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New Grading Policy For ECU
Last Updated: 9:12 AM 02/08/12 - ECU is changing its grading system for all students next academic year , and not everyone is happy about it.
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DEPUTIES: Mom Rams Husband's Truck In School Parking Lot
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Last Updated: 7:20 PM 02/07/12 - The mother of a 12 year old spent the night in jail after deputies say she rammed her husband's vehicle in a school parking lot in Carteret County. (Full Story)
Homeless Man Accused Of Stealing From Good Samaritan
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Last Updated: 11:49 PM 02/07/12 - This homeless man is accused of stealing from the man who took him off the streets. (Full Story)
Government Challenges Washington-Based Boatbuilder's Bankruptcy
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Last Updated: 7:32 AM 02/07/12 - The government is seeking to dismiss the recent bankruptcy filing of Fountain Powerboats. (Full Story)
Chinese Woman Gives Birth To Record Newborn
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Last Updated: 3:20 AM 02/08/12 - A mother in central China has given birth to a 15.52 pound baby, possibly the largest newborn on record since the country's founding in 1949. (Full Story)
Greenville Man Charged With Crime Against Nature With Dog
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Last Updated: 12:21 PM 01/31/12 - A Greenville man has been arrested and charged with a crime against nature with a dog. (Full Story)
Woman Shot With Taser After Blocking Drive-Thru
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Last Updated: 2:17 PM 02/05/12 - Cumberland County deputies say they used a Taser on a woman who blocked the drive-thru at a McDonalds for 20 minutes after employees refused to serve her because she broke in line. (Full Story)
Police Name Wrong Man In Kidnapping Case
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Last Updated: 11:25 AM 02/08/12 - Greenville police say they named the wrong man who was arrested for his part in a fake kidnapping to cover up a drug deal. (Full Story)
Take A Look At This!
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Last Updated: 8:03 PM 02/07/12 - Take a look at this! A daredevil's accident, a family takes Tebowing to another level, and a mother rescues her child. (Full Story)
Candidate Who Doesn't Speak English Barred From Ballot
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Last Updated: 8:06 PM 02/07/12 - The Arizona Supreme Court has affirmed a ruling that barred a woman from running for a city council seat because she doesn't speak English proficiently. (Full Story)
Tax Refund Delay For Early Filers
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Last Updated: 12:27 PM 01/31/12 - If you filed your tax return early this year, you'll have to wait a week longer for your refund. (Full Story)
Hybrid Owner: Reject Honda Settlement, After Win In Small Claims Court
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Last Updated: 9:15 PM 02/02/12 - Heather Peters, who won nearly $10,000 in a ruling from a court commissioner, said Thursday she expects other Honda owners to follow her lead. Many plan to opt out of a class action settlement to pursue their own suits. (Full Story)
North Carolina High School Coach Apologizes For Confrontation
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Last Updated: 6:54 AM 02/03/12 - A Winston-Salem high school coach has apologized, after a 15-year-old student recorded him and another official during a profanity-laced confrontation over text messages that the coach sent to a 16-year-old female student, according to the Winston-Salem Journal. (Full Story)
Claiming Adult Children On Your Income Taxes
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Last Updated: 10:44 AM 02/01/12 - Big question for folks filling out their tax forms, can parents claim their adult children, who've moved back home, on their income taxes? (Full Story)
Randy Travis Arrested Outside Texas Church
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Last Updated: 4:30 PM 02/06/12 - Country singer Randy Travis has apologized after being arrested on a charge of public intoxication outside a North Texas church. (Full Story)
Take A Look At This!
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Last Updated: 8:13 PM 02/06/12 - Take a look at this! A halftime show controversy, a donut running challenge, and honoring an icon. (Full Story)
Boy With Cerebral Palsy Walks Into The Arms Of Dad Returning From Afghanistan
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Last Updated: 12:24 PM 01/31/12 - A little boy determined to defy doctors is inspiring people around him. (Full Story)
J.H. Rose High Graduate On Super Bowl Giants Practice Squad
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Last Updated: 10:03 PM 02/02/12 - Andre Brown graduated from J.H. Rose High School in Greenville in 2004 and is now part of the Superbowl this weekend as a member of the New York Giants practice squad. (Full Story)
Senators Question CDC Report On Camp Lejeune Water Contamination
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Last Updated: 9:15 PM 01/31/12 - A CDC agency is researching the effects of chemical contamination of water at the base from the 1950s to the 1980s. (Full Story)
Second Eastern Carolinian Makes It To Hollywood For American Idol
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Last Updated: 12:20 PM 01/31/12 - A second singer from the east has made it to Hollywood for American Idol. (Full Story)
Still Trying To Land A Team, Kinston Faces New Competition
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Last Updated: 9:45 AM 02/02/12 - The city of Kinston has its work cut out if it wants to land another minor league baseball team now that the city of Wilmington hopes to build a 35 to 40-million dollar stadium to land a team. (Full Story)
Area Businesses Gearing Up For Super Bowl
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Last Updated: 10:17 PM 02/03/12 - The Super Bowl is this weekend and area businesses say it means a big boost for them as people prepare for the big game.
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Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil Sees Shadow
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Last Updated: 7:33 AM 02/02/12 - Pennsylvania's famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil has emerged from his lair and saw his shadow, in the process predicting six more weeks of winter. (Full Story)
Take A Look At This!
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Last Updated: 8:14 PM 02/02/12 - Take a look at this! 6 more weeks of winter, unexplainable lights in the sky, and a winter wonderland. (Full Story)
Nation's Unemployment Drops To 8.3%
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Last Updated: 4:31 PM 02/03/12 - Employers went on a hiring spree in January and drove down the unemployment rate for a fifth straight month to 8.3 percent, its lowest point in nearly three years. (Full Story)
Purple Heart Veteran Gets New Wheelchair-Friendly Home
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Last Updated: 6:18 AM 02/03/12 - Contractors are putting the finishing touches on a home in Onslow County before they hand over the keys to a Purple Heart combat veteran. (Full Story)
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