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Pitt County Schools revising student uniform policy
School district says uniform policy is here to stay, but parents and students can debate what uniforms should be
Parents can help their students do well on end-of-year tests
The NC Department of Public Instruction offers some advice to parents and students for taking end-of-the-year tests.
Pitt Co. teachers assistant calendar days under debate
Teacher assistants currently work K - 3rd grade
State Receives Biggest Lottery Transfer Ever
The North Carolina Education Lottery transferred more than $114 million for its third quarter, which is January through March.
US colleges push tuition aid for immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) - Wading into the politically charged immigration debate, a group of colleges and universities is urging the U.S. Congress to give illegal immigrants tuition aid and a path to citizenship in light of efforts in several states to block them.
Consumer Watch
Cribs recalled for suffocation risk
WASHINGTON (AP) - About 400,000 Simplicity drop side cribs are being recalled for posing a suffocation or entrapment hazard.
Calif. company recalls alfalfa sprouts products
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A brand of packaged alfalfa sprouts has been pulled from store shelves in California because of possible salmonella contamination.
Nestle Recall
Nestle is recalling its toll house refrigerated cookie dough products.
Body Board Recall
Massive lead amounts in paint leads to voluntary recall
Nestle recalls Toll House cookie dough products
SOLON, Ohio (AP) - Nestle USA says its baking unit has voluntarily recalled Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products after a number or illnesses were reported by those who ate the dough raw.
Crime Tracker
US agency launches workplace immigration crackdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration launched investigations of hundreds of businesses around the U.S. Wednesday as part of its strategy to focus immigration enforcement on the employers who hire illegal workers.
River Creek Mobile Home Park vandalism investigation
Since Easter weekend three homes, an entrance sign and a vehicle have been vandalized
Bertie Co. animal cruelty case
Investigators don’t believe 68-year-old Stephen Kypriandes meant to hurt his 49 pets
Three men charged for stealing from ECU student
ECU Police have identified the men as Matthew Fothergill, David Harvell and Warren Ford, Jr. Havelock Police Department officers arrested Harvell and Ford, and the Jones County Sheriff’s Office arrested Fothergill.
Body of Carteret County man found in West Virginia
They traced him back to Carteret County by running the serial number on his pacemaker. His name is Andrew Mulvany, Jr.
Health Report
Study finds mixed results on drug savings under Medicare
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A study of a prescription drug plan in Pennsylvania finds that many seniors benefiting from Medicare’s new drug program are ending up with lower hospital costs.
Air has elevated cancer risk in 600 neighborhoods
WASHINGTON (AP) - A government analysis of toxic air pollutants finds the average national cancer risk has declined since the last time it was done.
Report: Health care costs to rise 9 pct in 2010
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A consulting firm estimates employers who offer health insurance coverage could see a 9 percent cost increase next year.
Novartis says produces first batch of H1N1 vaccine
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) - A Swiss drug company says it’s succeeded in producing a first batch of swine flu vaccine, weeks ahead of expectations.
Swine flu may have been in people in August
NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists say the swine flu virus may have jumped from pigs to people as early as last August.
Just Delete It
Just Delete It June 24, 2009
Call a number and vote to legalize marijuana
Shipping Scams: Just Delete It
Got an email about the delivery status on a package you never sent? You can send this one directly into the deleted items.
Just Delete It: Patriotic Cans Anything But American Pride
An email circulating says the Pepsi cans omit the words “under god” in the pledge of allegiance.
Just Delete It: IRS Scam
In this week’s just delete it, it’s an email circling allegedly from the IRS saying you are eligible to receive a tax fund of “x” amount of dollars.
Bee Stings: Copper Soothes Stings?
In this week’s just delete it, it’s an email that says someone’s doctor told them to keep a penny with them and if a bee stung them to put the penny on it and the swelling would go down.
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What you need to know about the February 17, 2009 switch to DTV 
By law, television stations nationwide must switch from the old method of transmitting TV signals known as analog to digital television (DTV) on February 17, 2009. Learn how to prepare for DTV
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