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Camp Lejeune Marine Dies In Afghanistan

WNCN - NBC 17 - 1 hour 54 min ago
The Department of Defense has announced the death of another Camp Lejeune Marine.
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Two GOP-Leaning Groups Spending $5 Million In Ads

WNCN - NBC 17 - 1 hour 54 min ago
More than a dozen Democratic members of the House are facing a wave of negative ads by two conservative, Republican-allied groups that plan to spend more than $5 million on advertising.
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Sessions At Studio B’s Guide To Hopscotch

WNCN - NBC 17 - 1 hour 54 min ago
With 130 bands gearing up to hijack Downtown Raleigh for three days, we take a look at the bands who shared their tunes on Session at Studio B.
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NC Native Killed In Iraq

WNCN - NBC 17 - 1 hour 54 min ago
Another North Carolina native has died while supporting Operation New Dawn.
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Fla. Minister Cancels Burning Of Qurans On 9/11

WNCN - NBC 17 - 1 hour 54 min ago
A Christian minister in Florida is canceling plans to burn Qurans on Sept. 11, heeding an international outcry that drew criticism from President Barack Obama and religious and political leaders across the Muslim world.
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Shaw University Names New Leader

WNCN - NBC 17 - 1 hour 54 min ago
Shaw University introduces Irma McClaurin as the new president.
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Fayetteville PD Warn Citizens Of Suspicious Activity

WNCN - NBC 17 - 1 hour 54 min ago
Police in Fayetteville are warning Scotts Mill residents about suspicious activity that was reported in the area.
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Ill. Co. Warns Of Faulty Propane

WNCN - NBC 17 - 1 hour 54 min ago
An Illinois-based gas distributor is warning officials in 12 states that some propane deliveries may have lacked enough of an odorant needed to alert homeowners of possible leaks.
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James Jordan Murder Case Pulled From SBI Report

WNCN - NBC 17 - 1 hour 54 min ago
Independent reviewers have removed the murder of Michael Jordan's father from a list of cases mishandled by North Carolina's State Bureau of Investigation.
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ABB To Create More Jobs In North Carolina

WNCN - NBC 17 - 1 hour 54 min ago
More than 100 jobs are expected to be created in both Mecklenburg and Wake counties due to an expansion at ABB Inc.
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Faculty Council shares concerns about UNC football

WRAL - CBS 5 - 3 hours 21 min ago
Friday marked the first meeting of the year for the University of North Carolina Faculty Council. This was the first chance for Chancellor Holden Thorp to address the faculty directly about the investigation into the football program.
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RTP pharmaceutical company stands up to cancer

WRAL - CBS 5 - 3 hours 38 min ago
Jason Holt, a research scientist at pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline in Research Triangle Park, is working on a drug that would help reduce muscle loss in cancer patients.
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Blue Ridge Parkway holds 75th birthday in NC, VA

WRAL - CBS 5 - 4 hours 3 min ago
What started as a Depression-era highway project was celebrated Friday as an economic engine and a landmark to conservation.
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Controversy marks end of Muslim holy month

WRAL - CBS 5 - 5 hours 27 min ago
Thousands of Muslims marked the end of Ramadan Friday morning with prayers at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds, but their day of reflection and celebration was clouded by controversy.
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Explosion At Chemical Company Forces Evacuations

WNCN - NBC 17 - 5 hours 54 min ago
About 50 employees at a chemical company in Cary were evacuated Thursday after an explosion inside a lab.
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Cary Parkway Back Open After Water Main Break

WNCN - NBC 17 - 5 hours 54 min ago
The Town of Cary has closed an intersection of Cary Parkway again to continue with repairs after Wednesday's water main leak.
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Perdue Picks New National Guard Adjutant General

WNCN - NBC 17 - 5 hours 54 min ago
A 31-year veteran of the North Carolina National Guard who's served twice in Iraq will become its next top leader.
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UNC system preps for more budget cuts

WRAL - CBS 5 - 6 hours 5 min ago
The University of North Carolina system is bracing for another year of deep cuts, and officials said Friday they fear the latest round will severely impact classroom instruction on their campuses.
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Judge delays trial in slaying of Nancy Cooper

WRAL - CBS 5 - 6 hours 49 min ago
A judge ruled that more time is needed for evidence testing before Brad Cooper goes on trial in connection with the July 2008 death of his wife Nancy Cooper, a 34-year-old mother of two.
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Concord man accused of posting bomb-making instructions

WRAL - CBS 5 - 7 hours 18 min ago
Federal authorities have accused a North Carolina man of describing how to make explosives to bomb an abortion clinic after agents found the instructions on his Facebook page.
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