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Athens Drive Magnet High School and Conn Magnet Elementary School won national awards Saturday at the Magnet Schools of America's annual conference.

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A Johnston County man pleaded guilty Thursday to killing his stepfather last year.

<b>LILLINGTON, N.C.</b> — A Johnston County man pleaded guilty Thursday to killing his stepfather last year.

Ricky David Faircloth, 22, of 852 McLamb Road in Dunn, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the April 3, 2011, shooting death of Ernest Marvin Tart. He was sentenced to 12 to 15 years in prison.

Investigators said Faircloth was trying to strangle his girlfriend when Tart, 44, intervened. Faircloth then grabbed a shotgun, and it went off as the two men struggled over it.

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VinFast Auto announced Tuesday it officially signed agreements with 12 new dealers in the U.S., including a dealership in Greensboro.



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Dozens of people are being forced to leave a homeless encampment on a strip of land in Garner, not far from the highway.

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Police are investigating after officers found a 13-year-old dead early Monday morning in a Raleigh apartment.

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Innovative Construction Group plans to add the employees by 2029, state economic development officials said Tuesday. 

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