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11:50 a.m. • 5-22-13

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Breaking News: The fate of Mario Andrette McNeill, who is accused of raping and killing 5-year-old Shaniya Davis in 2009, is in the hands of a jury following closing arguments Wednesday morning. If the eight-man, four-woman jury finds him guilty, they would then hear evidence before deciding whether to sentence him to life in prison without parole or death.
Just In: The House Judiciary Committee plans to introduce a bill Wednesday afternoon that could resolve the ongoing battle between the city and state over the Dorothea Dix property in Raleigh. The bill would allow the state to negotiate new terms to sell a large chunk of the Dix property, along with land used by the Governor Morehead school to the City of Raleigh.

Posted: August 1, 2002

Man Missing From Group Home Found Hiding Under House

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. — A 20-year-old man missing from his Holly Springs group home since Saturday has been found.

Holly Springs police found James Akins hiding under a house at 1600 Main Street just before 1 a.m. Thursday.

Searchers lost track of Akins after he took his clothes off and left the group home on Avent Ferry Road and jumped into a nearby pond.

Akins, who is described as developmentally challenged, was evaluated at Western Wake Medical Center, before being released to the care of the group home.

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