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North Carolina A&T lockdown lifted
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North Carolina A&T State University has lifted a lockdown imposed after reports of a man with a rifle on campus.
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Man turns to 7 On Your Side after bank refuses to endorse FEMA check
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Hurricane Sandy sent two feet of water surging into the ground floor of Scott Denniston's Kitty Hawk beach house. Fortunately, he had FEMA flood insurance, but his bank wouldn't endorse the check until 7 On You Side got involved.
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North Carolina hospital explosion kills one, injures three
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One patient has been killed and three others suffered slight injuries in an explosion at Durham Regional Hospital in central North Carolina early Tuesday.
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Union activists demonstrate in Charlotte
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More than 300 people marched in the Charlotte Labor Day Parade a day before the kickoff of the Democratic National Convention, carrying signs, wearing matching shirts and chanting. the atmosphere was overwhelmingly pro-Obama, family-friendly and generally low-key.
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Charlotte Police chief: Pre-DNC march is mostly uneventful
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About 800 marchers carried signs and banners, banged drums and chanted on a sunny afternoon as part of the March on Wall Street South. The march's general purpose was to decry corporate greed, but it drew people demonstrating for a variety of causes.
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Billy Graham released from North Carolina hospital
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Evangelist Billy Graham is out of a North Carolina hospital following a two-day stay for treatment of bronchitis.
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Jill Chenet drowns in tragic accident
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Jill Chenet, 31, and her husband 37-year-old Matthew Chenet went for a swim. She was 6-months pregnant with their first child, a daughter who they planned to name Olive. Then tragedy struck.
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John Edwards won't be retried
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John Edwards, whose illegal campaign contributions trial ended in an acquittal on one charge and mistrial on five others, won't be retried on the charges again.
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Chapel Hill, N.C. cell phone ban: Phones banned entirely while driving
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The town of Chapel Hill, N.C. is pulling out all the stops with a new law which goes into effect Friday. It completely bans the use of cell phones while driving, including the use of hands-free devices.
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North Carolina votes on gay marriage amendment
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North Carolina voters have approved a referendum on Tuesday's ballot that defines marriage as a union solely between a man and a woman.
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North Carolina pastor apologizes for saying parents should 'punch' children
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A North Carolina pastor says he was joking when he told parents to punch their sons if they show any signs they are gay.
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John Edwards corruption trial continues
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Cheri and Andrew Young are now reliving their volatile relationship with the family of former presidential candidate John Edwards as the star witnesses in the former presidential candidate's campaign corruption trial.
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Taylor leads Kansas to 80-67 win over North Carolina
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Tyshawn Taylor broke out of his slump in a big way Sunday, scoring 22 points and leading Kansas back to the Final Four with an 80-67 victory over former coach Roy Williams and top-seeded North Carolina.
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PETA wants North Carolina opossum drop custom stopped
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PETA wants North Carolina to stop lowering an opossum in a transparent box to the ground on New Year's. Tradition or cruelty?
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President Obama takes jobs plan to North Carolina
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President Barack Obama is pitching his jobs plan in North Carolina, visiting a business that the White House says would benefit from the proposals he's been pressing Congress to pass right away.
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Obama officials to survey Hurricane Irene damage
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Top officials from the Obama administration are traveling to Connecticut, New Jersey, North Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia to get a first-hand look at damages caused by Hurricane Irene.
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Man robs bank for medical care
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A man with no gun robbed a bank in North Carolina but asked for only $1.
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Does climate change mean more extreme, deadly weather and tornado outbreaks?
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If we keep getting "extreme" weather events with this frequency, we'll have to start calling them "routine."
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