When a person dies and there's no one to claim the body, sometimes it's because the family doesn't even know.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The sale price for a mansion on a private North Carolina lake island has beaten the old state record for highest-priced home sales, a real estate company announced Wednesday. The 12,400 square-foot home with six bedrooms and nine bathrooms sits on its own Lake Norman island on Regatta Island Drive in [...]
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The fight over school books in public schools is entering a new chapter in North Carolina after lawmakers tucked a new statewide process for challenging books and other instructional materials into the state budget. The new state law requires every public school district to create an 11-member Community Media Advisory Committee [...]
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Sheriffs across North Carolina are working with Attorney General Jeff Jackson and asking the state Supreme Court to uphold a law banning convicted felons from buying guns.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) -- State officials are warning swimmers to avoid three areas at the North Carolina coast after bacteria levels exceeded the state’s and the EPA's standards. Meanwhile, an independent water testing non-profit group is also warning about swimming in several river sites near the ocean. The North Carolina Recreational Water Quality Program warned [...]
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) -- Folks in central North Carolina might have noticed a haze in the sky to the northeast Wednesday morning -- and their eyes weren't playing tricks on them. Smoke from Canadian wildfires has flowed south over much of the United States and the East Coast, creating a hazy look on the horizon.  [...]
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Charlotte City Council is considering a stricter curfew for juveniles in response to the increase in teen takeovers and other criminal juvenile incidents, with the goal of creating safer spaces for the city's youth.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WJZY) -- There's no question Captain "Sully" Sullenberger made an impact in aviation, navigating turbulence in the air, and now, a new headwind against Alzheimer's. Supporters say the lessons of Sully's courage throughout his life and career will go the distance. "This museum is for everyone; it tells not just a story about [...]
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MEBANE, N.C. (WGHP) — The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Pollinator Center is working with a beekeeper to test honey and hives for mites that are harming the bee population.  Experts say these mites are becoming resistant to the pesticides beekeepers use, putting their colonies at risk. Now, they’re learning how to breed bees [...]
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WAXHAW, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – In an era of trains, planes, and automobiles, David Carriker hangs onto the rail of nostalgia. “This town was built on the premise of the railroad coming [to Waxhaw],” Carriker told Queen City News. At the historic Waxhaw Overhead Bridge, he’s known as the “train man.” “Train’s in about [...]
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