Wilmington, NC News

NEW HANOVER COUNTY | Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a pair of home break-ins that occurred during daylight hours last week in which suspects stole electronics, liquor and a gun.

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Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Officials say two toddlers left at a North Carolina home with young siblings have died in a house fire.The Charlotte Observer reports that 2-year-old Josiah Hawthorne and 1-year-old Gabriel Hawthorne died in the fire early Sunday morning.

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Cape Fear Watchdog$ is a StarNews blog dedicated to keeping an eye on government officials and agencies and how they’re spending your money. Here are some of the posts from last week. To see all of the posts, go to http://watchdogs.blogs.starnewsonline.com/

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Seven UNCW students studying in Chile have all been accounted for after a large earthquake hit the country Saturday, according to a professor with the school.The students are studying in Valparaiso, a city about 370 miles north of Concepcion, which is the largest city near the epicenter of the magnitude-8.8 earthquake.

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By GARY D. ROBERTSONAssociated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Children of the tea party-type movements in North Carolina never dreamed they’d grow up so fast in the political world.

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By Patrick GannonPatrick.Gannon@StarNewsOnline.com

The $100,000 request for taxpayer dollars comes as the city council contemplates a property tax increase for the 2010-11 fiscal year, which begins July 1.

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By K.J. Williams Citydesk@StarNewsOnline.com

Burgaw has a new beginning planned for its beleaguered Web site. The Pender County town hasn’t had a working municipal Web site since sometime last summer. A virus attack prompted an automatic Microsoft warning message that clicking on the site could cause problems for the user’s computer.

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Associated Press

CHARLOTTE | Michael Jordan’s drive and immense physical talent made him an NBA superstar. His stardom and shrewdness helped him make millions in business.His latest venture will test his talents and skills like no other.

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Sheriff’s detectives are searching for a man who robbed an Internet and computer store after brandishing a gun and tying the manager up.Deputies with the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office responded to Cyber Spot, 5120 S. College Road, at 10 a.m. Saturday after the manager of the store reported the armed robbery.

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By Shannan BowenShannan.Bowen@StarNewsOnline.com

As she packed up salvaged belongings from her charred apartment unit, Michelle Beacham choked back tears while talking about the strange voice that woke her up early Saturday morning telling her to get out of the burning building.

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