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Flag sales are peaking with the Fourth of July weekend. Companies that sell flags say they’ve taken a hit because of the economy, but now they’re capitalizing on the patriotic holiday.
Updated 12:29 PM
The FBI said the "Bearded Bank Robber" has struck again, and agents have new information about him. He hit a Bank of Granite in the Morrison Shopping Center on Sharon Road just before 9:30 Friday morning.
07/03/2009 03:32 PM
Police say a teen was shot in the face Thursday night during a break-in in Gastonia. Investigators said three men broke into a home on Fourth Street and taped up a 15-year-old and 16-year-old, and shot the 16-year-old in the face.
Updated 5:26 PM
Two suspects were charged with a shooting in Cabarrus County. The 15-year-old victim called 911 and said he had been shot in the chest at his home in Harrisburg, N.C. The victim was taken to the hospital.
07/03/2009 12:40 PM
The State Highway Patrol honored Patrolman George Thompson, who was on the job one day in 1929 when he was killed after a car struck his motorcycle in Wadesboro, N.C.
07/03/2009 10:19 AM
The Carolina Hurricanes are keeping Chad LaRose with a two-year deal. The Hurricanes on Thursday said they signed the popular forward to a contract that will pay him $1.5 million in the upcoming season and $1.9 million in 2010-11.
07/02/2009 07:40 PM
This is a very easy and delicious summer dessert. The shortcakes can be baked ahead of time and frozen so that they are ready anytime you have some ripe berries.
Updated 3:51 AM
Public utility officials have solved the mystery behind a purported "sewer creature" seen in an online video taken under Cameron Village in Raleigh. The pulsing sac seen on video from a sewer pipe inspection is actually a worm colony.
Updated 07/02/2009 06:56 PM
The second half of the minor league baseball season is under way and the Winston-Salem Dash find themselves atop their division. Dash manager Joe McEwing talks about the season in this Sports Night interview.
07/01/2009 02:44 PM
Staff members at the North Carolina Zoo have been spending hours this week putting the final touches on their latest exhibit: Exotic Roots of Backyard Flowers. The event will feature more than 800 flowering plants.
06/30/2009 02:24 PM
Hope Mills residents used to celebrate the Fourth of July by spending time near the lake. But since a storm destroyed the lake’s dam a few years ago, that tradition had washed away.
07/03/2009 06:09 PM
A new survey found that nearly three out of four beef lovers plan to grill out more this summer than in previous years. The survey also said in spite of the economy, there are certain things grillers won't give up, no matter the price.
Updated 4:55 PM
Thousands kicked off the Fourth of July weekend with music, food, and environmental fun at the 30th annual Festival for the Eno. The Eno River Association works to make the festival 90 percent trash free.
Updated 4:48 PM
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she is resigning from office. She didn't say why she decided to step down, but the surprise announcement stirred speculation that she would focus on a bid for the 2012 Republican nomination for president.
07/03/2009 05:23 PM
Days from his first Moscow summit, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that former Russian President Vladimir Putin "still has a lot of sway" in his nation and needs an in-person reminder the Cold War is over.
07/02/2009 08:46 PM
Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June, driving the unemployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent, suggesting that the economy's road to recovery will be bumpy.
07/02/2009 11:02 AM
Updated 5:26 PM