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• Search for Oklahoma tornado survivors nearly complete
  

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  Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children.

  Posted 10:54 p.m. yesterday | Read Story

  • Teachers credited with saving students in Okla.
  • AP PHOTOS: Devastation, reunion in tornado wake
  • Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb
  • Hospitals treat more than 200 after Okla. tornado
  • Fayetteville students empathize with Okla. tornado survivors
  • WATCH: Search for lost continues following massive Okla. twister
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  Memories still sharp for Triangle tornado victims

  The images of devastation left by the monster tornado that struck Moore, Okla., have brought back tough memories for those who lived through the tornado that ripped through the Triangle two years ago.

  • WATCH: Raleigh tornado victims empathize with Oklahoma
  • Recovery slow for storm-ravaged Raleigh neighborhood
  • Raleigh family moves back home after tornado

  Updated 7:00 p.m. yesterday | Read Story
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  Wake school board narrows superintendent search to three finalists

  The Wake County Board of Education has narrowed its search for a new superintendent to three finalists, who will visit the school system next week for a final round of interviews.

  • WATCH: Sutton: Wake schools chief finalists veteran educators, leaders
  • WATCH: Wake school board announces final superintendent candidates
  • WATCH: Wake school board work session

  Updated 11:38 p.m. yesterday | Read Story | 21 comments
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  15-year-old can be charged as adult in Wake double slaying

  A 15-year-old boy charged in the Jan. 5 shooting deaths of a married couple in their Wake County home can be tried as an adult, a District Court judge ruled Tuesday.

  • Investigators search SUV in Wake County double slaying
  • Dozens of shell casings found in home where couple was killed
  • Warrant: Gang member likely target of double-fatal shooting

  Updated 7:01 p.m. yesterday | Read Story | 9 comments
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  Water deemed safe for residents in Wake Forest neighborhood

  The water is safe for Wake Forest residents living in the Stony Hill Road area, according to officials from the Environmental Protection Agency.

  • Wake County officials urge testing of private wells
  • State tests for contaminated vapors near Wake Forest homes
  • EPA finds contaminated well water in Wake Forest neighborhood

  Updated 10:25 p.m. yesterday | Read Story