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Gold could become official state mineral through new bill

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North Carolina's rich gold history could be honored with legislation by the General Assembly. The Senate voted Monday night to make gold the official state mineral. Bill sponsor Sen. Harry Brown of Onslow County said the idea came from fourth-graders in his district. Full story...
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Senate GOP about to roll out NC government budget

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Senate Republicans plan to unveil a budget for North Carolina government Tuesday that spends slightly more overall than the House version did and would hire 1,400 additional teachers in early grades. Full story...
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Three family members die in Lincolnton fire

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Three people have been killed in a fire at a mobile home near Lincolnton. Full story...
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Abuse of elderly, disabled rising in Buncombe Co.

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Abuse of elderly and other vulnerable adults has more than doubled in Buncombe County over the past six years. Full story...
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Police say NC man killed wife, attempted suicide

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Police say a 63-year-old Statonsburg man forced his way into a home where his estranged wife was staying, shot and killed her, wounded two other people and tried to commit suicide. Full story...
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NC residents urged to prepare for hurricane season

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North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue says residents should take this week to get prepared for hurricane season that starts next month. Full story...
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US 264 in Dare County now open daylight hours

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Fire officials battling a long-running blaze near Stumpy Point in Dare County have opened U.S. Highway 264 for the first time in three weeks. Full story...
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Prosecutor wants dismembering a body to be a crime

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The prosecutor in the Zahra Baker case wants North Carolina lawmakers to penalize the act of dismembering a body in order to conceal a crime. Full story...
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Compromise on unemployment benefits could come next week

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The political standoff keeping 42,000 long-term jobless workers from their extended unemployment benefits may be loosening. Full story...
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Garner Slim Jim plant closing two years after explosion

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Production of Slim Jim snacks is ending at a plant in Garner were an explosion killed four people in 2009. Full story...
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NC jobless rate steady at 9.7 percent in April

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North Carolina's unemployment rate was unchanged in April at 9.7 percent as the state added nearly 3,000 jobs. Full story...
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NC unemployment rate coming out for April

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One of the most closely watched measures of North Carolina's economic health is trending in the right direction. Full story...
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Jeannette's Pier in Nags Head reopens Saturday

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The first state funded and operated fishing pier in North Carolina will open Saturday where privately owned Jennette's Pier was destroyed in a 2003 hurricane. Full story...
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Bryson City men sentenced to stealing ginseng

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Two Swain County men have been sentenced for taking valuable plants from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Full story...
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Elections chief says early voting bill could cause long lines at polls

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North Carolina's elections chief says a bill to shorten the early voting period likely would result in longer lines at polling sites and make elections more expensive. Full story...
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