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.
Woman's death under investigation
Triangle Briefs: Police are investigating the death of a 23-year-old woman at 503 Bruce St. late Friday night.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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