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Greater Manchester police are clamping down on the release of information as officials have decried the extent of details being leaked while they investigate a deadly bombing.
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After a car hit a deer on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania, an Army recruiter pulled over and ran to rescue a couple who couldn't figure out how to unlock their vehicle because it was a rental.
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Twenty-two-year-old Courtney Donlon was awoken on a connecting flight home from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, when the airplane's loudspeaker asked if anyone onboard was a medical professional.
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FILE - In this June 23, 2015, file photo, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks during a news conference to announce Charlotte, N.C., as the site of the 2017 NBA All-Star basketball game. The NBA All-Star game will be coming to Charlotte in 2019, two years...

During the 14-week study, frequency of convulsive seizures decreased from an average of 12.4 to 5.9 per month for those who took an oral solution of cannabidiol.
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A Central Florida sheriff is training faculty at a local private university in law enforcement tactics and will soon consider them "special deputies" capable of stopping an active shooter.
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The altercation, which took place at Greg Gianforte's campaign headquarters in Bozeman, Montana, took place the night before the state's special election.
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Legislative supporters of putting telemedicine on equal footing with other health-care services have agreed to take a one-step-back approach in hopes of gathering more evidence to back their cause.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Rain postponed two Atlantic Coast Conference tournament games Wednesday and reshuffled pool play to four contests each Thursday and Friday. Two games will move to the University of Louisville's Jim Patterson Stadium.
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Tornadoes cut a path of destruction across Iredell, Davie, Yadkin and Stokes counties Wednesday, leaving behind broken trees, a damaged school gym, and dozens of damaged or destroyed houses.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Possible tornadoes flipped mobile homes, toppled trees and damaged a gymnasium as a series of storms rumbled through North Carolina on Wednesday, officials said.
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina jury has found a man guilty of killing a man while robbing him and shooting his girlfriend in the head as she tried to escape.
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In state after state, proposals that would create or toughen laws intended to keep kids from getting hold of unsecured guns have stalled — caught up in a debate over whether they are effective prevention measures or just government overreach.
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GOLDSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A truck carrying hogs has collided head-on with a car on a highway in North Carolina, and the highway patrol says the driver of the car is hospitalized in critical condition.
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The $24 million building will be designed with existing ballpark elements, including a brick masonry facade, arched openings and a sloped roof. It will occupy the half-acre stadium entry plaza that currently features baseball sculptures on a brick...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Advocates for people with disabilities are suing to force North Carolina officials to do more to keep thousands of people out of institutions.
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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — As many as 15 Air Force cargo jets will take part in a joint military exercise with paratroopers from Fort Bragg in North Carolina.
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The game had been set for Charlotte last February, but the N.B.A. moved it because of a state law that limited anti-discrimination protections for L.G.B.T. people.
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AUTRYVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A state of emergency is in effect in a small town in eastern North Carolina after a tornado with winds of 110 mph damaged a fire station and several mobile homes.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A hefty charge cut into first-quarter sales at Lowe's and investors were unimpressed by the retailer's profit, sending shares down sharply in early trading.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Forecasters say powerful thunderstorms are possible across parts of the South, bringing the threat of tornadoes to south Georgia and northern Florida.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina had one less child die in accidental shootings in the past three years than its much smaller neighbor South Carolina, but adults in the Tar Heel state more often faced prosecution for their failings…
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jalen Phillips had a two-run single after Michael Smiciklas' RBI hit in the top of the eighth inning and Duke rallied past Clemson 6-3 on Tuesday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Virginia captured its third straight NCAA men's tennis championship, defeating Atlantic Coast Conference rival North Carolina 4-2 in a final that was forced inside because of rainy weather Tuesday.
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U.S. Sen. Richard Burr on Tuesday criticized Michael Flynn’s refusal to produce documents sought in the Senate’s investigation of Russian efforts to interfere with the 2016 election.
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A family whose history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill dates back to the turn of the 20th century has made an $18 million gift to the school's College of Arts & Sciences.
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Some North Carolina lawmakers want to make clear that nonprofit organizations can operate casino-style games occasionally, with proceeds benefiting charity.
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RALEIGH -- Governor Cooper declared May 2017 Military Appreciation Month in North Carolina. Throughout the week, Governor Cooper and Secretary Larry Hall of the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs will participate in events...

RALEIGH – As summer kicks off and families hit the road for vacations, the N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program is reminding motorists to Click It or Ticket. Aimed at enforcing seat belt use to help keep you and your family safe, the national seat belt...

RALEIGH – The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles has issued more than 10,000 REAL ID driver licenses and identification cards since debuting the new card on May 1.
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A New York man convicted of smuggling about 880 pounds (400 kilograms) of marijuana on commercial flights from San Francisco to North Carolina has been sentenced to 24 years in federal prison.
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Ninety-four-year-old Harriette Thompson has given up on her dream of a world-record attempt at the 26.2-mile distance at the San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon on June 4.
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By placing college advisers in public schools, an organization is trying to break down the social, economic and psychological barriers that keep low-income rural students from dreaming big.
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A migrant worker who had just arrived in the United States to pick this year's blueberry crop has died after being shot during an armed robbery in North Carolina.
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Mitch Cooper, director of Bertie County Emergency Services, recently showed a visitor around the vacant wing of an aging school that serves as headquarters for first-responders.
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All eastbound lanes on Interstate 40 near the Tennessee lines have been reopened, one day after a tanker truck carrying tar overturned and spilled its load.
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More than 20 years ago, North Carolina voters first enshrined the rights of crime victims in the state Constitution to talk with prosecutors, speak in court when their assailants are sentenced and learn when they're released from prison.
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Three more people have been taken into custody in connection with a five-state sweep that targeted members of the United Blood Nation gang, and seven more are still being sought.
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Church signs often display innocuous messages such as "God answers knee mail." But a small Presbyterian church in North Carolina is drawing criticism for its provocative signs, including one this week that reads "19 Muslim immigrants killed 2977...

Three years into a deal with the Carolina Panthers that allows the city of Charlotte select rent-free usage of the Bank of America stadium, most of the allotted days have gone unused.
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Authorities say three people suspected in an armed robbery are in custody after leading Charlotte-Mecklenburg police on a chase across state and county lines.
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The University of Missouri has named a North Carolina State University official as the next dean of its College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.
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A regional managed care mental health agency that receives taxpayer funds spent excessively on salaries for top executives, conferences and Christmas parties, a state audit said Thursday, but Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Solutions defended its actions...

North Carolina will receive more than $31 million in federal funds designed to help increase the number of opioid abusers in treatment programs statewide by nearly 20 percent.
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RALEIGH --- North Carolina is a recipient of more than $31 million to address the opioid crisis through the 21st Century Cures Act, State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis Grants.
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A North Carolina grand jury has indicted a motorist on a second-degree murder charge in the death of a high school senior killed in a head-on collision last December.
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Authorities in North Carolina say an airman at an Air Force base is charged with abusing his 1-month-old daughter, who is hospitalized with multiple injuries.
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A world-renowned furniture market shows a significant drop in interest a year after calls to boycott the North Carolina event over a state law that limited discrimination protections for LGBT people.
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North Carolina officials are imposing penalties on the company building toll lanes on Interstate 77 north of Charlotte because of delays in clearing the road after overnight construction.
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WASHINGTON -- Governor Roy Cooper encouraged continued collaboration to secure additional federal funding for Hurricane Matthew recovery in a meeting held yesterday with members of North Carolina’s Congressional Delegation. Gov. Cooper met with Senators...