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N.C. Guard, families mourn deaths of four in Iraq
<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/state/2009/07/02/5494397/baldo-160x120.jpg" alt="Army Sgt. Juan C. Baldeosingh" />This Fourth of July, a community no stranger to sacrifice is reminded again of the price of freedom. Four North Carolina National Guard soldiers were killed in Baghdad this week.
Governor considers safe boating legislation
<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/07/03/5498166/68424-boat2-160x120.jpg" alt="Boaters enjoyed the sunshine Friday on Jordan Lake." />Senate Bill 43 would require that anyone born after 1984 complete a certified safe boating course before taking the controls of any vessel with more than 10 horsepower.
Ladies also take center stage in 'Jersey Boys'
<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/07/03/5499164/jersey_girls-160x120.jpg" alt="Ladies also take center stage in 'Jersey Boys'" />The musical may be called “Jersey Boys,” but the show also includes a group of “Jersey Girls.”
Holiday revelers return to Hope Mills Lake
<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/07/03/5499535/68461-hopemills2-160x120.jpg" alt="The Fourth of July celebration returns to Hope Mills Lake Saturday." />Saturday night at 9, fireworks will go streaking through the sky from atop a brand new dam back on Hope Mills Lake. It marks the return of the holiday celebration to the lake for the first time since heavy rains washed out the dam in 2003.
Beaverdam Beach at Falls Lake reopens
<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2008/06/13/3043298/15175-waterphoto-100x75.jpg" alt="falls lake" />Holiday visitors can swim at Beaverdam Beach on Falls Lake. The county cleared the swimming area off N.C. Highway 50 Friday after tests found acceptable levels of bacteria.
Beach insurance plan a tough balancing act for N.C.
<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/02/13/4537480/hurricanes2-160x120.jpg" alt="Beach Plan" />A fight in the General Assembly boils down to east versus west. It's not the budget. It's the beach plan – a state-run insurance pool that offers homeowner's insurance to residents that some private plans won't cover.
Banker's office, home on block as fraud case proceeds
<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/wral_investigates/2009/06/08/5307063/64931-wise-160x120.jpg" alt="William Wise" />Court papers show that there is interest in William Wise's $900,000 home in a gated community off Duraleigh Road.
Greene Co. prison guards charged with felony assault
Correction Department Chief Deputy Secretary Jennie Lancaster says the March 2008 beating was one of the worst things she has seen in her 32 years in prisons.
Halifax has historic, feathery marvels
<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/entertainment/2008/06/16/3049083/SOAB_600x450-100x75.jpg" alt="Summer on a Budget" />In Halifax County, history and nature come to roost. The American Revolution and the Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park entertain and educate visitors.
Passersby rescue Bragg soldier from burning car
<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/07/03/5496398/wreckguys-160x120.jpg" alt="Passersby rescue Bragg soldier from burning car" />Two men rescued a Fort Bragg soldier from a burning car on New Bern Avenue around midnight Thursday, saving his life, Raleigh police said. Instead of a scheduled deployment Friday, the 19-year-old soldier faces surgery and DWI charges.
Durham County community could become N.C.’s next town
<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/07/03/5499510/rougemont2-160x120.jpg" alt="Durham County community could become N.C.s next town" />Sisters Kathy and Lisa Roberts have lived in the small, Durham County community of Rougemont most of their lives. The tight-knit, “everybody knows everybody” feel is what they like most about it. However, some in the area said they want it to officially become a town of its own.
Plowing and politics: Man wants justice for black farmers
<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/07/03/5499313/black1-160x120.jpg" alt="John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association" />John Boyd is president of the National Black Farmers Association. His goal is for the federal government to repay thousands of black farmers who say they were unfairly denied loans because of their race.
Teen returns home after bout with flesh eating bacteria
<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/07/02/5495459/kid-160x120.jpg" alt="Brian McKinney Teen returns home after bout with flesh eating ba" />Having survived a rare infection, Brian McKinney, 14, left the hospital on Thursday – a week and a half after a dangerous flesh eating bacterium disfigured his face and nearly took his life.
