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Suspect in 2003 rapes found in South Africa
Lesiba Simon Matsoake, a South Africa national, has been arrested in connection with the June 2003 rapes of two women in Kill Devil Hills and Duck.
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Park Service sets beach driving permit prices
Beach driving at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore will cost $50 for a seven-day permit and a $120 for a year starting Feb. 15.
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Jobless rate up again in counties across the region
Unemployment in northeastern North Carolina went up in Dedcember, with Dare County’s jobless rate possibly hitting record levels in the new year.
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Same suspect wanted in two bank robberies
The FBI says the same man who robbed a bank in Bertie County Friday also held up a bank in Washington County in early January.
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State Sen. Stan White will seek another term
State Sen. Stan White announced Monday at a Democratic gathering that he will run for election to the seat he was appointed to a year ago.
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N.C. 12 decision delayed for study of 7-mile bridge
NCDOT is looking at a 7-mile-long bridge around southern Pea Island, while rock and sheet piling is being installed to protect a temporary bridge.
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Organizers want to expand OBX bluegrass festival
The Manteo Board of Commissioners will discuss and perhaps decide on a request from the organizers of the Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival to add festivities in downtown Manteo.
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Manteo man pleads guilty in child pornography case
A Manteo man has pleaded guilty in federal court to receipt of child pornography after thousands of images and videos were found on a desktop computer and DVDs.
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KDH will pursue sewage system partnership
Commissioners have agreed to ask Aqua America for a proposal to enter into a public-private partnership to operate a town sewage treatment system.
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State may delay decision on charter school
Efforts to open a charter school on the Currituck Outer Banks may be delayed an additional month by the N.C. State Board of Education.
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Disabled man dies in Camden County fire
A 73-year old man died in a fire Sunday afternoon in southern Camden County. The blaze happened at a house on Duke Street near Shiloh, and neighbors say the man who lived there was disabled.
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Hyde to pay $3 million for hurricane debris clean-up
Hyde County commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to cover a nearly $3 million bill for Hurricane Irene debris removal because FEMA has been too slow in paying for the clean-up.
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