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Convicted killer: 'I didn't murder nobody'

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:24:40 -0500

Ever since a Lee County boy was killed four years ago, the man arrested and convicted in the case has insisted another man was the killer. Last month, a second man admitted to taking part in the crime.

Lawmakers express outrage over mental patient's death

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:00:49 -0500

Some state lawmakers are calling for harsher disciplinary action for employees who were both directly and indirectly responsible for neglecting a Cherry Hospital patient who died after 22 hours sitting essentially unattended in the same chair.

Son: Mike Peterson 'casualty of Durham legal system'

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:04:52 -0500

The son of convicted killer Mike Peterson said in an open letter Thursday that his father is among the growing number of criminal defendants in Durham who have been failed by police, prosecutors and courts.

School board to ask Cary for help or waiver on school road project

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:47:37 -0500

Wake school leaders say the system can't afford a $1.4 million required road expansion near Panther Creek High School in Cary.

Snow flurries could blow in by morning

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:58:14 -0500

Clouds will accumulate overnight and cold air will blast back in again Friday, bringing a chance of snow flurries, WRAL Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel said.

Stocks tumble to five-year lows, led by financials

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:52:35 -0500

Stocks have plunged again to levels not seen in more than five years as hopes fade that lawmakers will soon put together an aid package for U.S. automakers.