UNC Health on Wednesday said Dr. Paul Chelminski, an internal medicine physician, was on the flight and is in "good condition." There was no update on the pilot, who was taken to Duke University Hospital in Durham.

 UNC doctor in 'good condition,' pilot taken to Duke University Hospital

Have you noticed an unusual smell or flavor in your tap water over the past few days?

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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.

Top two magnet schools in the US are in Wake County

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Police on Friday arrested a Wake County man in connection with a fatal crash in Garner last month.

<b>GARNER, N.C.</b> — Police on Friday arrested a Wake County man in connection with a fatal crash in Garner last month.

Javier Orlando Alvarez-Lopez, 22, is charged with felony death by motor vehicle, driving while impaired and failure to comply with license restrictions. He was being held in the Wake County jail under a $100,000 bond.

Alvarez-Lopez was driving a BMW sedan on Sept. 9 when it collided with a Cadillac SUV at the intersection of White Oak Road and Timber Drive, police said.

The driver of the SUV, Brenda Culbreth, 69, died at WakeMed Raleigh from injuries she suffered in the crash. Lopez and his two passengers suffered serious injuries.

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Wake man charged in fatal Garner wreck

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A UNC Health physician and pilot were taken to the hospital Wednesday after a small plane crashed at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU).



RDU plane crash: UNC doctor in 'good condition,' pilot taken to Duke University Hospital

Plane crashes at RDU; UNC Health pilot, doctor taken to hospital 

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper called on legislative leaders to focus on boosting teacher pay and to invest in childcare.

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The 12-year-old boy had been required to sleep in a tube-like tent, enclosed by a solid plastic sheet. Upon discovering that the zipper for the tent was broken, the report says, "staff needed a zip tie out of the tool bag."

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A slow-moving cold front could bring light patchy rain to the Triangle Wednesday afternoon.

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A Raleigh man is charged with the murder of his younger brother.




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Brian Shrader flies over the site of a plane crash at Raleigh-Durham International Airport approximately three hours after the accident.

Sky 5 flies over RDU plane crash 3 hours later 

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A UNC Health physician and pilot were taken to the hospital Wednesday after a small plane crashed at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU).


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RDU Airport Authority gives an update on a plane crash that sent a physician and pilot to the hospital. The crash occurred Wednesday morning on a flight that took off from Wilmington.

News conference: RDU plane crash sent 2 to hospital

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