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Friends Become Rivals When They Take On The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

When you bring together three separate race teams – all in the OPTIMA Batteries family, who outside of the cars are friends but behind the wheel, they want to win, you're bound to have some trash talk before the Race to the Clouds begins.
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When you bring together three separate race teams – all in the OPTIMA Batteries family, who outside of the cars are friends but behind the wheel, they want to win, you’re bound to have some trash talk before the Race to the Clouds begins.
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Tar Heel Teachers Protest

Teachers in North Carolina are the next group of educators to hold a massive protest.
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  After teacher protests across the country, thousands of educators descended upon North Carolina state capital for the “March for Students and Rally for Respect,” using every form of communication to make sure their voices are heard. Many states cut school funding after the 2008 recession, and it has taken years to restore funding. This week North Carolina lawmakers say…
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Outer Banks Blackout

A weekend power outage forced evacuations off North Carolina's Outer Banks.
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  Crews have been working around the clock to fix a damaged power line that forced thousands to cut short their vacations on the Outer Banks. A mandatory evacuation was ordered for Hatteras Island. Visitors were forced off Okracoke island Thursday. By Sunday more than 3700 people had been evacuated. Crews spent another day digging away mud and water from…
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Raleigh airport claims flight had to be evacuated after passenger ‘passed gas’

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RALEIGH, N.C. (WFXB) – If you think flying stinks, you’re not alone. One airline is clearing the air after reports say that a flight had to make an emergency evacuation in North Carolina, due to a passenger passing gas. An American Airlines flight traveled from Charlotte to Raleigh Sunday. Local news outlets reported that passengers had to be evacuated from…

Nail salon owner denied service to NC woman because of her weight

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LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. (WFXB) – A North Carolina nail salon is apparently putting a weight limit on pedicures. A customer says she was refused service because of her size and the owner of the salon isn’t denying it. Tiffany Nelson says she has been visiting this nail salon in Lincoln County monthly for more than a year. The owner now plans…
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Alligator hunting could return to North Carolina

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Hunters in the Tar Heel State might soon be able to target alligators. In June, North Carolina wildlife officials will be considering changing a 1973 law that made hunting alligators illegal in the state. The commission considered a proposal two years ago, but ended up rejecting the rules that would allow hunters to kill one alligator during the month of…
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What you should know about ‘gray death’

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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WFXB) – First responders and law enforcement are on high alert as a dangerous new street drug is creeping closer and closer to the Carolinas. It’s called ‘gray death,’ and police say it lives up to its name. It’s a deadly mixture of four different opiates – strong enough to kill users with just one dose. Police…
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Noose found hanging at North Carolina high school

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CAMERON, N.C. (WFXB) – Concern mounting in one North Carolina community after a noose was found hanging from a tree outside a school. The noose was found hanging outside Union Pines High School in Cameron. Many became concerned after photos of the noose began circulating on the internet. But at a new conference yesterday, officials confirmed that a student admitted…