Jurors began deliberating the fate of Mario McNeill in a Cumberland County courtroom shortly before 12 p.m. Wednesday. The defense concluded their closing arguments that morning. McNeill could face the death penalty if convicted.
Updated 05/22/2013 07:53 PM
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Parents of Tangelwood Elementary School Students are up in arms about the possibility of the school losing its fourth grade. The Robeson County School Board is proposing moving the fourth grade to Gilbert Carroll Middle School to accommodate transfer students from other districts.
05/22/2013 07:25 AM
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Closing arguments are expected to begin Tuesday in the Mario McNeill murder trial. He is accused of raping and killing 5-year-old Shaniya Davis in 2009. A conference between the defense, prosecution and judge was held Monday to decide what charge the judge will give the jury after closing arguments.
Updated 05/21/2013 08:22 PM
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The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including nine children. Spokeswoman Amy Elliott said Tuesday morning that she believes some victims were counted twice in the early chaos of the storm.
Updated 05/21/2013 11:31 AM
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North Carolina senators are getting their first attempt to change a proposed state government budget plan for the next two years. The Senate Appropriations Committee planned to meet Tuesday morning to discuss and vote on the proposal that spends roughly 2 percent more than this year, or nearly $21 billion.
05/21/2013 10:42 AM
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Counties along Interstate-95 are getting the chance to learn more about options to fund construction projects to the popular interstate; which could include adding tolls. The North Carolina Department of Transportation is hosting the meetings to explain the results of the Interstate-95 Economic Assessment which started six months ago.
Updated 05/20/2013 09:47 PM
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Despite the rain, All American Week on Fort Bragg began on Monday. Around 19,000 soldiers are participating in this year's events. The traditions have been taking place for over 25 years on-base, but for the first time in several years, the entire 82nd Airborne Division was there to participate.
05/20/2013 08:59 PM
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North Carolina's Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper is opposing a state Senate budget provision that moves much of an investigative unit from his department to one headed by an appointee of Republican Gov. Pat McCrory.
05/20/2013 01:01 PM
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Drivers hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend can expect to pay a little less at the pump this year. Right now, the average price of gas in the Tar Heel State is $3.41, that's 14 cents lower than at this time last year.
Updated 05/20/2013 09:07 AM
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Family and Friends of a women found dead in her Raleigh apartment last week bid their final farewell Sunday in Elizabethtown. Melissa Dawn Huggins-Jones was found by her eight year old daughter Tuesday on Allister Drive in the North Hills area. Police are calling her death a homicide. Her funeral service was held at Elizabethtown Baptist Church.
Updated 05/19/2013 06:54 PM
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Wearing a seat belt could save your life; that's the message authorities are sending to drivers across the state as they kick off the 20th annual "Click It or Ticket" campaign on Monday.
05/19/2013 06:21 PM
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A Fort Bragg soldier is charged with a hit and run Saturday morning that sent a teen to the hospital. The Fayetteville Observer reports it happened just after midnight on NC 210 near McCormick Bridge Road.
05/19/2013 12:31 PM
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On the path at Chestnut Ridge Park at Orchard Park in New York is a record-holding sight. The eternal flame at the park has gas coming up from the shale keeping it lit underneath the waterfall.
05/19/2013 11:43 AM
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One lucky person has beat the odds and won the Powerball. Last night's jackpot was the biggest in Powerball history at more than $590 million.
05/19/2013 10:29 AM
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The Fayetteville Police Department and the Home Depot joined forces to make houses safer in the All American City. Crime prevention specialists were on hand on Saturday at the home improvement store giving safety tips during a home security clinic.
05/18/2013 06:26 PM
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Hundreds of crosses are now on the front lawn of Cornerstone United Methodist Church in Fayetteville. Each cross is for a soldier stationed at Fort Bragg who has paid the ultimate sacrifice defending our freedom.
05/18/2013 05:26 PM
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A Fayetteville man is dead after being hit by a car. Police say 52-year-old Donald Ovalle walked out into traffic on Yadkin Road near Santa Fe Drive around 9:00 Friday night.
05/18/2013 01:09 PM
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There were two winners in Friday night's Mega Millions drawing. A ticket in N.J. and a ticket in Farmville, Va. matched all six numbers.
05/18/2013 12:44 PM
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A report from the market research firm IRI says sales of white, granulated sugar are up 15 percent since 2009. Last year, Americans spent nearly $1.7 billion. The increase in white sugar sales comes as Americans shy away from artificial sweeteners. Sales of Splenda are down 40 percent since 2009, the study said, and Sweet'N Low purchases are off 16 percent.
05/17/2013 05:29 PM
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Former presidential contender John Edwards is setting out on the speaking circuit. Edwards has remained largely out of public view since his May 2012 acquittal on one charge of campaign finance fraud.
05/17/2013 07:41 AM
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