Earl could still pose local threat

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Thursday, September 2, 2010 11:31 AM EDT

The Roanoke Valley woke this morning to bright sunshine, moderate temperatures and a Category 4 hurricane lurking off the Carolina coast.

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Panthers blank Red Barons in home opener

Thursday, September 2, 2010 10:58 AM EDT

GASTON — The KIPP Pride High soccer program is only in its second year, but they looked like a squad that had been together for years in their 3-0 shutout victory over the Gates County Red Barons Wednesday afternoon in Gaston.

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You can never be too safe during time spent near water

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 1:37 PM EDT

The thoughts and prayers of all those who work at The Daily Herald are with the family of Karl Besas, a 24-year-old Raleigh man who went missing in the early morning hours Saturday following a midnight swim with friends in Lake Gaston.

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New building key for rescue squad

Thursday, September 2, 2010 11:31 AM EDT

CONWAY — Members of the Conway-Severn Rescue Squad will hit the streets Friday and Monday this Labor Day weekend to raise money for their proposed rescue squad building.

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N.C. woman found months after death, son charged

Thursday, September 2, 2010 11:04 AM EDT

BURLINGTON (AP) — A North Carolina man is in jail after investigators say he hid the death of his elderly mother for months until a maintenance worker discovered the corpse on her couch.

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Bernanke: Shut down banks if they threaten system

Thursday, September 2, 2010 11:04 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a panel investigating the financial crisis that regulators must be ready to shutter the largest institutions if they threaten to bring down the financial system.

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Search efforts come to close

Thursday, September 2, 2010 11:31 AM EDT
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LITTLETON — A Raleigh family is mourning the loss of a loved one today after the body of Karl Besas, 24, was recovered from Lake Gaston by the Littleton Volunteer Fire Department around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.

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Next step: City spruces up theater

Thursday, September 2, 2010 11:31 AM EDT
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ROANOKE RAPIDS — Eager and ready to get moving are what officials are feeling now that the city of Roanoke Rapids has officially taken back control of The Roanoke Rapids Theatre.

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Police: Suspect pulls knife on local store employees

Thursday, September 2, 2010 11:31 AM EDT
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ROANOKE RAPIDS — A suspected shoplifter is behind bars this morning after he apparently really did not want to go to jail, so much so he resisted with a deadly weapon.

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Center-stage: City takes control, again

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 11:54 AM EDT
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ROANOKE RAPIDS — The Roanoke Rapids Theatre is back in the city’s hands, thanks to an agreement by both parties reached just before court opened Tuesday morning.

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