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ECU student victim of strong-armed robbery

Posted: 4:55 AM - A strong-armed robbery occurred in the parking lot of Mendenhall on the ECU campus around midnight Sunday.

CPAC UPDATE: Rand Paul wins straw poll

Posted: 02/28/2015 - Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has won the Conservative Political Action Conference's annual presidential preference straw poll.

20-year-old shot and transported to hospital in Kinston

Updated: 02/28/2015 - One person was shot and transported to the hospital Saturday evening in Kinston.

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Greenville man charged with armed robbery of friend

Updated: 02/28/2015 - The victim of an armed robbery says he was giving his friend a ride when his friend robbed him.

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NEW INFO: Police identify victims in Tarboro shootings

Updated: 02/28/2015 - Police have identified the three people killed, including the suspected gunman, in multiple shootings Saturday afternoon.

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Bayboro man charged with stealing from Pamlico County Schools

Posted: 02/28/2015 - Pamlico County deputies say they found a Bayboro man in possession of stolen property from the Pamlico County Schools Maintenance Garage and Pamlico County High School.

Russian opposition leader and sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin shot dead

Posted: 02/27/2015 - Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic Russian opposition leader and sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin, was gunned down Saturday near the Kremlin, just a day before a planned protest against the government.

Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center gets new equipment

Updated: 02/27/2015 - Doctors showed off a unique machine used to treat cancer faster, along with their center's grand re-opening Friday in Washington.

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NC judge denies most voter ID motions, summer trial next

Updated: 02/27/2015 - A North Carolina state judge has declined for now to strike down or uphold photo identification requirements to vote in person starting in 2016.

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Blue Cross has 1st loss in 15 years, blames health care law

Updated: 02/27/2015 - Blue Cross and Blue Shield says it has posted its first financial loss since 1999 as a result of insuring high numbers of older and sicker people under the Affordable Care Act.

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Power still out for some in Nash & Wake Counties following storm

Posted: 02/27/2015 - Duke Energy work crews are focusing on Nash and Wake counties in their efforts to restore power following this week's winter storm.

Congress passes one week extension of Homeland Security funding

Updated: 02/27/2015 - Hours after the U.S. House rejected a stopgap spending bill for the Homeland Security Department, Congress was able to pass a one-week extension.

Prominent Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov shot dead near Kremlin

Posted: 02/27/2015 - Russia's Interior Ministry says Boris Nemtsov, a leading opposition figure and former deputy prime minister, has been shot and killed near the Kremlin.

Scattered rain showers through Sunday

Updated: 9:14 AM - Light to moderate showers will remain scattered across the East through most of Sunday. Clouds will organize in to a rain band later this evening, pushing through the area between 5pm to midnight.

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Holy double mackerel! Retired catfish farmer snags another big lottery win

Updated: 02/27/2015 - Back in October, you might remember that James Harrison snagged a $1 million lottery prize. Today the man showed up at lottery headquarters to claim $200,000 in cash.

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NEW INFO: Building collapses in Grifton

Updated: 02/27/2015 - The front part of an unoccupied building on Grifton's main street collapsed this afternoon.

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Leonard Nimoy, world famous as Mr. Spock on 'Star Trek', dies

Updated: 02/28/2015 - Leonard Nimoy, world famous to "Star Trek" fans through a beloved cult TV series and a half-dozen films as the pointy-eared, purely logical science officer Mr. Spock, has died.

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Police: 7 fatally shot, gunman dead in southeastern Missouri

Posted: 02/27/2015 - Seven people were shot to death and one was injured in overnight attacks in a small southeastern Missouri town, and the suspected gunman was found dead in a neighboring county, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said Friday.

Kinston hotel tops voting in statewide historic rehab contest

Updated: 02/27/2015 - The O'Neil was one of six finalists across the state for the People’s Choice: Great Historic Rehabilitation honor.

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ECU gets approval for higher tuition, fees

Updated: 02/27/2015 - North Carolina's public universities will see another couple of years of higher tuition and fees after a one-year tuition freeze this year.

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Groundbreaking ceremony held for Montford Point memorial

Updated: 02/27/2015 - A ceremony this morning marked the start of construction of a monument at Camp Lejeune to honor the Montford Point Marines, the first black Marines to enlist in the Corps.

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Internet buzz: What color is this dress?

Posted: 02/26/2015 - For some reason, the internet is buzzing about the color of this dress.

Equipment gets stuck, closes road near Maysville

Updated: 02/27/2015 - Highway 58 south was closed for a while Thursday night because of an attempt to fix some power lines.

One suspect arrested, second wanted in Bertie County break-in

Updated: 02/26/2015 - Bertie County deputies are asking for your help in locating a person wanted for a break-in last week.

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Slick roads take toll on vehicles

Updated: 02/26/2015 - There were at least two fatal accidents in our state this week due to the snow, ice and sleet and the slick road conditions resulted in over 400 calls for assistance according to the NC Department of Transportation.

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