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Wednesday May 15 | ABC11

Jurors listen to McNeill's police interrogation

Prosecutors had wanted to play the most relevant clips from the video tape, but McNeill overrode the advice of his attorneys and demanded jurors hear the entire tape.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Sanford, NC

Mon May 13, 2013

WRAL.com

Witnesses try to explain lack of suspect's DNA on Shaniya Davis

Prosecution witnesses tried to explain Monday why they didn't find a Fayetteville man's DNA on the 5-year-old girl he's accused of raping and killing more than three years ago.

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Sat May 11, 2013

The Smithfield Herald

Hog farmers turn green

Over the last few weeks, though, it was the hog barons standing beside environmental groups to oppose the repeal of requirements that North Carolina's electric utilities generate a portion of their power supply from alternative energy sources.

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Related Topix: North Carolina, Agriculture, Science, Alternative Energy, Energy, Bladen County, NC, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy)

Fri May 10, 2013

The Pilot

County Board Approves Water Study

The Moore County Board of Commissioners took a significant step Tuesday toward securing a lasting water source for the county.

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Related Topix: Moore County, NC, Pinehurst, NC, Carthage, NC

Thu May 09, 2013

ABC11

Couple helps injured dog on road to recovery

A Harnett County couple who rescued a neglected and badly burned dog has found that the young, mixed breed pup has given them a new meaning in life.

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Related Topix: Angier, NC

WRAL.com

Scant evidence found to link suspect to Fayetteville girl's death

Forensic technicians said Thursday that they found little physical evidence linking a Fayetteville man to the 5-year-old girl he's accused of raping and killing more than three years ago.

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Related Topix: Death Penalty

Wed May 08, 2013

WRAL.com

Medical examiner: Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted, suffocated

A 5-year-old Fayetteville girl was sexually assaulted before she was killed more than three years ago, a medical examiner testified Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Fayetteville, NC, Death Penalty, Sanford, NC

Tue May 07, 2013

The Pilot

County Passes Water Source Study

The Moore County Board of Commissioners took a "significant step" Tuesday toward securing a lasting water source for the county.

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Rocky Mount Telegram

Jurors see video of 5-year-old's body recovered

Jurors in the trial of a man accused in the death of a 5-year-old Fayetteville girl viewed a video Tuesday which showed investigators recovering the girl's body.

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Related Topix: Fayetteville, NC, Sanford, NC

Mon May 06, 2013

ABC11

Witness says he believes he saw Shaniya Davis alive

A former maintenance man at the Comfort Inn and Suites in Sanford told jurors Monday he watched Mario McNeill load Shaniya Davis into a car and leave the morning of November 10, 2009.

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Fri May 03, 2013

ABC11

Jurors hear about finding Shaniya Davis' body

Mario McNeill's defense team Friday tried to keep the jury hearing his case from learning exactly how investigators came to learn where 5-year-old Shaniya Davis' body was found.

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Related Topix: Spring Lake, NC

Wed May 01, 2013

The Sampson Independent

Southeastern EDC celebrates 45 years of service

The Southeastern Economic Development Commission celebrated 45 years of service to the region at their Annual Meeting on Tuesday, April 16 at Lu Mil Vineyard.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Kay Hagan, Mike McIntyre, US News, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Democrat, North Carolina, Medicine, Nursing, Sampson County, NC

WRAL.com

Brother to testify about Shaniya Davis' life, death

The prosecution called an 11-year-old boy Wednesday to testify about the life and death of his sister, 5-year-old Shaniya Davis.

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Mon Apr 29, 2013

WBTV

Trial to start in case of NC girl killed in 2009

A Superior Court judge says jurors can be told that attorneys for a man who's charged with killing a 5-year-old Fayetteville girl told police where to find to her body.

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Sun Apr 28, 2013

The Daily Advance

Scott Mooneyham: Hog industry key to environmental victory

Who would have thought two decades ago that North Carolina hog farmers would prove pivotal in preserving an environmental law? It hasn't been that long ago that the state's hog barons were portrayed as polluters and despoilers of the state's waters, as headline-grabbing waste spills accompanied a burgeoning contract hog farming industry that helped ... (more)

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Alternative Energy, Energy, Bladen County, NC, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Cleveland County, NC, Opinion

Fri Apr 26, 2013

ABC11

Results expected in Mario McNeill mental evaluation

A decision is expected Friday in the trial for 32-year-old Mario McNeill - the man accused of killing 5-year-old Shaniya Davis.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Thu Apr 25, 2013

The Mountaineer Publishing Company

Hog Industry Key to Environmental Wi

Who would have thought two decades ago that North Carolina hog farmers would prove pivotal in preserving an environmental law? It hasn't been that long ago that the state's hog barons were portrayed as polluters and despoilers of the state's waters, as headline-grabbing waste spills accompanied a burgeoning contract hog farming industry that helped ... (more)

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Alternative Energy, Energy, Bladen County, NC, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Cleveland County, NC

The Sampson Independent

Southeastern EDC celebrates 45 years of service

The Southeastern Economic Development Commission celebrated 45 years of service to the region at their Annual Meeting on Tuesday, April 16 at Lu Mil Vineyard.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Kay Hagan, Mike McIntyre, US News, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Democrat, North Carolina, Medicine, Nursing, Sampson County, NC

ABC11

Three people shot in Harnett County

Around 8 p.m. officials with the Harnett County Sheriff's Office received a call about someone being shot and that they were on their way to the hospital.

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Related Topix: Bunnlevel, NC

Tue Apr 23, 2013

News Observer

Insurance companies would have to treat all cancer drugs the same under House bill

A campaign to have insurance companies treat cancer drugs taken orally the same as they do intravenous cancer treatments has come to North Carolina.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer