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  1. Roanoke Rapids hosts Hot Air Balloon Festival

    More than a dozen pilots took the skies Saturday for the first Hot Air Balloon Festival at Carolina Crossroads.

    1. Posted at 5:10 p.m.
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  2. Chicken owners open coops for tour

    A group of chicken owners in Raleigh opened their coops on Saturday for the annual Hen-side the Beltline Tour d’Coop event to benefit Urban Ministries.

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  3. Family, friends remember Chapel Hill High grad

    Irina Yarmolenko was found next to her blue Saturn at the edge of the Catawba River in Mount Holly on May 5.

    1. Updated 32 minutes ago
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  4. Police: Girlfriend stabbed man in domestic dispute

    Police said a man's girlfriend stabbed him during a domestic disturbance on Saturday morning.

    1. Posted at 1:05 p.m.
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  5. Missing boy found unharmed
    1. Updated at 3:14 p.m.
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  6. Subway robbery suspect arrested
    1. Updated at 3:23 p.m.
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  7. Retired Raleigh priest dies in fire
    1. Updated May. 16 10:05 p.m.
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  8. Pinebluff men arrested in shooting death
    1. Updated May. 16 7:29 p.m.
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  9. 2 arrested in pharmacy theft
    1. Updated May. 16 7:33 p.m.
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  10. Surveillance tape is last view of UNCC student
    1. May. 16, 2008
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  11. Man found dead on Harnett County road
    1. May. 16, 2008
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  12. Welford man arrested on weapon, property damage charges
    1. Updated May. 16 9:09 p.m.
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  13. Clayton police looking for drain cover thief
    1. May. 16, 2008
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  14. N.C. community colleges earn high marks in national study
    1. May. 16, 2008
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  15. Fayetteville police: No evidence of embezzlment
    1. May. 16, 2008
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  16. President to visit Fort Bragg
    1. May. 16, 2008
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  17. Reward offered in Moore County slaying
    1. May. 16, 2008
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  18. Police probe game-store robbery
    1. May. 15, 2008
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  19. Alleged 'Get Money Clique' gang members charged
    1. May. 15, 2008
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  20. Paddock's attorney files motion to supress statements to police
    1. May. 15, 2008
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  21. State considers greater compensation for the wrongly convicted
    1. May. 15, 2008
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  22. Police looking for man who stole vehicle with infant inside
    1. May. 15, 2008
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  23. Medical supplies fall from helicopter
    1. May. 15, 2008
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  24. Police investigate Garner bank robbery
    1. May. 15, 2008
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  25. Silver Alert canceled for Chapel Hill man
    1. May. 15, 2008
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  26. Reward offered in Durham slaying
    1. May. 15, 2008
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  27. Faison man charged with shooting acquaintance
    1. May. 15, 2008
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  28. N.Y. man gets life sentence in double homicide
    1. May. 15, 2008
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  29. Stimulus checks focus of new e-mail scam
    1. May. 15, 2008
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  30. Raleigh moving forward with recycled water project
    1. May. 15, 2008
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  31. Bear seen at Fort Bragg
    1. May. 15, 2008
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  32. Raleigh Taco Bell robbed
    1. May. 15, 2008
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  33. Fire damages Fayetteville repair shop
    1. May. 15, 2008
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  34. Woman charged with rear-ending Durham police vehicle
    1. May. 15, 2008
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  35. Mayor, city council moving during Durham City Hall upgrades
    1. May. 14, 2008
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  36. 3 arrested in oil spill at Halifax bird sanctuary
    1. May. 14, 2008
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  37. Teen charged in high school bomb threats
    1. May. 14, 2008
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  38. Robeson County woman killed in fire
    1. May. 14, 2008
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  39. Southern Pines halts large developments
    1. May. 14, 2008
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  40. 2nd man arrested in fatal Durham shooting
    1. May. 14, 2008
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  41. Durham police release more details in drive-by shooting
    1. May. 14, 2008
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  42. Tarboro residents win battle to ban adult bookstore
    1. May. 13, 2008
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  43. Raleigh proposes landlord-registration requirement
    1. May. 13, 2008
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  44. Police car strikes suspect during chase
    1. May. 13, 2008
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  45. 5 charged after guns stolen from patrol car
    1. May. 13, 2008
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  46. Bridge work to close Rivermont Road in Durham
    1. May. 13, 2008
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  47. Elections board chided for hiring official's husband
    1. May. 13, 2008
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  48. Panel: Raise Raleigh impact fees slowly
    1. May. 13, 2008
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  49. Crews investigate hazmat scene in Durham
    1. May. 13, 2008
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  50. Copper stolen from Duke Power substation
    1. May. 13, 2008
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