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Associated Press | File photo Gov. Beverly Perdue announced Thursday that she would not seek re-election.
Associated Press | File photo Gov. Beverly Perdue announced Thursday that she would not seek re-election.
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Local leaders stunned by Perdue decision
The shocking news that Gov. Beverly Perdue will not seek re-election has fueled a firestorm of speculation about who the Democrats might nominate to replace the one-term governor.
Orange officials question tran...
Key Orange County officials are signaling doubt about one of the fundamental premises of a region...
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Bridge bidding delayed again
Plans for a bridge to carry the American Tobacco Trail over Interstate 40 near the Streets at Sou...
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Board formalizes opposition to...
School advocate says RTHS efforts aimed at diversity
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Greenfire denied Liberty clean...
It appears Greenfire Development will not receive another extension to make repairs to Liberty Wa...
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Fire damages guitar business n...
Fire heavily damaged a building near Duke University's East Campus Wednesday night that housed a ...
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Orange County
Investigators chasing leads in double homicide
Orange County investigators spent the day Thursday trying to find witnesses and tracking down leads to try to find the person who s...
'Amendment One: The Musical' aims for dialogue through entertainment
You don’t see a man dressed up as George Washington wave around a cardboard rainbow every day.
Two killed in apparent Orange County robbery
Two men are dead after an apparent robbery and double homicide at a store in northwest Orange County Wednesday afternoon.
Man pleads guilty to robbery
A man from Little Washington who robbed a man and then led police on a high-speed chase through Chapel Hill pleaded guilty to the ro...
Ross recommends 8.8% tuition hike
Tuition across the 16 university campuses in the UNC System will increase an average of 8.8 percent – about $470 -- in 2012-13 for i...
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Tar Heels wax Pack
UNC held the Wolfpack to season lows in points and shooting percentage in a 74-55 win at the Smith Center.
Tar Heels dominate rivalry showdown
From the 80-plus foot shot that N.C. State's Lorenzo Brown made at the end of the first half to the 3-pointer that North Carolina ba...
Coach K pleased as Duke grinds out road win
Playing on newly christened Gary Williams Court Wednesday night, with the retired Maryland coach on hand for the festivities, Duke p...
NCCU reinstates point guard Justin Leemow
Senior captain had been jailed in November on marijuana-related possession charges
East Chapel Hill swimmers sweep PAC-6 championships
PAC-6 swimmers from four schools sliced through the water at UNC’s Koury Natatorium Wednesday.
McCann column: Too much 'man' in girls' basketball rout?
Southern High kept up pressure against Person until the final buzzer in easy win this week.
Lifestyle
Felicia Boswell and Bryan Fenkart in the national tour of “Memphis,” which will be at DPAC Jan. 24-29.
Felicia Boswell and Bryan Fenkart in the national tour of “Memphis,” which will be at DPAC Jan. 24-29.
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REVIEW: ‘Memphis’ has it all
Audiences in Durham now know why the Broadway musical “Memphis” won the 2010 Tony Award for best musical. Now on national tour, “Memphis” has it all – stellar cast, fabulou...
A movie with the heart of a lion
Families encouraged to view animated Easter tale
Review: Jazz fans should hope Ketch CD a sign of things to come
Jim Ketch, director of UNC’s Jazz Studies Program and music director of the North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra, has a new relea...
Girls + math = success
Women and Math program mentors aim to increase interest in male-dominated fields
Student of the Week: Sophomore has his gaze fixed on graduation
Propelled by his own dreams for his future and a sense of responsibility to his family, Demontae Alston is sure of one thing: He wil...
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This week in Pictures
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North Carolina Central Central student volunteer s Estela Siqueira is demanding more work, packaging dehydrated rice and soy meal, January, Monday 16, 2012, during the Stop Hunger Now‘s Million Meals packaging event at the Freeman Center for Jewish Life on campus. This 6th Annual MLK Million Meals event is coordinated by Duke University, North Carolina Central University, and Durham Rotary Club The Herald-Sun | Bernard Thomas
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