Princeville Faces State Takeover Over Financial Woes
In Princeville North Carolina a town founded by freed slaves struggles with severe financial disarray. Officials warn the state may seize control of the town books amid a large deficit and poor tax collection. Residents cite mismanagement by Town Manager Charles Tillman and aging infrastructure as core issues.
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Princeville
N.C
North Carolina
Emma Wilkins
Charles Tillman
Novella Tucker
Freedom Hill
Liberty Hill
Tar River
Dennis Westry
Man leaves videotaped confession in triple homicide
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fila AP A truck driver Billy Ray Grimes 50 left a calm videotaped confession before killing his wife Brenda Lee 38 and their eight month old daughter Crystal and then himself The video notes medical financial and family problems and shows him using two shotguns He telephoned 911 requesting police and a coroner and the tape was found with the bodies investigators pursue possible mental illness readings and motive from his statements
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Defuniak
Crystal
Chapman
Grimes
Racially defaced UPS envelopes target prominent officials
UPS envelopes bearing bigoted messages were sent to figures including Chicago congressman Bobby Rush and New York Comptroller H. Carl McCall and others. Police and federal agents investigate across four states as UPS says its staff had no involvement and the envelopes traveled via its tracking system. The case draws in state police and the FBI bias crimes unit amid a widening probe.
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New York
United Parcel Service
UPS
Associated Press
Env
Washington
Chicago
Bobby Rush
New York City
New York State
H. Carl McCall
U.S
Duval Patrick
Ken Sternad
Atlanta
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RCA Home Theatre
SHARP
CRAIG
Odessa
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Rexstore.com
Eer
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Midland
N. Might
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Rie
Universal
RCA
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G.E
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Wesolars
East
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Zenith
Channelock
Panasonic
Prosper OA Sonatus
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