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Individuals interested in working at this year’s North Carolina State Fair can apply for a number of jobs through the Employment Security Commission, the commission said Monday. The fair opens Oct. 13 and runs through Oct. 23. “The state fair can be an excellent opportunity for those individuals seeking part-time work,” ESC chairman Lynn R. […]
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Watch the LIVE courtroom feed for the Dr. Conrad Murray Michael Jackson Trial. Video will be live soon with opening statements.
On the final play of Sunday’s game, a Carolina linebacker made it look like he intended to blitz but then dropped back in pass coverage, putting himself in position to knock away Jacksonville’s last-gasp effort to knock off the Panthers. It was the kind of play you’d expect a Pro Bowl-caliber veteran like Jon Beason […]
The panel of seven men and five women includes one man who said he briefly met Jackson when he worked at Walt Disney Co in the 1980s when the singer was starring in the “Captain EO” film that was a Disney theme park attraction, reports Reuters. That juror told attorneys he could approach the trial […]
Michelle Obama found an unusual ally – reality TV – in her effort to bring attention to the needs of military families and a shelter for homeless female veterans in Fayetteville. The first lady, appearing Sunday on the two-part season premiere of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” says the program was the right platform for the […]
Singer Vesta Williams was found dead in a hotel room in Los Angeles. The body of the 48-year-old R&B star, who enjoyed a string of hits throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, was reportedly discovered on Thursday. Williams rose to fame in the 1980s with a number of hits including Congratulations and Sweet, Sweet […]
Hours for the New Hanover County center are Friday through Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., except Sunday, when it is closed. It will permanently close Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m. The center is located at: New Hanover County Government Center 230 Government Center Drive Suite 127-38 Wilmington, N.C. 28403 Representatives from North […]
To most residents of Raleigh, it may not come as a surprise that their city earned the title of America’s Best City. Raleigh shows the cultural graces that go along with anchoring the so-called Research Triangle, home to North Carolina State University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Among its […]
JACKSON, Ga. (AP) — Georgia executed Troy Davis on Wednesday night for the murder of an off-duty police officer, a crime he denied committing right to the end as supporters around the world mourned and declared that an innocent man was put to death. Defiant to the end, he told relatives of Mark MacPhail that […]
Williams is UNICEF’s newest international Goodwill Ambassador. UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake announced her appointment on Tuesday, saying she is also known as a philanthropist and champion of children. She’s been with the organization since 2006 when she traveled to Ghana for a huge health campaign. Volunteers immunized children against childhood diseases and distributed free […]
