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Mistaken identity led Rocky Mount police to charge innocent man, leading to him facing threat of registering as sex offender

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Five people injured in two-car crash near downtown Smithfield

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Conagra Brands recalls 2.58 million pounds of canned meat, poultry products

Conagra Brands recalls 2.58 million pounds of canned meat, poultry products

DMV targets hiring, technology to shorten wait for driver's licenses

DMV targets hiring, technology to shorten wait for driver's licenses

North Carolina Supreme Court hears felony voting rights case

North Carolina Supreme Court hears felony voting rights case

Neighborhood could be impacted by new bridge over Raleigh's Beltline near Midtown

Neighborhood could be impacted by new bridge over Raleigh's Beltline near Midtown

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Oscar buzz in North Carolina after former Fayetteville student nominated for role in Causeway

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NC bills targeting LGBTQ kids latest in national culture war

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New tech in Durham schools makes some students, parents feel 'spied on'

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'Missing middle:' Proposal could bring more affordable duplexes, fourplexes and cottages to Chapel Hill

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Duke scholars: It may be too late for TikTok ban to be effective

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Children injured, one seriously when Lee County school bus crashes

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5 people hurt after serious crash shuts down busy Johnston County street

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Human remains found in barrel on man's Sanford property

Human remains found in barrel on man's Sanford property

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Human trafficking survivors 'not thriving' and struggling to make ends meet, study shows

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How Fayetteville Street could transform in the coming years

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Grammy predictions: AP writers debate who'll win on Sunday

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