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Smithfield Foods lays off 120 more at Va. plant
Smithfield Foods Inc. said Tuesday that it is laying off 120 more workers as part of its previously announced closure of a Virginia facility that makes hot dogs and deli meat. The Smithfield, Va.-based pork producer plans to close the Portsmouth plant in the middle of August, said Jeff Gough, ...
Woman charged in NC hit-and-run appears in court
A Brevard, N.C., woman faces charges of felony hit-and-run and misdemeanor death by motor vehicle in the hit-and-run death last week of bicycle rider in Wilmington. The 23-year-old college student had her first appearance in court on Monday. Judith Nemeth is charged in the death of 27-year-old Zachary Paul Tyler. ...
NASCAR driver in NC faces new charges
A NASCAR driver has turned himself in to authorities in Shelby after warrants were issued for him and a business partner. Rowan County sheriff's deputies say warrants were issued for Mike Harmon and a business partner on Monday afternoon. The men are charged with breaking and entering and larceny after ...
Oregon State's light-hitting Gordon comes up big
Max Gordon has given Oregon State all it could ask for in the field. At bat? Not so much. That changed in an 11-4 win over Louisville on Monday, when the 5-foot-8 senior center fielder reached base three times in five plate appearances. Gordon went 2 for 4 with two ...
PA Lottery
These Pennsylvania lotteries were drawn Tuesday: Cash 5 03-13-14-23-39 (three, thirteen, fourteen, twenty-three, thirty-nine) Estimated jackpot: $125,000 Evening Big 4 3-2-7-7 (three, two, seven, seven) Evening Daily Number 3-6-7 (three, six, seven) Evening Quinto 4-0-0-7-4 (four, zero, zero, seven, four) Mega Millions Estimated jackpot: $36 million Midday Big 4 0-5-0-2 ...
NC NAACP protest ends with more than 80 arrests
A protest spearheaded by the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP led to the arrests of 84 people Monday at the state legislature in the seventh installment of the civil rights group's near-weekly demonstrations. Protesters and supporters railed against the health and environmental policies of the Republican-controlled legislature as well ...
NC sheriff: checkpoint escape led to fired shots
A weekend incident at a traffic checkpoint that left two motorists wounded by gunfire and led to seven deputies being placed on paid leave became violent when an SUV driver drove toward deputies to escape, Brunswick County's sheriff said Monday. Four sheriff's deputies from Brunswick County and three from New ...
Lowe's offers to buy Orchard Supply for $205M
Lowe's plans to expand its California presence with an acquisition of Sears spinoff Orchard Supply Hardware Stores for about $205 million in cash. Orchard Supply filed a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition on Monday, so the offer from Lowe's will become the "stalking horse" bid for an auction of Orchard's ...
Leffler planned for young son in case of death
Jason Leffler, like every other racer, understood the risks of his profession. It's a conversation he had with his longtime girlfriend when his NASCAR prospects dried up and a return to the sprint car circuit was the only way he could compete on a regular basis. It wasn't a glamorous ...
Noted Special Forces soldier hit by NC thieves
A Special Forces soldier who lost his legs to a bomb in Afghanistan but returned to the Army is grappling with the loss of his motorcycles and a camper from his parents' North Carolina home. The Fayetteville Observer reported Monday (http://bit.ly/17h3Gnr ) that Chris Corbin's work with his bomb-detection dog ...
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