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Wake County distributing large H1N1 vaccine shipment

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:26:28 -0500

Wake County will hold five clinics Monday to distribute more than 6,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine. That's close to the total amount of doses the county gave out in all of October.

Pfizer to shutter R&D operations in RTP, Sanford

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:02:46 -0500

Pfizer, the world's biggest drugmaker, is closing two research and development operations in North Carolina and four others among 20 in the company, reorganizing and consolidating others, and cutting the jobs of roughly 15 percent of its scientists and support staff.

With Ward out, Canes sign goalie Legace

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:40:40 -0500

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed goaltender Manny Legace to a two-way contract.

Raleigh among most dangerous cities for pedestrians

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:10:32 -0500

Advocacy groups released the "Dangerous by Design" report to link the number of pedestrians killed each year with the limited amount of state and federal transportation money spent on making cities more pedestrian-friendly.

Gulf Coast preps as Ida weakens to tropical storm

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:47:07 -0500

Gulf Coast residents hunkered down at home and in shelters Monday as a rare late-season tropical storm headed their way, bringing with it the potential for high winds, flooding and up to 8 inches of rain in some places.