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At fiscal-minded GOP forum, foreign affairs inescapable

The Club for Growth, which hosted Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and five other potential Republican presidential candidates for a three-day summit at a lavish Palm Beach resort, focuses its advocacy…Click to Continue »

 

Mexican’s killing by police exposes wounds in a changing town

Like many communities that have experienced dramatic demographic shifts, Pasco has faced its share of challenges. But those pale in comparison with the challenge it faces today as the killing…Click to Continue »

 

Fundraisers mount for cancer fund named for NC State coach

March brings the climax of the college basketball season and a fundraising drive by the foundation created to remember former North Carolina State University basketball coach Jim Valvano.Click to Continue »

 

Suspect, two victims dead in string of related Tarboro shootings

Tarboro police say a man fatally shot two people and injured a third on Saturday before the suspect was killed after pointing a gun at officers, ABC11 Eyewitness News reports.Click to Continue »

 

Blind dog rescued after being lost for 2 weeks in the cold

A blind dog who wandered away from her Ester, Alaska, home during a cold snap has been reunited with her owner.Click to Continue »

 

Fertile ground for militancy in hometown of Jihadi John

The list of radicalized militants who grew up in a relatively small sliver of northwest London is striking. Two Somali men convicted of plotting to bomb the London public transport…Click to Continue »

 

Better plane tracking trialed after Malaysia plane mystery

Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia will lead a trial to enhance the tracking of aircraft over remote oceans, allowing planes to be more easily found should they vanish like Malaysia Airlines…Click to Continue »

 

Private police carry guns and make arrests, and their ranks are swelling

The trend has raised concerns in Virginia and elsewhere, because these armed officers often receive a small fraction of the training and oversight of their municipal counterparts. Arrests of private…Click to Continue »

 

Dome: Voting law talk sank Lynch’s NC support

The rejection late last week by North Carolina’s two US senators of North Carolina native Loretta Lynch’s nomination for U.S. attorney general can be traced to a speech Lynch gave…Click to Continue »

 

Morrisville hosting Lake Crabtree Park meeting Tuesday

After several months of relative silence, a group of outdoors enthusiasts concerned with the future of Lake Crabtree County Park are meeting again in Morrisville.Click to Continue »

 

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