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NC lawmakers donning hats bow ties playing ball
Wednesday also marks the annual "Brims and Bows" day at the Legislative Building, where lawmakers, staff and other participants in the legislative process wear hats or bow ...
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Feds open special inspection into NC nuke plant
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Federal regulators are launching a special inspection of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city that was forced to shut down last ...
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Raleigh to get new fire station
Raleigh City Council has awarded a contract capped at $2.7 million to Chapel Hill-based Resolute Building Inc. to construct Fire Station 29 at 12117 Leesville Rd. Work is scheduled to begin this summer with completion in approximately 10 months, according to the city. The 10,000-square-foot station will house Raleigh's Engine Company 29. The design calls for three apparatus bays, ...
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Raleighs outgoing City Manager wants to add 40 workers
J. Russell Allen wants to increase spending by nearly 5 percent to $705 million in a new fiscal 2014 budget that gives existing workers a 3 percent merit bump and adds 40 new employees to the payroll. Allen presented his proposals to City Council Council on Tuesday. On April 17, the Raleigh City Council ...
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CIS to triple its office space in Morrisville
When life science consulting firm Compliance Implementation Services moves into its new office next year in the new Perimeter Two office building in Morrisville, the move will represent a nearly tripling of the company's operations in the Triangle. Compliance Implementation Services, or CIS, was one of three companies that ...
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N.C.s Medicaid shortfall increased by $85 million
Aldona Wos blamed the previous administration's forecasting models, which apparently did not properly calculate how much Medicaid would cost the state. The shortfall for this year will now come to an estimated $333 million. On May 2, state ...
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Seven subjects China does not want Duke to teach
Chinese leadership has reportedly listed seven topics that may not be discussed in university classrooms there. This calls into question the academic freedom ...
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In Durham women rule says NerdWallet
Bull City has netted another number one ranking, this time as the number one best city for women in the workforce. Specifically, the Durham-Chapel Hill metro ranked number one in the "medium cities" category in the ...
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N.C. DOT grants $6.2M to project aimed at reducing air pollution
N.C. Department of Transportation is granting $6.2 million for a project that aims to reduce air pollution in the Triangle by promoting vehicles that run on electricity, propane and natural gas. The Clean Fuel Advanced Technology project was launched in 2006 and is led by the N.C. Solar Center at N.C. State University. It focuses on improving air quality in 24 North Carolina counties, including ...
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Confederate vets’ graves vandalized in York County
Officials with a Sons of Confederate Veterans chapter in York County say these are some of the flags that were removed from veterans' graves last week. (Photo courtesy of Thomas ...
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Speed Street road closings begin Wednesday
Its nearly party time in uptown Charlotte, and that means motorists planning to navigate their way through center city will have to contend with street closings as part of the annual Food Lion Speed Street event. Charlotte transportation officials will close a number of uptown streets at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, with more closures coming Thursday morning. Commuters will get their streets back ...
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Largest NC school district names 3 finalists
CARY, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina's largest school district is picking a superintendent among three finalists from Texas, Virginia Beach, and the state's second-largest school ...
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AG Roy Cooper Watch out for disaster relief scams
Roy Cooper issued a statement on Tuesday cautioning people who plan to donate to the Oklahoma tornado relief efforts to make sure they aren't dealing with scam artists. Although the state's consumer protection division hasn't received any complaints about fraudulent fundraising activities in connection to Oklahoma disaster relief, previous natural disasters have elicited scams, ...
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No property tax hike in proposed Greensboro Rockingham budgets + Market funding remains in Senate budget
State money for the High Point Market remains virtually unscathed in the Senate's budget proposal. -- The proposed $458 million budget for Greensboro keeps the property tax rate the same, but includes some fee hikes, the News & Record reports. Those include a proposed 3.5 percent increase in water rates and 7.5 percent increase in water rates for those outside city limits. -- In ...
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Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx begins DOT confirmation process
Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx begins the confirmation process today for his nomination to be the U.S. secretary of transportation. Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx will take the next step toward becoming secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation today, as he appears before a Senate committee this afternoon for a confirmation hearing on the position. WSOC-TV reports that Foxx will be ...
