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Busch needs treatment following Grand-Am race

An overheated Kyle Busch received intravenous fluids Saturday following his driving stint in the Grand-Am race, then retreated to his motorhome to rest before NASCAR's 400-mile Sprint Cup event.

Mayfield stays away from Daytona

Jeremy Mayfield wasn't at Daytona International Speedway for Saturday night's race, citing the media attention on his legal fight with NASCAR as an unnecessary distraction from the Independence Day celebration.

Police: NC man drags SC officer during stop

Authorities say a Lenior, N.C., man faces 10 counts of assault with intent to kill after dragging a Myrtle Beach police officer during a traffic stop and ramming into other cars to try and get him to let go.

NC town waives parking tickets for 1st offenders

Chapel Hill is no longer writing tickets for people who let their parking meters run out for the first time.

Tribe wants name change for NC's Lumber River

The Lumbee Indian tribe want to change the name of the river that winds through its ancestral lands in North Carolina.

NC trooper fired after drunken driving arrest

A North Carolina state trooper has been fired after he was arrested on a drunken driving charge.

NC teen killed in Gastonia bank parking lot

Authorities say a teen has been shot in the parking lot of a Gastonia bank.

Ga. lottery numbers

Here are the winning numbers selected Saturday in the Georgia state lotteries:

Free fishing on the Fourth in NC

North Carolina fisherman can cast their lines on Independence Day without getting a license.

Children of soldiers killed overseas to be honored

The Fayetteville Area visitors bureau and a local volunteer group is teaming up with Hasbro to provide GI Joe action figures to children of fallen soldiers.

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