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Local Muslims Concerned Over Ft. Hood Shooting
Last Updated: 9:41 PM 11/06/09 - The suspected Ft. Hood shooter, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, doesn't have any religious preference listed on his military file, but his name, and pictures of him in Muslim dress, have some in the Muslim community concerned their religion may come under attack.
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Sex-Toy Study At Duke Raises Some Eyebrows
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Last Updated: 7:42 PM 11/06/09 - A sex-toy study at Duke University has raised some eyebrows in the campus religious community. (Full Story)
Pastor: Fayetteville Man Agreed To Help, Then Killed Family
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Last Updated: 7:27 PM 11/06/09 - A pastor says a North Carolina real estate developer was showing signs of mental illness and agreed to get treatment several hours before his killed his wife, two teenage children and himself. (Full Story)
Prosecution Wraps Up Testimony In Murder Trial Against Former Marine
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Last Updated: 7:20 PM 11/06/09 - The state has wrapped up its case against a former Camp Lejeune Marine on trial for the murder of a Harlowe man. (Full Story)
DWI In Eastern Carolina: Community Solutions
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Last Updated: 9:43 PM 11/06/09 - As we wrap up our week long look at drinking and driving, there's a message some groups across eastern Carolina want to send. Reducing or stopping drinking and driving isn't just the job of law enforcement. (Full Story)
Obama To Sign Homebuyer, Jobless Bill Assistance
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Last Updated: 6:34 AM 11/06/09 - Longtime jobless people and prospective homebuyers will be the main beneficiaries when President Barack Obama signs a $24 billion economic stimulus bill today. (Full Story)
Productivity Jumps 9.5 Percent In Third Quarter
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Last Updated: 6:24 AM 11/06/09 - Productivity surged in the third quarter while labor costs continued to drop sharply, a combination that will bolster companies' profits but continue to saddle workers with stagnant incomes. (Full Story)
Police Release Chilling 911 Calls From Fayetteville Murder-Suicide
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Last Updated: 5:25 AM 11/06/09 - Police have released 911 recordings that contain sounds from the scene of a quadruple murder-suicide that happened in Fayetteville earlier this week. (Full Story)
Daycare Death Investigation
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Last Updated: 8:22 AM 11/05/09 - A North Carolina home daycare is closed while authorities investigate the death of an infant. (Full Story)
NC To Have Sales Tax Holiday For Energy Efficient Appliances
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Last Updated: 3:55 PM 11/05/09 - North Carolina residents will get a break on sales taxes when they purchase energy efficient appliances Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. (Full Story)
New Swine Flu Numbers
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Last Updated: 4:44 AM 11/05/09 - We have new numbers this morning on the prevalence of the swine flu in North Carolina, and how sick it's making people. (Full Story)
 Chocolate Labrador Fatally Shot
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Last Updated: 3:56 PM 11/05/09 - A man in Greene county is heartbroken after finding his dog shot over the weekend.
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Democrat Anthony Foxx To Replace Pat McCrory As Charlotte Mayor
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Last Updated: 10:53 PM 11/03/09 - Voters have narrowly elected a Democrat to lead Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city.
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NC Court Upholds Conviction Of Former Lawmaker
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Last Updated: 7:16 PM 11/03/09 - North Carolina appellate judges have upheld the conviction of former Democratic state Rep. Thomas Wright on three counts of obtaining property by false pretenses. (Full Story)
Eureka, There's No One To Vote For!
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Last Updated: 9:00 AM 11/04/09 - In one eastern Carolina town it's anyone's guess who will be elected. (Full Story)
Background On DWI Inmates Interviewed At 6:00 p.m.
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Last Updated: 8:53 PM 11/03/09 - Here's more background on the DWI inmates at Greene Correctional Institution we interviewed at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday. (Full Story)
National Institute Of Health Official Vouches For Safety Of Flu Vaccine
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Last Updated: 8:24 AM 11/03/09 - A leading government health figure says tests on millions of people who have received the H1N1 flu vaccine show that it is safe and effective. (Full Story)
Fayetteville Father Killed Wife, 2 Children, Then Self
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Last Updated: 11:32 AM 11/03/09 - Police say a real estate developer known as an active member of his church shot and killed his wife and two teen children and then committed suicide in their Fayetteville home. (Full Story)
Massive Beef Recall
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Last Updated: 6:10 AM 11/03/09 - Almost 546,000 pounds of beef have been recalled. The beef, which is linked to two deaths, was sold in North Carolina. (Full Story)
Coast Guard Resumes Investigation Into Sinking Of Lady Mary
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Last Updated: 2:05 PM 11/02/09 - In the pre-dawn ocean darkness 60 miles off the New Jersey coast, the captain of a Massachusetts fishing boat heard a brief, panicked radio transmission, lasting less than a second. (Full Story)
Parking Lot Safety Tips
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Last Updated: 4:19 AM 11/02/09 - Read the story to find some tips on how to stay safe in parking lots this holiday season. (Full Story)
 NEW INFO: Suspect Arrested For Quadruple Murder
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Last Updated: 5:17 AM 11/02/09 - Police say the man suspected of shooting four people at a TV store in Mt. Airy has been captured in Virginia. (Full Story)
Duke, UNC Hold Summit On Blacks And Recession
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Last Updated: 5:06 PM 11/01/09 - The African-American Economic Summit will be Sunday at the Chapel Hill school and Monday in Durham.
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NC Gov. Aycock Historic Site In Fremont To Reopen
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Last Updated: 3:25 PM 11/01/09 - A celebration Sunday will mark its reopening for tours. It also will mark the site's 50th anniversary and the 150th anniversary of Aycock's birth (Full Story)
Engineer Spoke Years Ago Of Rock Slides On I-40
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Last Updated: 3:18 PM 11/01/09 - A report on the section of I-40 dedicated in 1968 also quoted engineers from both Tennessee and North Carolina as saying slides would probably be a major problem for many years.
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 Corn Farmers Say NC Pork Producer Hasn't Paid Them
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Last Updated: 3:14 PM 11/01/09 - Anne Faircloth, partner of Clinton-based Coharie Hog Farms, said the company is contending with two years of shrinking profits but she ultimately aims to work with the farmers.
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