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  • NC State grad selected as new NASA astronaut

    JACKSONVILLE, N.C. - Christina Hammock is realizing a dream she has had since she was a 6-year-old growing up on the North Carolina coast. The 34-year-old Jacksonville native, who has undergraduate and graduate degrees from North Carolina State, is among eight candidates selected to begin astronaut training by NASA. Hammock, currently assigned to National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

  • Speed-limit hike zooms to House vote

    Raleigh, N.C. - The state House could vote Wednesday on a proposal that would allow the state Department of Transportation to raise the speed limit on some highways to 75 mph. passed the House Transportation Committee on Tuesday, despite concerns voiced by Democrats and Republicans on the panel. The current maximum speed on North Carolina highways is 70 mph, but bill backers want to allow ...

  • Raleigh looks to tap Falls Lake for more drinking water

    Raleigh, N.C. - City officials fear Raleigh's demand for water will outstrip supply by 2040, so the City Council agreed Tuesday to pay for a study of Falls Lake to see if more drinking water can be pulled from the reservoir in the future.The water in Falls Lake is dedicated to different purposes, and the $450,000 study by the Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the lake, will determine ...

  • Man faces additional charge in fatal Raleigh hit-and-run

    Raleigh, N.C. - A Cary man facing charges in the weekend hit-and-run death of a woman in Raleigh now faces an additional charge in the case.Adetoye Taoheed Adekanmbi, 33, of 103 E. Chalfont Way, was arrested Saturday on two counts of felony hit-and-run causing bodily injury or death and driving with a revoked license in connection with the Hillsborough Street collision that killed Natalie ...

  • Raleigh Joins With Army COE to Study Falls Lake Water Reallocation

    The Raleigh City Council today addressed the growing need for additional water resources in the Raleigh area. Local demand for water is projected to exceed supply by 2040. Council agreed to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to fund a reallocation study of the water stored in the Falls Lake reservoir. Falls Lake is the primary source of drinking ...


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Movie Review

Death of a Cyclist (Muerte de un ciclista) [DVD]

Death of a Cyclist (Muerte de un ciclista) [DVD]

Like the works of the early French New Wave or Eisenstein's silent films, Juan Antonio Bardem's Death of a Cyclist (Muerte de un ciclista) is a film forged from theoretical and ideological conviction. Produced in Spain under the Franco regime, where cinema had be ... ...

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  • Wakefield High School Girl’s Track Team

    The Raleigh City Council today honored the Wakefield High School Girl's Track Team for their win at the 4A Mideast Track and Field Regional and their second-place finish in the state 4A ...

  • Highlights of the Municipal Art Collection Exhibition Opens July 11 At Block Art Gallery

    "Highlights of the Municipal Art Collection," an exhibition sponsored by the City of Raleigh Arts Commission, will be on display July 11 to Aug. 23 at the Miriam Preston Block Art Gallery in the Avery C. Upchurch Government Complex, 222 W. Hargett St. Featured artists include Shaun Richards, Jason Craighead, Marty Baird and Anthony Ulinski. An opening reception for the exhibition will ...

  • Hundreds Of Faith Leaders Arrested For Protesting Conservative Policies In North Carolina

    citing scripture as they propose regressive laws and policies. But when a growing coalition of North Carolina progressives descended on Raleigh, N.C., Monday to decry the state's Republican legislature, they drew support from another source of moral authority: progressive faith leaders. Throngs of demonstrators gathered outside the North Carolina statehouse on Monday, as they have every ...

  • Scientists Soggy British weather likely to stay

    Weather scientists said Tuesday that a country that has been unusually soggy in recent years is not likely to dry out soon, and a warm Atlantic Ocean may be to ...

  • Neighbors sue to shut down Raleigh party mansion

    Raleigh, N.C. - A Superior Court judge has issued a temporary restraining order to end raucous adult parties at a north Raleigh mansion after neighbors complained.Radcliffe Homeowners Association filed a complaint against Claude Verbal II, Pamela Verbal and Metropolitan Lifestyle Group LLC over parties at the home, at 10625 Marion Stone Way.The 15,224-square-foot home, which the Verbals ...

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