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HIV rates in U.S. black women much higher than thought
HIV infection rates among black women in some parts of the United States are similar to the incidence seen in sub-Saharan Africa, researchers reported Thursday. The study found a rate of HIV infection of 0.24% in a group of almost 2,100 women, most of...
Tags: HIV, Retroviruses, Epidemics and Plagues, AIDS, Health
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Dream Act: Jailed illegal immigrant becomes N.C. rallying point
Two weeks ago, Uriel Alberto interrupted a state legislative hearing in North Carolina and declared himself an undocumented immigrant. "I am undocumented and I am unafraid," Alberto, 24, told a North Carolina House of Representatives immigration...Tags: Politics, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Prisons, Career and Workplace, Lobbying
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ACLU to North Carolina officials: Don't make beggars get permits
Nation NowPanhandling restrictions: Some local officials in North Carolina want panhandlers to obtain a permit before panhandling. The ACLU is not pleased by such proposals.... -
Tougher rules on policing illegal immigrants
Luz Maria Diaz knew what happened to illegal immigrants at the Wake County jail. But her teenage daughters didn't.
So when the girls were arrested after fighting on their high school campus in September, they freely admitted that they were born in...Tags: Crimes, Police Arrests, Extradition, Regional Authority, Immigration
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North Carolina murder suspect arrested in Galax with wife's body in the bed of his truck
A man wanted for killing his wife in Wake County, North Carolina, was arrested in Galax on Wednesday. According to the Galax Police Department, his wife's body was found in the bed of the pickup truck. Galax detectives say he was arrested without...
Tags: Crimes, Police Arrests, Extradition, International Law, Murder
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Baltimore County school superintendent job draws about 40 candidates
An Air Force squadron commander who grew up in Middle River and graduated from Baltimore County public schools is among those who have applied to be the school system's next superintendent. Timothy T. Tenne, 42, has no experience in education but said he...Tags: Politics, NATO, Armed Forces, Joe A. Hairston, Nancy Grasmick
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Forsyth Sheriff's Office: Husband Was Shooter in August Murder-suicide
The Winston-Salem JournalForsyth County sheriff's investigators have determined, as they suspected, that Alan Claude Hurlocker fatally shot his wife in the head on Aug. 11, took their 7-year-old daughter to Raleigh and killed himself while his daughter was inside a house. Pamela...Tags: Suicide, Suicide, Shootings, Murder
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Second Brother Arrested in String of Break-Ins Across Three Counties
FOX8 Staff WriterA second brother from Haw River wanted in connection with several break-ins across three counties has been arrested. Kamel Mark Hanna, 23, was arrested in Mebane Sunday, Alamance County deputies said in a news release. Deputies first responded to West...Tags: Police Arrests, Theft, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Firearms
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Former Perdue Fundraiser from Greensboro Enters Alford Plea
Associated PressGov. Bev Perdue's fundraising chief for her winning 2008 campaign has entered an Alford plea to a felony obstruction charge for using his company to hide payments from a donor and pad another campaign worker's salary. A Wake County judge on Wednesday...Tags: Beverly Perdue, Punishment, Justice System, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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60 Deaths on Guilford County Roads This Year
Guilford County roadways have claimed the lives of 60 people so far this year, and deputies are trying to avoid another death around the holiday season.
Since January 1, law enforcement throughout the county have responded to 13,700 wrecks, arrested 2,...Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Injuries and Wounds, Injury Prevention, Raleigh, Disasters and Accidents
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Two With Ties to Perdue Surrender at Wake Jail
Two people with close ties to North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue have surrendered at the Wake County jail on charges related to campaign finance violations.
Both were quickly released Wednesday on $50,000 unsecured bonds.
Juleigh Sitton of Morganton...Tags: Politics, Beverly Perdue, Prisons, Regional Authority, Economy, Business and Finance
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Lexington Sues Over Annexation Law
RALEIGH (AP) -- Five cities are challenging a new state law that allows landowners to block communities from growing by annexing land. The cities are asking a Wake County judge today to temporarily block official confirmation of petition drives that...Tags: Laws, Justice System, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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