In all three of these sewer blowback cases, the homes were below the grade of the road or downstream from the main sewer line itself.

How sewage floods at home turned into nightmares for Raleigh families

Sewage floods inside Raleigh homes

The North Carolina Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to ban anyone from wearing masks in public for health reasons, following an emotional debate about the wisdom of the proposal.


NC Senate votes to ban people from wearing masks in public for health reasons

Protestors gather in Graham 

, an online community with multimedia, communication and content creation features, has attracted more than 500,000 members.

ETTIX Solutions, a provider of web-enablement and multimedia hosting services, developed the site.

FreeWebTown offers audio and video streaming capability with one click and also allows conversion and download of videos and movies to devices such as Apple Video iPods and Sony's portable Playstation. The site went live in 2004.

The site offers 2,000 megabits of storage, 2,000 megabits of monthly bandwidth and unlimited downloads.

FreeWebTown.com Tops 500,000 Members

Our severe weather threat is moving out, and we'll be in for a cloudy day on Sunday.


Early-morning showers possible ahead of dry Sunday

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Despite announcements from organizers that Monica would be headlining the event, Monica shared on social media that she will not be in attendance -- and that she was never even booked.

Monica, Durham Bimbé Festival headliner, says she was never contacted about festival

Headliner of Bimbé Cultural Arts Festival unable to attend due to booking error

Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour is staying in Raleigh. The Canes legend agreed to a contract extension with the team. The details of the extension are currently unknown.

Reports: Canes, Rod Brind'Amour agree to contract extension

Rod Brind'Amour vs. New York Rangers Game 4

A police officer shot and killed a woman Saturday in Gastonia after they say she shot at an officer.

Woman shot, killed by police after shooting at them in Gastonia

Woman shot by police after shooting at officers

Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard said that 13-year-old Isaiah Gaymes died around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday. Willard said he died at the Medical University of South Carolina from blunt force trauma.

Warrant: 13-year-old boy beaten to death with piece of wood, handgun

Isaiah Gaymes

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Seize the Grey has won the Preakness Stakes for 88-year-old Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas. His victory ended Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan's Triple Crown bid. 

Seize the Grey wins the Preakness for D. Wayne Lukas and ends Mystik Dan's Triple Crown bid

APTOPIX Preakness Horse Racing

Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour is at the end of his deal and several key players are unrestricted free agents. It's prompting questions around the league around whether the former Canes captain will return next season.


Rod Brind'Amour contract situation looms large for Canes' future

Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour

In a span of four hours, the top-ranked golfer in the world was arrested wearing gym shorts and a tee shirt, dressed in an orange jail shirt for his mug shot, returned to Valhalla Golf Club in golf clothes and made his 10:08 a.m. second-round tee time.

Police: Scheffler's car dragged detective; Golfer booked, returns to PGA Championship

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DENVER (AP) -- Denver coach Michael Malone calls them "the two greatest words in sports."