Fireworks forecast's clear, hot
<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/weather/2007/08/03/1665701/1186154221_Heat-100x75.jpg" alt="Heat; Hot Weather 1" />North Carolinians will enjoy a sunny, mild start to the Fourth of July weekend Friday, and although temperatures will go up Saturday, the skies will stay clear for fireworks.
Military: Four N.C. soldiers killed in Iraq
<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/state/2009/07/02/5494397/baldo-160x120.jpg" alt="Army Sgt. Juan C. Baldeosingh" />Four North Carolina National Guard soldiers were killed in Baghdad on the last day of regular combat operations for U.S. forces in Iraqi cities, the military said Thursday.
Missing woman fits profile of bodies found in Edgecombe County
<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/07/01/5485595/68181-edge-160x120.jpg" alt="Edgecombe County murders" />Winston Kemp is playing a waiting game. His stepdaughter, Joyce Renee Durham, has been missing for almost two years. She is one of seven open cases of missing African-American women from the Rocky Mount area.
Power bills could soar under Obama's energy plan
<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2000/11/20/153811/153812-1171565299-100x75.jpg" alt="As the temperature drops outside, your thermostat inside usually goes up as well as your heating bill. There are some ways you can keep the cost down while you stay warm.(WRAL-TV5 News)" />Federal legislation that has already passed the House will likely affect how much more customers pay on their energy bills. The question is, how much?
Budget provision allows subsidies for athletic scholarships
<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/politics/2007/05/17/1423413/State_Budget-100x75.jpg" alt="State Budget graphic" />In tough economic times, lawmakers say phasing out subsidies for athletic scholarships could save millions of dollars. Some, however, want to leave it in the budget.
Raleigh mayor urges people to shop local
<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/04/25/5025383/shop_local-160x120.jpg" alt="Shop Local Raleigh" />In an effort to help local independent businesses thrive, Mayor Charles Meeker declared this week “Independent’s Week.”
Man charged with shooting Durham officer
<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/07/02/5492451/5492451-1246563374-145x108.jpg" alt="Thomas Rashawn Monroe - mug shot 7/2/09 - charged in Durham officer shooting at South Square Townhomes, 3300 Shannon Road" />Thomas Rashawn Monroe, 23, has been charged with shooting Officer D.J. Youmans, 32, who was responding to calls a call about gunfire and a break-in at a Durham apartment complex Thursday morning.
Search for bank robbery suspects ends with third arrest
<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/07/02/5494367/68325-bankrobber2-160x120.jpg" alt="Police detain bank robbery suspect" />Raleigh police have arrested three suspects in connection with a Thursday-morning bank robbery that ended with a police cruiser riddled with bullet holes.
Law could allow referendums on annexation
<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/state/2008/12/04/4077097/32190-annexation2-160x120.jpg" alt="Annexation" />American demands for freedoms of choice, property and representative government clashed Thursday as a legislative committee worked to reform North Carolina laws that allow cities and towns to annex nearby property owners against their will.
N.C.-based troops part of major Afghan offensive; one killed
<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/national_world/world/2009/07/01/5485758/5487188-1246563974-160x120.jpg" alt="APTOPIX_Afghanistan" />One Marine died Thursday as Camp Lejeune- and Fort Bragg-based troopers were among thousands of American military members launching a major offensive in southern Afghanistan.
Agents probe cause of 'spectacular' school fire
<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/07/02/5489122/fire-160x120.jpg" alt="Douglas Byrd Middle School fire" />Investigators haven't ruled out anything as the cause of the fire at Douglas Byrd Middle School. The gym was getting new roofing, and remnants of fireworks were found outside it.
Victim's mother talks about renewed probe into daughter's death
<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/news/local/2009/07/01/5485490/wiggins-160x120.jpg" alt="Melody Wiggins" />A Rocky Mount city councilman called Wednesday for stepped up investigation into the unsolved murders of five women over the past four years. Each of the bodies was found in a rural field outside the city.
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