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Aug 25, 2023 | 
wral.com | Kevin Holmes |Bill Herrero |Anne Johnson
With 100 days left until Election Day, two heavy hitters in presidential politics held competing events in the Triangle Saturday, once more highlighting North Carolina's status as a battleground state. "One hundred days, it's going to be rock 'n roll for the whole period," Peace College political science professor David McClennan said.
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Aug 25, 2023 | 
wral.com | Allen G. Breed |Kevin Holmes |Zac Gooch
After a year and a half behind barbed wire as a prisoner in World War II, 2nd Lt. David C. Cox had just about reached his breaking point. Deliveries of Red Cross parcels to Stalag VII-A had all but ceased, and the U.S. Army bomber co-pilot and his fellow POWs were subsisting on scanty rations of bug-infested soup and bread. Outside the wire, Adolf Hitler's forces showed no signs of giving up. Cold and hungry, the North Carolinian made a difficult decision.
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Aug 25, 2023 | 
wral.com | Gary D. Robertson |Kevin Holmes |Derek Medlin
Organizers and volunteers for and against the proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in North Carolina marshaled their forces Saturday to persuade early voters on their way to polling places and remind others to vote on the measure during Tuesday's primary election.
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Aug 25, 2023 | 
wral.com | Bridget Whelan |Geof Levine |Kevin Holmes
Four skydivers and a pilot were safe Monday after their plane lost power during a flight in Hoke County over the weekend. A group of professional skydivers was headed to a parachute demonstration at the Cape Fear Harley Davidson open house Saturday when engine trouble forced them to make an emergency landing. Minutes after takeoff, the single-engine Cessna 206 aircraft lost power at about 1,100 feet.
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Aug 25, 2023 | 
wral.com | Kevin Holmes |Terry Cantrell |Matt Burns
The North Carolina board that sets rules for how homes are built wants builders to improve energy efficiency by 15 percent within two years. The North Carolina Building Code Council decided Tuesday to order the increase in home energy efficiency and to consider changes to building standards that could cut building costs. Commercial buildings would be required to meet a 30 percent improvement in energy efficiency.
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Aug 25, 2023 | 
wral.com | Kevin Holmes |Bill Herrero |Jodi Leese Glusco
The sexual harassment scandal that rocked the North Carolina Democratic Party this spring is still gaining headlines, but party activists agreed it won't matter come November. They gathered Saturday for their state convention, the annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner, at the Raleigh Convention Center. Despite a defamation lawsuit filed just Thursday that names him, party Chairman David Parker said that "inside baseball" won't affect election outcomes.
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Aug 25, 2023 | 
wral.com | Erin Hartness |Kevin Holmes |Anne Johnson |Kelly Gardner
Taking the oath of office as the newest president of the University of North Carolina system Thursday, President Tom Ross was candid as he talked about the challenges he faces in the wake of tough economic times.
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Aug 25, 2023 | 
wral.com | Kevin Holmes |Jamie Munden |Anne Johnson
The North Carolina State Fair is ready to pack in crowds looking to enjoy rides, concerts and mouthwatering food as the event's 144th edition starts an 11-day run Thursday. "We look forward to a successful fair and all the things that this fair means to the state of North Carolina," state Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler said. "It's a celebration of North Carolina agriculture, North Carolina heritage and all things family fun and fried," fair spokesman Brian Long said.
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Aug 25, 2023 | 
wral.com | Kevin Holmes |Erin Hartness |Debra Morgan |Kelly Hinchcliffe
"American Idol" Scotty McCreery took the stage Wednesday night in the area where he had many times been a spectator. "It's pretty insane. This is the arena I grew up in, watched a lot of Hurricanes and Wolfpack. Who would have thunk it a few years ago?" McCreery said Wednesday, a few hours before he was scheduled to perform at the RBC Center alongside the other "American Idol" Top 11 contestants. As the Idol winner, McCreery performed at the end of the Wednesday's concert.
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Aug 25, 2023 | 
wral.com | Kevin Holmes |Geof Levine |Jodi Leese Glusco
Police and Coast Guard searchers were looking for a missing person Saturday night in the water and on the sand as night fell over Wrightsville Beach. All authorities would say is that the missing person was an adult. "We're going to be flying red flags all of Memorial Day weekend into Monday due to the high surf and strong rip currents we're seeing out here," said Jeremy Owens of NC Ocean Rescue.
