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2 hrs ago | WLOS

Hearings begin for Duke Energy's 5 percent hike

Utilities regulators are holding hearings across central and western North Carolina to let consumers share their thoughts about plans by Duke Energy Carolinas to raise electricity rates by $235 million a year.

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6 hrs ago | Independent Weekly

Is the future of the North Carolina film industry actually television?

It's a rainy Monday morning in April, and I'm headed to a soundstage at Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington that contains a replica of a devastated town.

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Related Topix: Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television, North Carolina Government, Wilmington, NC, Drama

9 hrs ago | Fox News

Obama family trip under fire amid sequester cuts- Walter Reed plans to furlough thousands

President Obama's trip this month to Africa, with the first family tagging along, is projected to cost taxpayers as much as $100 million, sparking criticism as the federal government scrimps along during sequester-related budget cuts.

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Related Topix: The Washington Post Company, Washington Post, Publishing, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative George Holding

Tue Jun 18, 2013

Clover Herald

NC House panel OKs possible 75 mph speed limits

A drive to raise North Carolina's top speed limit to 75 mph moved ahead Tuesday after a House committee recommended a Senate bill despite warnings by legislators that higher speeds will mean more casualties.

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Related Topix: North Carolina Government

KBCO.com

Get to know the North Carolina folk rock band

Having their music featured on TV shows like "True Blood," and "Vampire Diaries," performing at festivals like Bonnaroo, and touring all over the country, it is hard to ignore Delta Rae.

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Related Topix: Vampire News, Entertainment, Offbeat

AlertNet

Protesters jailed as they decry Republican shift in North Carolina

A conservative shift by North Carolina's first Republican-led government in more than a century is drawing weekly protests to the state capital of Raleigh, but some lawmakers are defiantly standing their ground.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Pat McCrory, US Governors, Scott Walker

The Mountaineer Publishing Company

MusicWorks Students Take the Stage at the 75th Annual Miss North Carolina Scholarship Pageant

Three talented, poised, and beautiful young ladies from MusicWorks Studio of Performing Arts will take the stage in Raleigh this week for the 75th annual Miss North Carolina Scholarship Pageant.

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Related Topix: Asheville, NC, Arts, Ballet, Theater

WSOCTV

NC group offers reward for stolen Venus flytraps

A North Carolina environmental group is offering a $1,500 reward to find the thief who stole more than 1,000 Venus flytraps from a city garden in Wilmington.

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home

WBKO-TV Bowling Green

North Carolina Officials Visit Warren County Schools

Two Warren County elementary schools are setting an example that is stretching across the nation.

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WCNC-TV Charlotte

Southern GOP leaders meeting in Alabama

Republican leaders from 10 Southern states are meeting in Alabama to plan strategies for making new GOP inroads across the region.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Mark Pryor, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Mary Landrieu, Senator Kay Hagan, North Carolina Government

News Observer

84 more arrested on ‘Moral Monday’ as protesters decry ‘outsiders’ label

Rep. Michael Speciale, a New Bern Republican, does not look as protesters, police, journalists and legal observers file past him on the second floor of the North Carolina State Legislative Building on Monday, June 17, 2013, prior to an act of civil disobedience opposing the Republican legislature's agenda.

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Related Topix: New Bern, NC, Raleigh, NC, Chapel Hill, NC, Pat McCrory, US Governors

Politico

PPP finds Foxx leading other GOP prospects in North Carolina-DSCC...

PPP FINDS FOXX AHEAD IN N.C. SENATE PRIMARY: Rep. Virginia Foxx is North Carolina Republicans' top choice for their Senate nomination, according to a Public Policy Polling survey that will be released later today.

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Related Topix: US News, Virginia Foxx, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Renee Ellmers, Senator Kay Hagan, US Senate, Democrat, North Carolina Government

Seattle Times

Paris Air Show: Incentives lure new GE Aviation plant to North Carolina.

David Joyce, president and CEO of GE Aviation, shows off a GEnx jet engine to an official from North Carolina at the Paris Air Show Monday.

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Related Topix: Asheville, NC, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 737, Aircraft

Mon Jun 17, 2013

WLOS

NC finds first evidence of ash tree killing bug

North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler is ordering an emergency quarantine restricting the movement of firewood or any parts of ash trees from leaving three counties along the Virginia border.

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WCSH-TV Portland

Man accused of kidnapping car owner during sale pleads not guilty

A Maine man charged with kidnapping a man who was selling a car and stashing him in the car's trunk during a trip to Delaware has pleaded not guilty.

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Asheville Citizen-Times

NC NAACP prepares for seventh week of protests

The North Carolina Chapter of the NAACP is readying for another week of protests that have led to the arrest of nearly 400 people since late April.

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Related Topix: North Carolina Government

Examiner.com

Western North Carolina offers opportunities to explore local crafts

Summer is the perfect time to get out and explore the unique art and crafts Western North Carolina has to offer, through special events and dedicated shops.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Crafts, Highlands, NC, Asheville, NC, Blowing Rock, NC, Lenoir, NC

USA Today

Alligator captured under sprinkler in Arizona

An alligator, found lying under the waterfall of a lawn sprinkler at night, was captured in the front yard of a home here.

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Related Topix: North Carolina Government

SFGate

Lane of I-95 in northeastern NC closing for 2 days

The North Carolina Department of Transportation says the lane will be closed from 7 a.m. Monday until 7 p.m. Tuesday as crews complete work on an expansion joint on the bridge over Fishing Creek.

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Related Topix: North Carolina Government

Sunherald.com

NC Sen. Hagan facing powerful GOP force in 2014

In this Sept. 6, 2012, file photo Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. In 2008.

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Related Topix: Virginia Foxx, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Renee Ellmers, Senator Kay Hagan, US Senate, Democrat, North Carolina Government

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