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Friends say Army captain killed in midair collision was a ‘brilliant and fearless’ patriot

Friends say Army captain killed in midair collision was a ‘brilliant and fearless’ patriot

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Army captain who died in Wednesday’s midair collision of a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet was “brilliant and fearless”…

UNC and Duke Health will build North Carolina’s first standalone children’s hospital

UNC and Duke Health will build North Carolina’s first standalone children’s hospital

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina-based university health systems plan to construct the state’s first standalone children’s hospital — an undertaking that its boosters said will change lives physically and economically for decades to…

Democrats and voting groups say a bid to toss out North Carolina ballots is an attack on democracy

Democrats and voting groups say a bid to toss out North Carolina ballots is an attack on democracy

BY GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Copland Rudolph cast a ballot in the November election, just as she has for years, with her vote counting on a long list of North…

Raleigh Police identify injured officer as First Class Officer M.A. Gillick

WPTF StaffJan 23, 2025
Raleigh Police identify injured officer as First Class Officer M.A. Gillick

RALEIGH (WPTF) – The Raleigh Police Department has identified the officer injured in the line of duty as First Class Officer M.A. Gillick. According to an official statement, Officer Gillick remains in critical condition while…

Winter storm that dropped record-breaking snow in New Orleans spreads into Florida and the Carolinas

Winter storm that dropped record-breaking snow in New Orleans spreads into Florida and the Carolinas

By GERALD HERBERT and DAVID J. PHILLIP Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A major winter storm that slammed Texas and blanketed the northern Gulf Coast with record-breaking snow moved east Wednesday, spreading heavy snow, sleet and…

Wake County Democratic state lawmaker resigns after terminal cancer diagnosis

Wake County Democratic state lawmaker resigns after terminal cancer diagnosis

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A longtime Wake County Democratic state representative announced his resignation from the North Carolina General Assembly on Sunday. Rep. Joe John, who represented northwestern Wake County, shared news of his resignation in a…