All eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 are closed in Durham near Exit 278 for N.C. Highway 55 due to a crash.

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A Gastonia woman claimed first place in the fast and flat Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Race 13.1 Fayetteville Half Marathon Sunday.

<b>FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.</b> — A Gastonia woman claimed first place in the fast and flat Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Race 13.1 Fayetteville Half Marathon Sunday.

Suzanne Hutchins won the women's division and Brian Huberty of Miami Beach, Fla., won the men's race.

The inaugural event saw about 700 participants at half-marathon, 5K and 10K distances.

Race 13.1 events will also be held in Greensboro, Raleigh and Winston-Salem this year.

In each community, Race 13.1 partners with a local non-profit. In Fayetteville, a portion of the race proceeds when to Camp Corral which offers summer camp for children of wounded, disabled or fallen military service members.

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A tractor trailer fire shut down all of the northbound lanes of Interstate 95.

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The couple had just finished dinner when the attacks took place. They're hoping their story will put others on alert.


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Watch Sky 5 fly over the tractor trailer fire that shut down all northbound lanes of Interstate 95.

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A new research study shows children and teenagers dealing with anxiety disorders are more often being treated with medication and not counseling.

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More than 30 people spoke during Tuesday night's Raleigh City Council meeting about the need to pay more for police officers in the city. Another public hearing will take place on June 12.

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The board considered two other names -- Paramount Parkway HS and Parkside HS -- but went with the more obvious one. Of Wake County's municipalities, only a few have no high school bearing its name, Morrisville included.

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