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Cooper's friends, family members share grief

Friends, family members and area residents gather to remember Nancy Cooper in a place she loved: Koka Booth Amphitheatre, the site of the outdoor N.C. Symphony concerts she frequented.

Updated: Jul. 20, 2008 7:28 AM | Full story

Woman's death under investigation

Police are investigating the death of a 23-year-old woman at 503 Bruce St. late Friday night.

Updated: Jul. 20, 2008 1:42 AM | Full story

Stun guns get second look after deaths

A North Carolina advocacy group pushing for more restrictions on the use of stun guns is contacting police departments across the state to share a study on the device's risks.

Updated: Jul. 20, 2008 1:41 AM | Full story

Man drowns in Jordan Lake

Authorities late Saturday were working to determine the identity of a man who drowned in Jordan Lake on Saturday afternoon.

Updated: Jul. 20, 2008 1:41 AM | Full story

OSHA begins probe of fatal crane collapse in Houston

Federal investigators on Saturday began trying to figure out why one of the world's largest mobile cranes toppled over, killing four contract workers and injuring seven others.

Updated: Jul. 20, 2008 1:41 AM | Full story

Huge crane topples at Texas oil refinery

One of the nation's largest mobile cranes collapsed at a Houston oil refinery Friday, killing four workers and injuring seven others in the latest of several fatal accidents that have raised concerns about the safety of construction cranes.

Updated: Jul. 19, 2008 6:09 AM | Full story

Hispanic leaders fear for safety

For North Carolina's Hispanic leaders, the biggest hazards of the job were once long hours. Now, they include death threats.

Updated: Jul. 19, 2008 3:57 AM | Full story

Attorneys say Brad Cooper didn't kill wife

Bradley Cooper will not attend a community memorial for his slain wife today, but his attorneys said Friday that's because he needs to grieve in private and that he was not involved in her death.

Updated: Jul. 19, 2008 4:03 AM | Full story

Durham police investigate woman's death

Police are investigating the death of a 23-year-old woman at 503 Bruce St. late Friday night, according to a press release.

Updated: Jul. 19, 2008 4:13 AM | Full story

Ban of rescue squad said no safety threat

Orange County Manager Laura Blackmon says she backs a decision to ban the Orange County Rescue Squad from emergency scenes because of safety concerns.

Updated: Jul. 19, 2008 1:42 AM | Full story

Remains found in N. Raleigh

Authorities find unidentified human remains near an SUV belonging to a missing Clayton woman at a North Raleigh day-care center.

Updated: Jul. 19, 2008 5:08 AM | Full story

Man convicted in baby's death

Wake County Briefs: A Raleigh man was convicted Friday of second-degree murder in the 2007 death of his 10-month-old daughter.

Updated: Jul. 19, 2008 1:42 AM | Full story

Basketball player reports watch stolen

Triangle Briefs: This week, former Tar Heel basketball player Shammond Williams reported a $10,000 diamond-encrusted watch stolen from his home on Gardner Circle.

Updated: Jul. 19, 2008 1:42 AM | Full story

Suspect sought in bank robbery

Wake County Briefs: Police are looking for a man who robbed the Mechanics & Farmers Bank in downtown Raleigh this afternoon.

Updated: Jul. 19, 2008 1:42 AM | Full story

U.S. helped Mexico find drug-laden submarine

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Friday that U.S. intelligence helped Mexico capture a cocaine-laden smuggling submarine this week.

Updated: Jul. 19, 2008 6:11 AM | Full story

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