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Racial Justice Act repeal heard by NC House panel

Opponents of a measure that would repeal North Carolina's Racial Justice Act for death row prisoners and seeks to restart executions after several years of legal battles say capital cases shouldn't be rushed because a person's life is on the line. 2 hours ago

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Tesla shows Model S to influence NC auto bill

North Carolina lawmakers and passersby stopped to take in a display of Tesla Motors' award-winning electric cars Wednesday as the company presses against a bill in the General Assembly that effectively outlaws Tesla's Internet-based sales model.
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Feds open special inspection into NC nuke plant

Federal regulators said Wednesday that they are conducting a special inspection of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city that was forced to shut down last week after operators discovered corrosion and cracking in the reactor vessel's covering.

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NC lawmakers donning hats, bow ties, playing ball

The North Carolina General Assembly is taking time out to suit up with big hats, bow ties and basketball uniforms.
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Feds open special inspection into NC nuke plant

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 week.
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Legendary NC prep coach Holley dies at 74

The winningest prep football coach in North Carolina history has died.
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Largest NC school district names 3 finalists

North Carolina's largest school district is picking a superintendent among three finalists from Texas, Virginia Beach, and the state's second-largest school district.
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Police charge 3 in transplanted NC woman's slaying

North Carolina police say they've found no prior connections between a woman killed in her apartment and three people charged with murder.
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Students raise Confederate flag outside NC school

A year-end prank saw students raise a Confederate battle flag outside a Forsyth County high school.
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W.Va.'s local-food movement a model for Appalachia

With eight in 10 farmers making less than $10,000 a year, West Virginia will never rival big Midwestern factory farms in producing food. But creative collaborations with food entrepreneurs are seeding a new kind of economy that federal officials say could become a model for 12 other Appalachian ...
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Congress measures Charlotte's Foxx for Cabinet job

Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx has an interview for promotion to a national job.