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McCrory to propose new NC road-building sources

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Pat McCrory and North Carolina legislators praised each other for the new method they approved last year to fund transportation projects they say is based not on who you know but more on reducing gridlock…

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Charlotte looks to expand protection for gay, transgender residents

Local News The latest on … S.C. Department of Social Services

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Florida authorities say 1 police officer shot and killed

Posted: Sunday, December 21, 2014 9:56 pm | Updated: 9:46 am, Mon Dec 22, 2014. Police: Fugitive killed Florida officer Associated Press | MIAMI (AP) — A fugitive trying to evade an arrest warrant shot a Tampa-area police officer and…

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CARL KOLOGIE: Finally back in Sunshine State

LAKE WALES, Fla. — It took us a while, but we finally made it. Leaving Indiana on Thursday morning, Dec. 11, was a bad decision. That was the morning the area was hit with a driving snowstorm — one of…

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Hot Hospitality Trends in 2015

PHOTO: Hawaii expects to see an increase in Chinese visitors. One only needs to look at what’s happening in the hospitality industry to understand how the world is changing. Hospitality companies make their money from catering to trends and the…

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Rangers beat Hurricanes 3-2 in shootout

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Saturday’s College Basketball Scores

Albany (NY) 64, Yale 60 American U. 46, Mount St. Mary’s 45 Belmont 73, Fairfield 61 Columbia 82, Hofstra 77 Duquesne 79, Mass.-Lowell 63 Fairleigh Dickinson 76, Delaware 74 Georgetown 81, Charlotte 78 La Salle 67, Towson 53 Manhattan 73,…

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Holder calls police shootings ‘act of barbarism’

Warren, Sarah Finger Sarah Finger Warren, or Honey as she was known to her family and friends, died in her one hundredth year on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Westminster-Canterbury after a brief illness. Sarah, the first child and only…

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No. 24 North Carolina beats No. 12 Ohio St 82-74

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Ranger Peter Givens trading parkway for the classroom

Peter Givens Role: Interpretive specialist for the Blue Ridge Parkway based in Vinton, he helped update and demythologize what visitors learn about Appalachian history while touring the 469-mile parkway from Virginia to North Carolina. Age: 61 Education: Undergraduate degree from…

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