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A Raleigh man, facing felony charges after a fatal car accident earlier this month, has a history of speeding tickets, according to court records. Full Story »

Raleigh attorney Jim Conner filed a complaint today in Durham Superior Court, contending the county commissioners' Oct. 12 rezoning vote failed to move a watershed boundary line. Full Story »

The N.C. Department of Labor fined a South Carolina pyrotechnics company $44,810 Friday in death of four. Full Story »

Dell plans to keep its Winston-Salem plant open until April to handle rebounding demand for desktop computers. Full Story »

A fire commander who was critically injured in a three-vehicle crash involving a Wake County school bus has died. Full Story »

Town officials will continue to discuss a controversial redesign of one of the town's busiest intersections. Full Story »

U.S. Marines may have their hands full in Iraq and Afghanistan , but that hasn't meant the end of their venerable Toys for Tots program. Full Story »

Longleaf pine forests that once blanketed the Southeast could play a key role in combating climate change, conservationists and scientists said Thursday. Full Story »

Local restaurateur Giorgios Bakatsias is at it yet again. Full Story »

A Wake County judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit against four spokesmen on former Gov. Mike Easley 's staff for their handling of public records. Full Story »

A man accused of shooting a Durham police officer in July pleaded guilty Wednesday but will be incarcerated for only another month. Full Story »

Raleigh Charter High School has made U.S. News & World Report's 2010 list of 100 best U.S. high schools. Full Story »

The spot where Lee Eames Jr. plunged accidentally to his death last week is not the only dangerous gap in a bridge along Raleigh's Interstate 440 Beltline. Full Story »

Six years ago, Kay Hagan, then a state senator, supported an idea about using software to catch fraudulent Medicaid claims. Full Story »

A grand jury in Columbus County on Thursday found probable cause to indict state Sen. R.C. Soles Jr. on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon in connection with an August shooting at Soles' Tabor City home. Full Story »

Sen. Richard Burr said he will delay the confirmation until investigations of two Democrats are completed. Full Story »

Gov. Bev Perdue's campaign disclosed Thursday that it did not properly report or pay for five more flights since 2004. Full Story »

A Raleigh man was arrested Thursday, accused of molesting a child. Full Story »

The N.C. State Highway Patrol filed charges today against a Wendell teen who was driving nearly twice the posted speed limit Monday when he lost lost control of the car he was driving. The car ran off of a road in Knightdale, killing a East Wake High School student. Full Story »

Gov. Bev Perdue's campaign disclosed today that it did not properly report or pay for five more free flights. Full Story »

About 78,000 jobless people in the state who have exhausted their unemployment benefits are about to receive a letter urging them to apply for extended benefits that were recently approved by Congress. Full Story »

Sen. Richard Burr will delay approval of U.S. attorney nominee Thomas Walker. Full Story »

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing on the nominations of two North Carolina judges for the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. Full Story »

Raleigh Charter High School has made U.S. News & World Report's 2010 list of America's 100 best high schools. Full Story »

For the dark, depraved nights David Chatham watched obscene images of strangers' children, he will spend the next six years in prison. Full Story »