1 The B.E.L.O.V.E.D. Sisters Motorcycle Club is sponsoring a Helping Students Succeed 2015 cookout Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fort Bragg Harley-Davidson, 3950 Sycamore Dairy Road. (Source)
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North Carolina
N.C. House approves bill to make Civil War monuments harder to remove
The Historic Artifact Management and Patriotism Act, approved 70 to 37, would strictly limit when a state-owned "object of remembrance" memorial could be taken down. (Source)
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Prison escapee arrested in Lillington after decades on the run
Brenda G. Lucas had 35 years of freedom before her arrest last week in Harnett County. Lucas, 65, was convicted of drug possession charges in July 1979 and was serving a three-year sentence when she disappeared. (Source)
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State to pay $2.5M to family of inmate who died of thirst
State officials will pay out a $2.5 million settlement to the family of a mentally ill prisoner who died of dehydration last year five days after he was left in handcuffs in solitary confinement. (Source)
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Suspect charged with overnight armed robbery
Officers arrested a man after responding to reports of an armed robbery in the 700 block of South Eighth Street early Saturday. (Source)
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Armed robbery reportedly takes place in Wilmington
Wilmington police responded to a reported armed robbery Sunday evening. (Source)
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Many N.C. police agencies don’t drug test officers involved in shootings
GREENSBORO, N.C. — In most cases, a police officer, sheriff’s deputy or state trooper is more likely to face a drug test after wrecking a cruiser than after shooting someone. A query of 10 North Carolina law enforcement agencies found that only two agencies require drug or alcohol testing following the use of deadly force, […]
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Three killed in Sunday morning I-85 head-on collision
Three people were killed early Sunday in a head-on collision on Interstate 85 in Orange County, authorities said. (Source)
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Need to Know for Monday, July 20
1 Person Street United Methodist Church, 509 Person St., is in need of gently used men’s clothing and nonperishable food items to restock its lending closet and food pantry. Call Prudence at 391-4689 (Source)
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Applause for Monday, July 20
Jadelyne Rorie, a Fayetteville State University junior from Monroe, has won the 2015 Lincoln C. Bailey Memorial Scholarship presented by the International Safety Equipment Association. (Source)
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