that North Carolina was entitled to reclaim the state's original copy of the Bill of Rights, seized three years ago from two men in Connecticut.

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UNC Advances in College World Series

Jay Cox's powerful bat put North Carolina in position to play for its first College World Series title.

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UNC Beats Fullerton, Moves on to Finals

Jay Cox's two home runs helped North Carolina build a lead against Cal State Fullerton.

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Grad to Plead Guilty in N.C. Campus Crash

A University of North Carolina graduate charged with running down students on a campus plaza to avenge the deaths of Muslims told a judge Wednesday he plans to plead guilty.

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Hurricanes and Fans Revel in Stanley Cup

The Carolina Hurricanes and their fans celebrated the first major pro title in the state's history Tuesday, with the 114-year-old Stanley Cup signifying that hockey has found a home in North Carolina.

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N.C. Dog Waste: Almost Half Don't Clean Up

Almost half of North Carolina dog owners let the chips fall where they may and don't clean up after their animals, according to a statewide survey of how people handle their dogs' waste.

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UNC's Woodard 3-Hits Top-Seeded Clemson

For one night at least, a 46th-round draft pick by the name of Robert Woodard commanded the spotlight usually reserved for North Carolina's two better-known pitchers.

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North Carolina, Clemson Prevail at CWS

North Carolina worked long and hard all night — and perhaps got a little lucky in winning its first opener in five College World Series appearances. Clemson saved all its energy for one big inning, and thought luck had nothing to do with its fourth straight come-from-behind victory. It all made for a bizarre opening day at the CWS on Friday.

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UNC Tops CS-Fullerton in 5-Hour Marathon

When Cal State Fullerton couldn't score after having five men reach base in the 11th inning, North Carolina coach Mike Fox figured it must be his team's game to win.

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Rising Floodwaters Threaten Homes in N.C.

Rising rivers in eastern North Carolina threatened homes and forced road closures Friday, two days after the remnants of Tropical Storm Alberto drenched much of the state.

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Small Earthquake Rattles 4 N.C. Counties

A small earthquake shook buildings and rattled dishes in at least four western North Carolina counties Thursday night, the seventh noticeable temblor to shake the region in the past year.

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The Nation's Weather

The last remnants of the season's first named tropical storm had largely moved out to sea early Thursday after sweeping past North Carolina's Outer Banks.

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Hurricanes Show Carolina Loves Hockey Too

A scoreboard picture of North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams brought boos from some of the Carolina Hurricanes fans. Sidney Lowe, the new North Carolina State coach, got the same treatment.

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N.C. Doctor Gets Life for Killing Father

A judge sentenced a North Carolina doctor to life in prison for strangling his father, whose fingerless corpse was dumped along a rural road two years ago.

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Holdsclaw Back After Tending to Relatives

Chamique Holdsclaw is back with the Los Angeles Sparks after an excused two-week absence, which she spent tending to sick relatives in North Carolina.

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Discontent with Iraq war fortifies N.C. Democrats

"If we can get our folks out, we have the best chance in years," said Hayes McNeill, 60, the former Forsyth County Democratic chairman. "I don't know anyone who is for the war. An occupation is what it really is."

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FBI to Search House After Finding Ricin

"FBI hazardous material experts planned to search a home where police found pipe bombs and a jar containing the potentially deadly poison ricin, federal agents said Friday."

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Republican Congressional Candidate Warns of "One Big Fiesta for Illegal Aliens and Homosexuals"

Brad Miller supports gay marriage, and sponsored a bill to let American homosexuals bring their foreign homosexual lovers to this country on a marriage visa! (sounds of gasps and revulsion) If Miller had his way, America would be nothing but one big fiesta for illegal aliens and …

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Senator Burr's (minion) on NSA Wiretapping

Well, I guess they got the letter. Last week, I received a message on my answering machine from the office of Senator Burr, addressing the letter I sent to him in response to his response to my letter about the NSA wiretapping program.

