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Gov. Mike Easley is scheduled to sign into law a measure which sets minimum prison sentences for some child sex offenders.

Easley will approve the legislation, known as Jessica's Law, today in Gastonia. The plan is named after former Gaston County resident Jessica Lunsford, a 9-year-old girl who was kidnapped, raped and buried alive by a convicted sex offender in Florida in 2005.

The governor will be joined by Jessica's father, Mark Lunsford, who asked North Carolina legislators to approve ...

RALEIGH
Raleigh police are questioning two people after a man and a woman were wounded in a shooting at the N.C. State University campus.

WRAL-TV reported that police said the victims were sitting under a gazebo near Wolf Village just after midnight early this morning. A gunman approached and opened fire.

The man was shot in his stomach and the woman was wounded in her foot. They were taken to WakeMed for treatment.

Police said the shooting appeared to be a random incident and that nei ...

CONOVER - A strange sound comes over the telephone when Steve Hunt is asked about the effect the closing of Exit 131 on Interstate 40 has had on his business.
"Can you tell I'm choking?" Hunt, operations manager for Market Basket Corp., said.
Then come the numbers concerning the corporation's location at 6576 N.C. 16 North, readily available in Hunt's memory.
"When they closed the east side of the exit, we were forced to change from a 24-hour store to an 18-hour store, lost two ...

Authorities investigate fatal apartment fire in Newton

By Dee Henry | Hickory Daily Record

Published: July 28, 2008

NEWTON - The Newton Fire Marshal's office is investigating a Saturday night fire that resulted in a fatality.
Newton Fire Marshal Dale Coffey said his department is not releasing much information concerning the fire yet.
"The fire is still under investigation so, as to the cause and origin, we are not ready to release that information yet," Coffey sai ...

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A Florida woman said her ex-boyfriend abducted her and their son and he now has the boy alone after she escaped when they got to South Carolina.

South Carolina authorities issued an Amber Alert for 4-year-old Colin Nathaniel Custer early Monday. Lexington County authorities found the boy's mother locked in a gas station bathroom Monday morning. She told them the child's father abducted them Sunday after a court-ordered visitation.

Instead, Summerfield, Fla., resident Ren ...

Lesbian couple of 55 years ready to say 'I do'

By LISA LEFF
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Iowa City's flood protections face a marathon test

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Public hearing Tuesday on proposal to ban registered sex offenders from parks

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The issue:

A proposal to ban registered sex offenders from Hickory public parks and recreation facilities.

Background:

District Attorney Jay Gaither notified local governments in th ...

Community college looks at new law targeting illegals
'This is an issue that will involve tremendous debate over the years,' CVCC president says

By Sarah Newell
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Sunday, June 15, 2008

Hickory - The crackdown on illegal immigration is hitting closer to home.

Community colleges are no longer allowed to enroll illegal immigrants. While there are not a vast number currently enrolled at Catawba Valley Community College - President Garrett Hinshaw ...