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House Republicans are taking the next step toward completing their version of the North Carolina state government budget by next week. Full story...

South Korea's ambassador to the United States is coming to North Carolina to promote a proposed trade agreement between the two countries. Full story...

Military officials say a sergeant based at Fort Bragg has died of injuries suffered after his unit was attacked in Afghanistan. Full story...

Several factors have combined to triple the number of homeless students in a coastal North Carolina county. Full story...

Fayetteville residents whose homes sustained heavy tornado damage have been urged to remove all valuables after burglars looted at least three homes on one storm-ravaged street. Full story...

A man has been sentenced to life in prison after admitting he stabbed a mother and daughter during a robbery last May in Roanoke Rapids. Full story...

A man accused of lying about Vietnam-era combat and collecting $30,000 in compensation has been convicted in federal court in North Carolina. Full story...

North Carolina officials are considering withdrawing more than 100 youth from treatment centers for troubled kids in Virginia after the company that owns them failed to report a boy's sexual abuse claim. Full story...

A man accused of lying about Vietnam-era combat and collecting $30,000 in compensation has been convicted in federal court in North Carolina. Full story...

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Authorities in Maryland say they have not yet determined how a North Carolina teen died after her body washed up in a Maryland river months after she vanished. Full story...

President Barack Obama has issued a disaster declaration for eight more North Carolina counties hit by last weekend's tornado outbreak. Gov. Beverly Perdue's office announced Thursday night that Craven, Currituck, Greene, Hertford, Hoke, Pitt, Robeson and Sampson counties have been added. It means the way is clear for residents in those counties to receive federal assistance. Full story...

North Carolina lawmakers are going home for the weekend without an agreement on premiums for the health insurance plan for state workers, teachers and retirees. Full story...

A Goldsboro high school is seeking votes from the public in its bid to get President Barack Obama to deliver a June commencement address. Full story...

House Republicans in North Carolina say they're almost ready to clear a key hurdle in the formation of a budget for the next two years that cuts more than $1 billion more than Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue proposed. Full story...