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Multiple baby goats at a North Carolina mobile petting zoo had rabies and may have been in direct contact with people at events while infectious, state health officials said.
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“She put on quite a show,” Elsie Whisenant said.
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Artists in any stage of their career, whether early or established, may use funds to create new work, improve business operations, and reach new audiences.
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Parton said to the Hickory crowd, ”I’ll create what I missed when I was a kid, and I’ll pass on what was good, what I had and what I have.”
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"When she sang 'Coat of Many Colors,' I just stood there and cried like a baby," Howard said.
Pink hair, ripped jeans, and an “inexplicable love of rockets.” That’s how astronaut Christina Koch remembers herself as an undergraduate at NC State University.
A US Army pilot shot down over Egypt and missing in action since World War II has been identified by DNA analysis and will return to North Carolina for burial in September.
Asheville has ended its contract with Flock Safety, the surveillance camera company under fire in the city and across the nation over privacy concerns.
A family says they're waiting in limbo after paying an immigration attorney roughly $16,000 as part of a nationwide scam in which she branded herself as a "miracle worker."
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