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Faith tough fit for school, teen

Brad Seelig has missed a week of classes at Green Hope High School in Cary for refusing to remove his baseball cap, which he wears over his yarmulke, a traditional Jewish head covering.

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Where to pick and buy strawberries

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University rape claim awakens demons of America's Deep South

...It was at this house that a black 27-year-old stripper was allegedly gang-raped by members of the university's almost exclusively white lacrosse team at a late night party at which she and another black woman, Kim Roberts, had been hired to perform.

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Duke Lacrosse Accuser Made Previous Rape Report...

A decade before accusing three Duke University lacrosse players of rape, a North Carolina woman claimed to have been sexually assaulted by a trio of men when she was a teenager.

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Duke Lacrosse accuser 's Dad: Broomstick raped my daughter...

The father of the accuser in the rape case involving Duke University lacrosse players said his daughter was raped with a broomstick during a party last month, and that explains defense lawyers' claims that no DNA from players was found on her.

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House Blasted by Raw Sewage in Charlotte

3,000 Reasons Not To Like the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities Department.

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Durham Double Standard?: Teen charged in MURDER gets $50,000 bond, While Duke Rape Players Set at $400,000

DURHAM -- A $50,000 bond was set Wednesday for one of two teens accused in Durham's first homicide of 2006, the March fatal shooting of 24-year-old Alvin Lee Jones.

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Felon finishes probation, runs for sheriff

If he is elected sheriff, George Yates couldn't carry a gun. He would run the jail where he served 120 days. And he would be working closely with the district attorney who prosecuted him on charges related to jury tampering.

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The Independent: The noise next door

Interesting first person take on the Duke Lacrosse scandal from the local Independent weekly paper, conveniently called the Independent Weekly.

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Suspicious Package Arrives Before Bush

Traffic was rerouted off of 4th Street this morning in downtown Charlotte NC prior to President Bush's nearby visit to Central Piedmont Community College.

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Marlins say move to Charlotte possible (but unlikely)

I agree with the mayor - Charlotte isn't ready for MLB. Let's see if the Bobcats can succeed first, and work on getting the Knights uptown for some old-fashioned family fun before courting a major-league baseball team to a city with barely 1 million in the metro.

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Bush visting CPCC Thursday

There goes the neighborhood. President Bush is expected to talk about foreign policy and the war on terrorism Thursday at Charlotte's Central Piedmont Community College.

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Charlotte, NC - Does the water taste funny?

I have taken to filtering all of the water I use to drink, make coffee, and put in the dog's bowl. This article reminded me of some of the spills we have had here in Meck County.

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Charlotte: Hotels buy into rebound

Business travellers are demanding more amenities and Charlotte hotels are responding.

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What's Sexier Than A Judicial Election?

A PodCast of candidates for a Judicial Election... To empower voters with information on statewide court contests, the nonpartisan N.C.

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Preserve land sales opposed

Crucial watersheds and wilderness are in jeopardy of being sold off in NC and OR. In mid-February the Republican administration's Forest Service proposed one of the biggest land sales in its history, more than 300,000 acres nationwide, if Congress agrees.

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Charlotte - Haithcock apparently finalist to lead CMS

Former Broward County (Fort Lauderdale area) FL 'Top Academic Officer' Frances Haithcock is apparently gotten the nod as a finalist for superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg (NC) schools.

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newsobserver.com | Local & State

As a Wake County resident, I like the idea of magnet schools. Although only opening a gifted/talented to begin with will surely rouse up some parents.

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Area Rivals Provide A Glimpse of Past, Future

DAYTON, Ohio As the Georgetown Hoyas ran to their locker room with a 13-point halftime lead, John Thompson III caught a glimpse of George Mason Coach Jim Larranaga.

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ESPN.com - NCB - George Mason rallies to stun heavily favored Tar Heels

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ESPN.com - NCB/NCAATOURNEY06 - Whelliston: Patriots, Shockers in Mid-Major Super Bowl

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