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Local News

4 charged in shooting death of Fayetteville man
Wake County names Teacher of the Year
NCCU names vice chancellor for student affairs
Do My Job: Behind the Durham Bulls’ scoreboard
Woman killed by bus identified as Scottish exchange student
Sunday concert to benefit Carson fund
Sand sculptors, puppeteers ready Raleigh for Artsplosure
Gov. wants disaster-relief funds for Onslow, Jones counties
Gov. wants Onslow eligible for disaster-relief funds
Search for soldier's killer leads to Lee County
911 caller: 'I think this baby's dead'
2 schools get pedestrian safety funds
Parking tickets irk Raleigh delivery drivers
Raleigh waits on Army before banning ammo at scrap plants
Red tape forcing man to give up pet bobcat
Hundreds of vases stolen from Raleigh cemeteries
Dispatches From a Reporter's Notebook : Profile in Courage
State lawmaker calls for gas tax holiday
Metal rustlers target storm drains
Wreck kills 74-year-old man, injures 7 others

News

Reward offered in Moore County slaying
President to visit Fort Bragg
Fayetteville police: No evidence of embezzlment
N.C. community colleges earn high marks in national study
Clayton police looking for drain cover thief
Welford man arrested on weapon, property damage charges
Man found dead on Harnett County road
Surveillance tape is last view of UNCC student
2 arrested in pharmacy theft
Pinebluff men arrested in shooting death
Retired Raleigh priest dies in fire
Subway robbery suspect arrested

Weather

Scattered bands of storms, showers roll through N.C.

State News

Student victims of beach house fire remembered

Sports

Switch to JGR works out for Busch
Mudcats outlast first-place Huntsville, 3-2 in 12 innings
Alex Stepheson to transfer due to family health concerns
WRAL Sports: The ACC & Beyond : NCAA, NBA need to look at academic, playing requisites
Wesley Flagg dismissed from Carolina football team
Laviolette to return; Hedican, Wesley still undecided
State football adds to 2008 Signing Class
Homers power Bulls to series win over Toledo
Homers power Bulls to series win over Toledo

5 On Your Side

Restaurant ratings by request (May 16, 2008)

Lifestyles

Bill Leslie's Carolina Conversations : See you in Rocky Mount
Inexpensive Kitchen Upgrades
Gardening Gloves : Easy to Grow Roses
Ask Fifi : My Chihuahua's Got the Shakes
Design Tips for Landscape Lighting
Lynda Loveland's Babyology Blog : Potty training the boy
Running with Pam : Pam Saulsby: Racing and Singing For the Cure

Entertainment

Brian Shrader's Siteseeing Blog : A very, very big snail
'American Idol' concert tour will start July 1
Research Triangle Rock : Weekend Music Picks (May 16-18)
Gaming Guru : April brings showers of game sales

Local Tech Wire

The Skinny : Brighter future looms for Kannapolis where biotech is replacing textiles
N.C. unemployment rate rises to 5.4% – highest since August 2005
N.Y. firm acquires Charlotte-based NuTech Solutions
S.C. nanotechnology firm closes on $1.5M in financing
Inspire Pharmaceuticals Receives $1.25M Milestone Payment
INC Research names two execs to board
Federal government picks NCSU experts to explain nanotechnology risks
KO for cancer? Combination therapy packs one-two punch, Duke researchers find
SAS promotes exec to senior sales position
TITAN Technology Partners buys Singapore consulting firm
Business plan competitions backed by VCs offers plenty of green – as in cash
Vodafone deal shows social networking is going mobile

Health Team

Daycare might help prevent childhood leukemia