Madeline Gray—North State Journal
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Battle for the backcountry

On May 16, 1771, a group of rebellious backcountry farmers who called themselves “Regulators” met the loyalist militia of Governor William Tryon in open battle in Alamance County. The spark for this conflict was growing […]

Madeline Gray—North State Journal
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Beers for the beach

With Memorial Day approaching, North Carolinians are quickly shifting their focus from the school year schedule to the summer schedule. AAA Carolinas projects that a record number of travelers will travel 50 miles or more […]

CHRIS PIZZELLO—Reuters
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Musician Chris Cornell dies at 52

MILWAUKEE – Musician Chris Cornell, who gained fame as the lead singer of Soundgarden and later Audioslave, died on Wednesday in Detroit, his representative said. He was 52.Cornell’s family would be working closely with the […]

Mark Turner—Mark Turner
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NC history marked

May 13, 1913 Winston and Salem merge The election of a new unified city board brought the town Salem and the city Winston together as one to create Winston-Salem. Both respective places had completely different […]

Mark Turner—Mark Turner
Features

NC history marked

May 13, 1913 Winston and Salem merge The election of a new unified city board brought the town Salem and the city Winston together as one to create Winston-Salem. Both respective places had completely different […]

Features

Eat your vegetables

Despite some recent improvements in how U.S. parents feed young children, more than half of babies aren’t getting any breast milk and many toddlers don’t eat enough fruits and veggies, a new study suggests.About two […]