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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Posted: Saturday, December 20, 2014 7:00 pm | Updated: 9:15 am, Sun Dec 21, 2014. GOP to back ‘The Interview’ if it gets to theaters Associated Press | WASHINGTON (AP) — The GOP is calling on supporters to buy a…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – North Carolina’s ban on the use of gas to euthanize animals becomes official early next year, although it appears most shelters have given up the practice, officials say. Patricia Norris, director of animal welfare in the…

With a warm cookie in one hand and a cup of hot cocoa in the other, an evening stroll through Enchanted Airlie aims to lift holiday spirits. Once the property of 19th-century financier Pembroke Jones and his wife Sarah, historic…

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More on this School calendar debates heat up again in NC Groups fight to keep summer vacations long Teachers push repeal of school-calendar law Groups Clash Over School Calendar, Summer Break  Find News Near Me Raleigh, N.C. — After a…

By STEVE KARNOWSKIAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – U.S. agriculture has a big appetite for freer trade with Cuba. From wheat to rice to beans, the industry stands to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of President Barack Obama’s plan to…

By MANUEL VALDESAssociated Press MEDINA, Wash. (AP) – Savvy Seattle-area real estate agents have gained an advantage by paying attention to the growing connections between China and Washington state. “I’m so glad my mother made me study Chinese,” laughed property…

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