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    Wake Co. sheriff recommends schools get their own police Video included

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    With 150,000 students and growing, does Wake County Schools now need its own police department? One law enforcement official says yes. More>>

    Raleigh party mansion owner previously involved in tax fraud scheme Video included

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    Pamela Verbal admitted to conspiring to defraud the government while working for an independent tax company in Rocky Mount. More>>

    Crews continue search for missing teen in Hope Mills creek Video included

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    Crews in Cumberland County continue to search for a 17-year-old who went missing after diving into Rockfish Creek to recover a slice of pizza. More>>

    Gov. McCrory signs bill protecting consumers from drinking toxic water Video included

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    As a result of WNCN's investigation "Poison in the Water," Gov. Pat McCrory signed a bill into law to prevent North Carolinians from drinking toxic chemicals. More>>

    Tornado confirmed in Franklin Co., summer to start off warm and dry

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    After a tornado touched down in Franklin County Tuesday, Wednesday brought cooler temps and lower humidity, a trend that will not continue into the weekend before rain returns next week. More>>

    • State

    • Thursday, June 20 2013 4:33 AM EDT2013-06-20 08:33:59 GMT
      Vollis Simpson
      On the same day state lawmakers memorialized Vollis Simpson, they gave final approval to a bill identifying the whirligigs he made as North Carolina's official folk art.
      On the same day state lawmakers memorialized Vollis Simpson, they gave final approval to a bill identifying the whirligigs he made as North Carolina's official folk art.
    • Thursday, June 20 2013 4:23 AM EDT2013-06-20 08:23:14 GMT
      N.C. Secretary of Transportation Tony Tata
      Transportation officials are joining law enforcement and community leaders in a discussion of the significant number of deaths on North Carolina's railroad tracks in 2012.
      Transportation officials are joining law enforcement and community leaders in a discussion of the significant number of deaths on North Carolina's railroad tracks in 2012.
    • Wednesday, June 19 2013 9:41 PM EDT2013-06-20 01:41:19 GMT
      A Robeson County mother and two of her young children were killed in a fiery crash near the town of Tar Heel this past weekend.
      A Robeson County mother and two of her young children were killed in a fiery crash near the town of Tar Heel this past weekend.
    • National

    • No parent here has rushed onto a playing field to jump a referee who made an unpopular call. No adult has gotten angry and slugged or pushed a coach or a young player, as has happened elsewhere. Nor have there been...
      No parent here has rushed onto a playing field to jump a referee who made an unpopular call. No adult has gotten angry and slugged or pushed a coach or a young player, as has happened elsewhere. Nor have there been any of...
    • Attorneys in the Jodi Arias case head back to court to discuss future plans for a potential retrial of the penalty phase after jurors deadlocked on whether to sentence her to life in prison or death.
      Jodi Arias returns to court Thursday for the first time since the penalty phase of her case ended in mistrial last month as lawyers discuss plans for a new trial to decide the punishment for the convicted murderer.
    • A tropical depression has formed off the coast of Belize and forecasters say it is expected to bring as much as five inches of rain to parts of Belize, Guatemala and northern Honduras.
      Tropical Storm Barry approached very close to Mexico's Gulf Coast on Thursday as civil defense workers readied emergency shelters and forecasters warned heavy rains could trigger potentially deadly flash floods or...
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