<![CDATA[The News & Observer -- News]]> http://www.newsobserver.com/102/index.rss The News & Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina en-us Copyright 2012 The News & Observer Wed, 16 May 2012 14:40:34 EDT help@newsobserver.com (Managing Editor) MI RSS Burninator 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 102 60 <![CDATA[World of Bluegrass coming to Raleigh]]> http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068377/world-of-bluegrass-coming-to-raleigh.html#storylink=rss http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068377/world-of-bluegrass-coming-to-raleigh.html Wed, 16 May 2012 14:17:13 EDT International Bluegrass Music Association will move its annual World of Bluegrass awards show and convention from Nashville to Raleigh, starting in 2013.

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]]> <![CDATA[Shaw University board elects new chairman]]> http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068348/shaw-university-board-elects-new.html#storylink=rss http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068348/shaw-university-board-elects-new.html Wed, 16 May 2012 13:51:46 EDT Longtime chairman Willie Gary will remain on the board, but Joseph Bell will now lead the trustees.

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]]> <![CDATA[Classic Cary burger joint to close]]> http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068335/carys-classic-burger-joint-to.html#storylink=rss http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068335/carys-classic-burger-joint-to.html Wed, 16 May 2012 14:01:41 EDT Circus Family Restaurant ends 44-year run this week…

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]]> <![CDATA[Williford acknowledges raping Taft, fracturing her skull]]> http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068333/williford-acknowledges-raping.html#storylink=rss http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068333/williford-acknowledges-raping.html Wed, 16 May 2012 13:39:41 EDT In a tense and hushed courtroom, Jason Williford stood and confirmed this story: he entered Kathy Tafts bedroom, seeking an adrenaline rush, then raped her and hit her three times…

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]]> <![CDATA[Past UNC president William Friday hospitalized in critical condition]]> http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068260/past-unc-president-william-friday.html#storylink=rss http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068260/past-unc-president-william-friday.html Wed, 16 May 2012 13:08:44 EDT William Friday, president emeritus of the University of North Carolina, is in critical condition at UNC Hospitals.

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]]> <![CDATA[17-year-old arrested in Durham shooting]]> http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068226/17-year-old-arrested-in-durham.html#storylink=rss http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068226/17-year-old-arrested-in-durham.html Wed, 16 May 2012 12:40:24 EDT Officers have arrested a 17-year-old involved in a shooting on May 1, ending a search that has been under way for nearly two weeks.

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]]> <![CDATA[Theft charges filed against ex-US House candidate]]> http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068245/theft-charges-filed-against-ex.html#storylink=rss http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068245/theft-charges-filed-against-ex.html Wed, 16 May 2012 12:57:29 EDT A former chairman of the University of North Carolina's governing board and two-time Democratic congressional candidate faces criminal charges that he stole more than $2 million from law clients.

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]]> <![CDATA[Durham sending ‘message’ to ABC scofflaws]]> http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068180/durham-sending-message-to-abc.html#storylink=rss http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068180/durham-sending-message-to-abc.html Wed, 16 May 2012 12:07:17 EDT The City Council wants to let beer and wine sellers hear that it takes ABC violations seriously and might make an example of M.M. Fowler Inc.

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]]> <![CDATA[Car inspection industry squelches bill to end required checks for new cars]]> http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068164/car-inspection-industry-squelches.html#storylink=rss http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068164/car-inspection-industry-squelches.html Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:39 EDT Citing garage jobs that would be lost and investments put at risk and citing safety concerns, too a legislative committee kills a bill that would end inspection requirements…

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]]> <![CDATA[Man killed in Fayetteville home; woman missing]]> http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068201/man-killed-in-fayetteville-home.html#storylink=rss http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068201/man-killed-in-fayetteville-home.html Wed, 16 May 2012 12:27:29 EDT Police say a man is dead and his girlfriend missing after a shooting in the victim's Fayetteville home.

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]]> <![CDATA[Fracking bill advances in N.C. legislature]]> http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068152/fracking-bill-advances-in-nc-legislature.html#storylink=rss http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068152/fracking-bill-advances-in-nc-legislature.html Wed, 16 May 2012 05:00:00 EDT A proposed fracking bill would legalize the natural gas drilling technique in the state within two years, giving state officials until 2014 to develop regulations to protect the environment and…

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]]> <![CDATA[NCCU’s head football coach arrested, charged with assault]]> http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068159/nccu-head-football-coach-arrested.html#storylink=rss http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068159/nccu-head-football-coach-arrested.html Wed, 16 May 2012 12:14:14 EDT Henry Frazier III was arrested in Morrisville and charged with assault on a female, according to arrest warrants.

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]]> <![CDATA[Carrboro considers Family Dollar Wednesday night]]> http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068158/carrboro-considers-family-dollar.html#storylink=rss http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068158/carrboro-considers-family-dollar.html Wed, 16 May 2012 11:57:58 EDT In an unusual move, the developer, Stronach Properties, has asked that written public comments be withheld from the materials presented to the Board of Adjustment.

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]]> <![CDATA[Wake Forest lifts ban on new irrigation systems]]> http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068200/wake-forest-lifts-ban-on-new-irrigation.html#storylink=rss http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068200/wake-forest-lifts-ban-on-new-irrigation.html Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT Another restriction put in place during the region?s big drought a few years ago was lifted Tuesday when town commissioners voted to overturn a ban on new in-ground irrigation systems…

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]]> <![CDATA[Bahama Breeze restaurant reopens after fire]]> http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068141/bahama-breeze-restaurant-reopens.html#storylink=rss http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2068141/bahama-breeze-restaurant-reopens.html Wed, 16 May 2012 12:07:40 EDT Bahama Breeze restaurant on Wake Forest Road has reopened after a fire temporarily closed the Wake Forest Road site.

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]]> <![CDATA[Strong storms expected in Triangle this afternoon]]> http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2067709/imminent-storms-this-afternoon.html#storylink=rss http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2067709/imminent-storms-this-afternoon.html Wed, 16 May 2012 08:45:41 EDT The National Weather Service in Raleigh has predicted that strong storms will hit the Triangle on Wednesday afternoon.

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]]> <![CDATA[Troopers’ families shed tears of remembrance]]> http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/15/2066657/first-look-nc-state-highway-patrol.html#storylink=rss http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/15/2066657/first-look-nc-state-highway-patrol.html Wed, 16 May 2012 00:24:10 EDT Michaela Blanton Lowe holds her 10-month old daughter, Brindley Lowe, as she wipes away tears during the singing of America the Beautiful at a memorial service for members of the…

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]]> <![CDATA[Orange County budget projects no tax increase, employee raises]]> http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2067114/orange-county-budget-projects.html#storylink=rss http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2067114/orange-county-budget-projects.html Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT Orange County Manager Frank Clifton has proposed a no-tax increase budget that gives a pay raise to employees but less money to the school systems than they asked for.

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]]> <![CDATA[Wake won’t guarantee bus service to 470 students]]> http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2066959/wake-wont-guarantee-bus-service.html#storylink=rss http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2066959/wake-wont-guarantee-bus-service.html Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT Wake school officials will contact parents of the 470 students about attending a closer school with bus service and also look to modify an existing bus route to extend service…

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]]> <![CDATA[NCSU professor honored by New Zealand for disaster mission]]> http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2066902/ncsu-professor-honored-by-new.html#storylink=rss http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/16/2066902/ncsu-professor-honored-by-new.html Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT One-time Navy pilot John Williamson flew harrowing recovery flights after an Air New Zealand crash in Antarctica in 1979.

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