Domestic homicide cases pose challenges for investigators

Determining whether a case is domestic in nature is not as easy as it might seem. Four unsolved murder cases are examples of challenges investigators face.

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   Obama nomination hits historic chord for many

   Forty-five years after Martin Luther King Jr. described his dream of racial equality, Barack Obama will become the first black presidential nominee of a major political party.

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   Patient advocates: N.C.'s mental health system needs fixing

   Advocates for mental health patients say the state's mental health system needs restructuring and more funding.

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   Cyclist faces long recovery after wreck

   The driver of a pickup truck that struck two bicyclists last week near Knightdale has been rearrested on more serious charges, authorities said.

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   As Gustav nears, Gulf Coast puts faith in planning

   With Gustav approaching hurricane strength and showing no signs of veering off a track to slam into the Gulf Coast, authorities across the region began laying the groundwork Thursday to get the sick, elderly and poor away from the shoreline.

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