Health officials are worried cases from a salmonella outbreak traced to a Fayetteville hotel may spread nationwide.

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House and Senate lawmakers pushed close to 200 bills through this week. Here is a look at some notable ones that will cross over to the other chamber and some that didn't.

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David Cole Withrow, a Johnston County teen, apologized Thursday for misleading investigators about a pair of shotguns found in his truck at Princeton High School, admitting that he knew the weapons were in his vehicle.

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For more than 20 years, while living his life at a relentless pace as the coach of the Washington Redskins and the owner of championship NASCAR teams, Joe Gibbs has kept the story of his Type II diabetes quiet. Until now.

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NC State softball outfielder Caitlin Dent has long since gotten over all the eyebrow-raising and expectations that go with being the daughter of Bucky Dent. Yes, that Bucky Dent.

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As seen in a new NC Museum of History exhibit, U.S. Sen. Sam Ervin, Rufus Edmisten and others from North Carolina played roles in the investigation of the Watergate scandal during Richard Nixon’s presidency.

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North Carolina lost 10-4 to No. 7 Virginia on Thursday night. The defeat was UNC's third in its past five games, after the 46-7 Tar Heels enjoyed a dominant 40-3 start to the season.

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Sports

No. 5 NC State won its series opener against Duke, grinding out a 5-2 victory that kept its hopes alive to win a division title and ending Duke's chances of playing in the ACC baseball tournament next week.

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The private military contractor formerly called Blackwater tried to use Sharia law in 2006 to escape responsibility for a flight that killed three soldiers and the flight crew. Federal judges said no.

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The U.S. Open tennis tournament will leave CBS after nearly a half-century and move all TV coverage to cable starting in 2015 under an 11-year contract with ESPN.

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Sports

There is a place here in our capital where parties once divided by ideology have found common ground. It’s called Bottle Mixx.

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There were times, Duke goalie Kyle Turri said, when he would be sitting in the stands watching the Blue Devils and imagining himself on the field. His older brother Justin was a two-time All-America midfielder at Duke, so a high school-aged Turri followed

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Paul Goldschmidt homered twice, tied his career high with four hits and drove in four runs to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Miami Marlins 9-2 Friday night.

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