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CHAPEL HILL, NC - FEBRUARY 11: Harrison Barnes #40 of the North Carolina Tar Heels shoots over Joe Harris #12 of the Virginia Cavaliers during play at the Dean Smith Center on February 11, 2012 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 70-52.

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  • Report: Accused Peter Figoski shooter 'panicked'

    Accused cop killer Lamont Pride admits in a videotaped interview to shooting to death an NYPD officer from Long Island because he "panicked" during the December robbery of a drug den, according to NBC New York .In a taped interview with police hours afte   Read more »

  • It all starts with Kendall Marshall for No. 5 Tar Heels

    (AP) -- Kendall Marshall has made himself fifth-ranked North Carolina 's most irreplaceable player.The sophomore point guard is second nationally in assists, averaging 9.8 per game. He's been the perfect floor leader for coach Roy Williams' fast-paced at   Read more »

  • Jenelle Evans of "Teen Mom 2" arrested twice in 6 days

    A star of the MTV reality show "Teen Mom 2" has been arrested for the second time in less than a week in southeastern North Carolina .Jenelle Evans was charged Monday night with violating a domestic violence protection order. Evans was still being held i   Read more »

  • Hempstead man arraigned in September slaying

    A Hempstead man was arraigned Friday on second-degree murder after being found in North Carolina and brought back to Long Island , where he shot a man in September, Nassau police said.Michael Gibson, 31, of Martin Luther King Drive, is being held in Nass   Read more »

  • 5 arraigned in Figoski's death

    A convict accused in the cold-blooded slaying of a New York Police Department officer during a botched robbery already was wanted in a non-fatal shooting in North Carolina but remained on the streets because arrest warrants didn't require his return ther   Read more »

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Around the web

  • Wednesday's UNC Links

    Carolina coach Roy Williams doesn't expect his bench to provide a lot of scoring, though he wouldn't complain if it did. But he does expect it to provide something - and perhaps something significantly more than it has provided to this point in the season. 2/14/12 from NBC 17.com Read more »

  • NULL Neal Ready to Decide

    Davonte' Neal will announce his college decision next week. The senior athlete from Scottsdale (Ariz.) Chaparral is down to North Carolina, Arizona, Arkansas and Notre Dame. Get free email alerts with news about your favorite topics. Click link to add to M 2/14/12 from NBC 17.com Read more »

  • NULL Pinehurst mayor says her email hacked

    mayor of Pinehurst is not stranded in London. And she doesn't need money for a hotel room and a flight back to North Carolina. The email says Fiorillo was mugged in London and lost everything and needed money for a hotel room and a flight home. Fiorillo has 6:33 AM from MyNC.com Read more »

  • This week in college basketball

    6:30 p.m., Wednesday Vs. Indiana, Sunday -- No. 21 Florida State (17-7) Vs. Virginia Tech, 7 p.m., Thursday At North Carolina State, 1 p.m., Saturday -- No. 22 Virginia (19-6) Won at Clemson 60-48, Tuesday Vs. Maryland, 1 p.m., Saturday -- No. 23 Mississippi 6:18 AM from United Press International Read more »

  • National Journal: Heavy Lift for Obama in North Carolina

    operational campaign, and it seems it’ll be some months before the Democrats will have the same.” Nevertheless, the GOP in North Carolina is not discounting a tough race. The Democrats are bringing the nominating convention to Charlotte this summer, and the 6:07 AM from Right Angles Read more »

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About North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the Southeastern United States along its Atlantic Seaboard. It was one of the original Thirteen Colonies, and the home of the first English colony in the Americas. It was also the location of the first successful powered heavier-than-air flight by the Wright brothers at Kill Devil Hills near Kitty Hawk in 1903. Today, it is a fast-growing state with an increasingly diverse economy and population. As of July 1, 2006, the population estimate is 8,856,505 - a 10% increase since April 1, 2000. North Carolina is the 3rd most populous U.S. state in the southeast, behind Florida and Georgia.

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