10:40 p.m. • 6-19-13
Raleigh, N.C. — Gov. Pat McCrory's inaugural weekend got off to a blazing start Friday.
A fire in a first-floor copy room Friday afternoon forced McCrory's staff and other employees out of the state Department of Administration building.
Firefighters quickly doused the blaze, which produced plenty of smoke but caused little damage.
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The Senate Education Committee discusses a bill that would give students with disabilities publicly-funded scholarships to attend…
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