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  • Top-seed North Carolina sends home SEC champ LSU

    Ted Kirk/AP OMAHA, Neb. -- Brian Holberton homered, Trent Thornton pitched a strong seven innings and No. 1-seed North Carolina extended its stay at the College World Series with a 4-2 victory against LSU on Tuesday. The Tar Heels (58-11) play North Carolina State or UCLA in an elimination game Thursday. The No. 4-seeded Tigers (57-11) went 0-2 in their first CWS appearance since ...

  • Top-seeded North Carolina stays alive in College World Series

    North Carolina's Brian Holberton (10) is greeted by teammates after hitting a two-run homer Tuesday against Louisiana State at the College World ...

  • COL BB North Carolina 4 Louisiana State 2

    Trent Thornton hurled seven efficient innings and Brian Holberton homered Tuesday in North Carolina's 4-2 College World Series win over Louisiana State. Thornton, a freshman, allowed two runs on nine hits and overcame four walks while Colin Moran chipped in with three hits, an RBI and two runs scored as the top-seeded Tar Heels eliminated LSU. With the victory, North Carolina advances to ...

  • Severe weather moves through NC tornado warnings expired

    Raleigh, N.C. - UPDATE: 8:15 p.m. - All tornado warnings have expired, but thunderstorm warnings remain in effect for several eastern North Carolina counties. At 7:45 p.m., trained weather spotters reported seeing a funnel cloud wrapped in rain that might be reaching the ground as a tornado. It was located 3 miles east of Rocky Mount and was moving east at 30 mph.  At 7:31 p.m., Doppler ...

  • North Carolina Ousts Tigers From CWS With 4-2 Win

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Maniac [Blu-Ray]

Maniac [Blu-Ray]

William Lustigs Maniac is as grisly and relentlessly single-minded as its title would suggest. An independently produced, low-budget guerilla cheapie destined for the grindhouses on 42nd Street, it stirred up a tornado of controversy wherever it went (starting with the Cannes Film Festival ... ...

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  • Raleigh holds line on taxes in 2013-14 budget

    Raleigh, N.C. - The Raleigh City Council unanimously approved a $707 million budget Tuesday for the fiscal year that starts July 1.No tax increase was included in the budget, but the council did approve a $1 increase to the solid waste fee and higher water and sewer rates to help pay for infrastructure upgrades. The higher rates amount to about $3.75 a month for an average family."This ...

  • Raleighs Approved Budget Has No Tax Increase

    The Raleigh City Council today unanimously approved the Fiscal Year 2013-14 budget. The budget does not increase property taxes or solid waste, stormwater or privilege license fees. It does include an additional $13.9 million in revenue for the City's Public Utilities' system. The additional revenue is derived from a 14 percent sewer volumetric rate increase and a redesign of the ...

  • GE Aviation to Add 50 Jobs in North Carolina

    GE Aviation confirmed Monday a plan to add 50 jobs at its engine assembly plant in Durham, N.C., to boost capacity for assembly of a new jet engine that one company official said is being developed to power heavily-used aircraft. The company formally announced the plans to add capacity at the Durham plant as part of larger announcement of a $195 million total statewide investment that ...

  • Durham police investigating fatal shooting

    Durham, N.C. - Investigators are looking into a fatal shooting that happened in east Durham Tuesday morning.Kammie Michael, a spokeswoman for the Durham Police Department, said officers responding to a 911 call around 11:40 a.m. found Jermaine Andrea McDonald, 37, dead in the street in front of a house in the 100 block of North Hyde Park Avenue.Police said McDonald lived on the street, but ...

  • Swift Drive Road Closure Extended Through June 28 for Drainage Improvement Project

    . Swift Drive is currently closed between Octavia Street and Merwin Road. Additional time is needed to complete the improvements being made to the Lail Court culvert. Swift Drive will remain closed through Friday, June 28. Any questions regarding the project should be directed to the Stormwater Utility ...

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