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40+ min ago   (358+ words) A Raleigh homeowner known for his elaborate Halloween displays is facing a scary proposition this year: a mountain of red tape. Jesse Jones has lived at the corner of Oakwood Avenue and East Street in Raleigh for years and is…...

23+ hour, 58+ min ago   (576+ words) The comment section at newsobserver.com buzzed this past week, and a handful of stories lit up conversation more than the rest. Here are the five pieces from Oct. 4-10 that got your neighbors talking — and where you can jump in…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago   (439+ words) BESSEMER CITY, N.C. — A proposed lithium mine in Gaston County is raising questions about the air nearby families could be breathing. Neighbors are getting their chance to weigh in as the company seeks an air quality permit. Elevra Lithium leaders told…...

9+ hour, 16+ min ago   (228+ words) Hunter's Bagels opened its doors Monday at 19905 West Catawba Avenue in Cornelius, serving scratch-made bagels built on a family recipe with roots going back 60 years to a Brooklyn kitchen. The space was renovated and outfitted with commercial boiling and baking…...

7+ hour, 28+ min ago   (94+ words) Cancer for College scholarships are restricted to cancer survivors from households earning $150,000 or less annually who attend or plan to attend an accredited U.S. college, university, or trade school. General scholarship recipients average an annual household income under $50,000. Verdict Ridge Golf…...

5+ hour, 58+ min ago   (384+ words) A 3-year-old boy named Roman accidentally shot himself inside a home on McCall Town Road in Caldwell County, and investigators say the gun he found was a loaded Glock 9 pistol left sitting out on a bedroom desk. Roman had celebrated…...

4+ hour, 49+ min ago   (226+ words) A shooting at the Woodbrook Apartments in Monroe left one person injured Tuesday morning, with another individual taken into custody as officers arrived at the scene off US-74. Monroe Police said they responded around 9:15 a.m. and that the investigation was ongoing....

4+ hour, 37+ min ago   (362+ words) A man connected to human remains discovered on his Hildebran property more than four years ago is now facing charges in two North Carolina counties after being tracked down in Naples, Florida. Mark Anthony Ortiz, 27, was taken into custody by…...

5+ hour, 58+ min ago   (923+ words) International timekeepers set to vote Thursday on the measure When the sun hits its highest point over the meridian line that travels north and south from the 351-year-old Royal Observatory Greenwich in London, it’s noon Greenwich Mean Time, a tangible…...

5+ hour, 45+ min ago   (264+ words) The U.S. Treasury Department said Tuesday that it's imposing $1.2 billion in fines on Bank of America for allegedly violating anti-money laundering and sanctions laws. The fines on America's second-biggest bank amount to the third-largest in the department's history. "When a bank…...