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Thursday, April 25, 2013  A 29-year-old political fundraiser originally from Orangeburg is believed to have been stabbed to death in Raleigh, NC.

Monday, April 08, 2013  The mogul behind the Charlotte Motor Speedway is trying to resurrect his lawsuit against local officials, claiming they reneged on an offer of $80 million in incentives for upgrades and a new drag strip.

Friday, March 22, 2013  The 2013 Palmetto Sportsmen's Classic opened Friday at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Daimler Trucks North America is warning 1,300 jobs could be lost at three North Carolina factories, reversing course a year after announcing plans to rehire more than a thousand workers there.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Potentially large layoffs loom at Daimler Trucks factories in North America.

Monday, January 21, 2013  The World Beer Festival was held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012  The motor club keeping an eye on the highways across the Carolinas says there will be a few more motorists on the road for Thanksgiving because of a significant drop in the price of gasoline.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  Authorities say a 12-year-old girl who is the subject of an Amber Alert may be heading to Florida.

Monday, September 24, 2012  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has made her second trip to North Carolina in less than a week, this time to help Mitt Romney and urge women voters to focus on economic issues in the presidential election.

Monday, September 24, 2012  Investigators say a dispute over money and drugs led to a man killing another man with a pipe wrench and dismembering his body in Kershaw County.

Thursday, June 21, 2012  A federal inmate from South Carolina has pleaded guilty in North Carolina to plotting to kill an FBI agent who helped put him in prison.

Monday, April 18, 2011  21 killed by the storm in North Carolina

Tuesday, March 08, 2011  Companies are looking to the Carolinas for gold.

Friday, May 15, 2009  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A North Carolina company is recalling whole cantaloupes sold this week in Wal-Mart stores across North and South Carolina and in South Hill, Va., because they could be contaminated with salmonella.