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Family, friends across state mourn death of Kathy Taft

State Board of Education member Kathy Taft, 62, died Tuesday from injuries she sustained during a brutal beating over the weekend. A relative found Taft unresponsive at a friend's house in Raleigh Saturday morning.

Updated 10:18 PM

Wake Co. school board places superintendent on leave

The Wake County school board has placed Superintendent Del Burns on administrative leave. Burns announced his resignation effective in June, but some board members were unhappy with public comments he made after his announcement.

Updated 9:36 PM

N.C. lawmakers examine overhaul of ABC system

Lawmakers met to discuss a possible overhaul of the state's system for regulating and selling alcohol Tuesday. A joint study commission on the ABC system focused on a program evaluation report detailing how the process works and how it can be improved.

Updated 9:11 PM

Alleged missing sex video may land Edwards aide in jail

A judge is sending former John Edwards aide Andrew Young to prison over an alleged sex video. A superior court judge said Tuesday he believes a copy of the video, which Young claims shows Edwards having sex, is still missing.

Updated 8:05 PM

State employees go to D.C. to protest insurance companies

Nearly 200 members of the State Employees Association of North Carolina and other health care advocates headed to Washington D.C. Tuesday to protest big insurance companies.

Updated 1:12 PM

Principal resigns amid allegations of grade changing

Cumberland County Superintendent Frank Till says Dr. Diane Antolak, the principal of Terry Sanford High School, has resigned. Antolak came under fire last fall when allegations surfaced of improper grade changing with members of the football team.

03/09/2010 07:49 AM

Man hospitalized after shooting, crash

Durham police are investigating a shooting that sent one man to the hospital. Officers say the driver of a car that crashed into a tree on Holloway street near Guthrie Avenue around 9 Monday night had been shot several times.

03/09/2010 07:37 AM

Report shows increase in temporary work positions

According to a new report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employers are bringing on a growing number of temporary workers. The report says temp jobs were up by 48,000 workers in February, bringing the total to 2 million nationally.

03/09/2010 07:29 AM

Mounting number of robberies worry Triangle authorities

A Durham man is behind bars, charged with robbing the First South Bank on University Drive just after 1 p.m. Monday afternoon. It’s just one in a recent string of bank and convenience store robberies around the Triangle – and area police are now on alert.

03/08/2010 09:49 PM

SoCon tournament championship game starts tonight

Wofford College and Appalachian State University meet tonight for the Southern Conference Championship game at Time Warner Cable Arena. Tip-off is set for 9 p.m.

Updated 03/08/2010 09:30 PM

Psychiatrist testifies in murder trial of Abdullah Shareef

A psychiatrist testifying for the defense in the Abdullah Shareef trial called the defendant one of the most psychotic people he had ever seen. Shareef is accused of running over five people in Cumberland and Harnett counties in 2004, killing one.

03/08/2010 07:48 PM

Fire crews control brush fire in Cary

Fire crews have managed to extinguish a brush fire in Cary that broke out Monday afternoon. Officials believe a campfire at a homeless camp ignited the blaze, which burned over 10 acres but posed no threat to structures or homes.

Updated 03/08/2010 06:16 PM

Wake County faces budget shortfalls for schools

When the state mandated education cuts last year, it left no money for textbooks in Wake County for the 2010-11 school year. At Millbrook High School, that could mean not being able to offer the additional math and language classes they had planned.

Updated 03/08/2010 05:41 PM

Police investigating assault of State Board of Ed member

Raleigh police are trying to figure out what lead to the brutal attack of a member of the State Board of Education this weekend. Kathy Taft, 62, was found unresponsive at a Cartier Drive home Saturday morning, and is still being treated at Wake Med.

Updated 03/08/2010 05:25 PM

Outside reviewers named for crime lab probe

Attorney General Roy Cooper has named two former SBI agents as outside reviewers for the state crime lab. They will determine if proper procedures were followed for reporting test results in the early 1990's.

Updated 03/08/2010 04:56 PM

Principal of Terry Sanford High School resigns

Cumberland County Superintendent Frank Till said Terry Sanford High School's principal has resigned. Dr. Diane Antolak came under fire last fall when allegations surfaced of improper grade changing with members of the football team.

Updated 03/08/2010 03:54 PM

High school basketball teams ready to fight for title

The court is set for this weekend's state high school basketball championships, when 16 men’s and women's basketball teams vie for state titles. During a news conference Monday, coaches got a chance to talk about their teams.

Updated 03/08/2010 02:28 PM

Imprisoned writer receives settlement for destroyed work

The American Civil Liberties Union and the North Carolina Department of Corrections reached a settlement Monday morning about a lawsuit on free speech rights of a published author and prisoner.

03/08/2010 12:17 PM

New law requires safety course for some boaters

According to a new North Carolina law, boaters under the age of 26 who operate a vessel powered by a motor of 10 horsepower or greater on public waterways will be required to take a safety course.

03/08/2010 08:25 AM

Cattle truck accident closes road in Harnett County

Drivers saw some delays on Highway 421 in Harnett County Monday after a cattle truck ran off the road into some woods. The accident happened three miles north of Lillington, N.C., and authorities closed down the roadway.

03/08/2010 07:54 AM

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