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  • Silver Alert issued for Durham County woman

    Durham, N.C. - The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons issued a Silver Alert Saturday evening for a Durham County woman. Vivkie Lee Rhodes, 49, is African American, stands 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 185 pounds. She has short black hair and brown eyes and was last seen on W. Club Blvd. in Durham wearing a pink and grey silky shirt, tan pants, and pink and white ...

  • This week in the war on voting North Carolina ground zero in voter suppression fight

    Not only did 2012 Black voters make the difference in several key swing states, including Florida, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the biggest prize of all, Ohio, but Black voter turnout surpassed the White vote for the first time in history. The Census Bureau found that "About two in three eligible blacks (66.2 percent) voted in the 2012 presidential election, higher than the 64.1 percent of ...

  • Police Durham NH ‘Good Samaritan’ Was Drunk Ran Over Pedestrian

    DURHAM, N.H. (AP) -- New Hampshire police say a motorist who presented herself as a good Samaritan who drove an injured pedestrian to the hospital is the same person who caused the injuries. Durham police say 38-year-old Michelle Blain of Barrington drove an injured University of New Hampshire student to a hospital Thursday night and explained that she’d happened upon the injured ...

  • Male U.S. burglars steal to get money women steal for drugs

    When selecting a target, most burglars said they considered the close proximity of other people including: traffic, people in the house or business and police officers; the lack of escape routes; and signs of increased security -- including alarm signs, alarms, dogs inside and outdoor cameras or other surveillance equipment. (UPI Photo/Ezio ...

  • Artsplosure tops downtown Raleigh bucket list

    Raleigh, N.C. - The social media gurus behind downtown Raleigh's "Live, Work, Play" have partnered with Offline Media to come up with a summer contest designed to draw visitors to the capital city and to push residents to try new activities within city limits.The Downtown Raleigh Bucket List features 16 suggested experiences, starting with this weekend's Artsplosure, to cross ...


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Movie Review

Rise of the Planet of the Apes [Blu-Ray]

Rise of the Planet of the Apes [Blu-Ray]

Especially after the lukewarm reception of Tim Burtons glossy, action-packed 2001 reimagining, which ended with a Huh? cliffhanger that has yet to be resolved, it would be safe to say that there hasnt been much yearning for another entry in the Planet of the Apes ... ...

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  • Wake child care trainer takes action after babys day care death

    Fort Bragg, N.C. - As a Wake County child care trainer, Krista Barbour's job is to teach day care providers how to keep infants safe. When she heard the story about a 4-month-old boy who suffocated at a Fort Bragg day care, she decided to take action.Santino "Sonny" Degenhard suffocated during tummy time at Pope Child Development Center on March 9, 2012, while a child care worker ...

  • New law lays out ground rules for wind power

    The bill lays out a process for applicants to notify neighbors, local governments and military installations of their plans. It formally delegates approval power to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. "This is a great law because it shows that we are serious about our responsibility for balancing our environmental and economic interests, including North Carolina's ...

  • N.C. adds 500 construction jobs

    North Carolina added 500 construction jobs between March and April, one hopeful sign of a turnaround in the works. But taking a longer frame of reference, the key sector still has a way to go before the promise of any recovery is actually realized. As of the close of April, total statewide construction was 169,900, down 4,000, or 2.3 percent, from the same month in 2012, according to ...

  • Some health experts are skeptical of Medicaid plan

    As North Carolina's Medicaid officials tour the state for input about reform, they're likely to get some skepticism. Many doctors, health care experts, and ordinary citizens have questioned the wisdom of inviting private companies from outside the state to manage the program, and instead called on state leaders to expand on the model currently implemented by Community Care of North ...

  • Beware N.C. lottery scammers running loose

    The North Carolina Education Lottery alerted players Friday about a scam targeting recent lottery winners. Some recent lottery winners reported being contacted by callers who said they were from the N.C. Education Lottery. The callers told players they had won additional prizes, later asking players to buy prepaid debit cards and provide the numbers to them before obtaining these prizes. $5.7 ...

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