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Wreck involving school bus closes Atlantic Avenue in north Raleigh
Raleigh, N.C. - Raleigh police closed all lanes of Atlantic Avenue between Spring Forest and Millbrook roads in north Raleigh Wednesday morning after a wreck involving a school bus and car. No students were on the bus at the time of wreck, police said. No other information about the cause of the wreck has been released.It wasn't clear when the road would reopen. Drivers should ...
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NAACP leader educator die in Iredell crash
A longtime NAACP leader and a veteran educator were killed Tuesday afternoon in a head-on crash in eastern Iredell County, authorities say. The victims were identified as Woody Woodard, 77, president of the Statesville branch of the NAACP; and Brenda Laxton, 65, a teacher assistant at Cool Spring Elementary School. The N.C. Highway Patrol says the crash was reported shortly before 2:30 p.m. on ...
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Police charge 3 in transplanted NC womans slaying
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina police say they've found no prior connections between a woman killed in her apartment and three people charged with ...
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What are Nancy Hoffmanns plans for a downtown Greensboro building
In what she hopes will be a catalytic project for the 300 block of South Elm Street in downtown Greensboro, City Council member Nancy Hoffmann plans to renovate a three-story, 9,400-square-foot historic building into a mixed-use development featuring retail and apartments. Hoffmann purchased the building at 304 S. Elm St. from SunTrust Bank in July 2012 for $275,000, according to public ...
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Michael Jordan summons Hugo the Hornet to Charlotte
NBA franchise's application Tuesday to re-claim the name of the city's original basketball team : the Hornets. A name change requires approval from the 30 members of the NBA board of governors. The league will vote on the name change in July. If approved, Charlotte would play one more season as the Bobcats and become the Hornets for the 2014-15 season. Until last month, New Orleans ...
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N.C. ferries get ready for summer
One of the pleasures of visiting the North Carolina coast is the chance to ride one of the ferries. It's a fun trip, and it has the purpose of getting you to neat places. Ferry service is being increased in preparation for summer vacationers, with the Ocracoke-Hatteras ferry now offering 36 trips each day. It's the busiest route in the ferry ...
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Lowes 1Q profit rises chilly spring hurts sales
Lowe's first-quarter net income rose almost 3 percent, even as a wet and cool spring dampened sales of gardening products.Spring is the biggest season for home improvement retailers. While the weather was chilly in the quarter, the improving housing market has helped such businesses.Lowe's Cos. earned $540 million, or 49 cents per share, for the period ended May 3. That compares with ...
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Tesla to demonstrate car outside NC legislature
RALEIGH, N.C. Tesla Motors wants to show North Carolina residents why the company opposes a bill in the General Assembly that effectively blocks the Internet seller from doing business. Tesla will show its Model S electric car Wednesday outside the legislature to tell people about its award-winning automobile and influence the outcome of a bill expected to advance in the House in the coming ...
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Volunteers needed to maintain Appalachian Trail
GATLINBURG, Tenn. A lot of the trail work in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is done by volunteers. There is another service opportunity June 1. It is the 21st National Trails Day and volunteers are needed to help maintain the Appalachian Trail. Volunteers need sturdy shoes, adequate drinking water and will need to pack a lunch. At the end of the day, volunteers will be treated to a ...
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Wednesday morning traffic update
The big traffic story this Wednesday morning is the scheduled closing of several uptown Charlotte streets, in preparation for the start of the annual Food Lion Speed Street festival. Those closings will take effect at 9:30 a.m., so motorists won’t have to change their driving habits during the morning commute. Otherwise, there are no major problems at 6:30 a.m. There are no reports of ...
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Middle and high school students becoming more isolated?
While the number of middle and high school students admitting to being bullied in surveys has gone up, the number of students actually reporting abuse is decreasing, suggesting that students may be withdrawing into themselves.
Students at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools get polled every two years by health officials in order to keep a watch on activities that might put them at risk, such as drug abuse, alcohol use, anti-social behavior and smoking. Read more
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