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A mix-up at a Raleigh gas station caused some customers to put the wrong fuel in their cars last night. A worker at the Shell gas station at 6801 Glenwood Ave. said a supplier put diesel fuel into tanks meant for regular unleaded. The worker said only four drivers put the wrong fuel in their cars before the problem was detected. One customer said his car stalled out as he tried to leave the gas station. He knew something was wrong and alerted the Shell worker. The fuel supplier fixed the problem, and cleared the gas lines.

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A 911 call made after a member of the state Board of Education was assaulted Saturday didn’t mention that she had been attacked. As you may remember 62 year old Kathy Taft died on Tuesday afternoon, three days after she was attacked in the Raleigh home of a friend and suffered a severe head injury. Wake County District Attorney Colon Willoughby said Wednesday that he asked for all records in the case to be sealed because the premature release of information in the case could hinder the police investigation.

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In Atlanta, Georgia, two veterans of the famed Dance Theatre of Harlem keep alive the tradition of African-American ballet and dance. Many of their students face stereotypes, financial hardship and the temptation of the streets.

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Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher of New Bern, N.C., hold the world record for life in wedded bliss: 85 years. He’s 104, and she’s 101.

On their May 13 anniversary, they will join an elite club: the longest marriages on record. One couple got a big head start on their marriage. You must go back more than 200 years to find the other couple married 86 years.

A Fisher time line: Around their 10th anniversary, this everyday household appliance hit the carpet. When they celebrated their 25th anniversary, this song was a hit (watch videos). When they marked their 50th, this irritating icon was everywhere (see pictures, if you must). By the time they reached their 75th year of marriage, we were hooked on this reality show.

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Have you received your Pre-Census Form Letter? If you haven’t you will with in the next few days! Well it looks like the government has spent about $85 million on “pre-letters” in advance of the official census forms and reminders that will be sent out after the forms have been sent. The population count, conducted every 10 years, is used to distribute seats in the House of Representatives and more than $400 billion in federal aid. The questions on the form ask about gender, race, family composition and housing, as well for an address and telephone number.

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Benjamin Todd Jealous, president and CEO of the National Association for the NAACP, joined the state chapter on yesterday in calling for the resignation of Wake County School Board Chairman Ron Margiotta after comments he made during a heated public hearing on March 2. As you may remember, Margiotta could be heard saying, “Here come the animals out of their cages,” during the meeting on the school system’s long-standing policy of assigning students to ensure schools had no more than 40 percent of students receiving free or reduced-price lunches. Rev. William Barber, president of the state NAACP, says the comment by Margiotta is evidence of “racist attitudes” on the board.

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The Wake County school board on Tuesday evening placed Superintendent Del Burns on paid administrative leave. The board announced the decision following a closed-session meeting. Chief Academic Officer Donna Hargens will serve as acting superintendent. In several interviews last month, Burns, who announced he’s resigning June 30, accused the board of “partisan political gamesmanship.”

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A member of the state Board of Education died Tuesday afternoon, three days after she was attacked in a Raleigh home, her family said in a statement.
Kathy Taft, 62, had been on life-support at WakeMed’s intensive care unit, suffering from a severe head injury.
Raleigh police prematurely reported Taft’s death Tuesday morning, but they retracted that report. Her family issued a statement shortly before 1 p.m. to confirm her death.

Police haven’t released many details of the ongoing investigation since Taft, who lives in Greenville, was found Saturday morning inside the home at 2710 Cartier Drive, near Oberlin Road and Glenwood Avenue.

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Scores of state workers are taking a bus from North Carolina to Washington to join a rally protesting insurance industry opposition to overhauling health care. Members of the State Employees Association of North Carolina are leaving Raleigh before dawn on Tuesday to demonstrate at an annual health insurance industry conference in Washington. A coalition of labor unions and activist groups organized the protest at the same time President Barack Obama is raising his attacks against insurance companies.

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Twenty to 25 North Carolina dealerships are among the 661 dealerships nationwide that General Motors Co. plans to reinstate.

As you may remember GM cut its franchise ties with 1,160 dealers nationwide last fall as part of its bankruptcy proceedings in an effort to compensate for much lower demand for cars and trucks. Some dealers have argued that lots that were still profitable were cut, and that the automaker didn’t offer enough details about how it’s choosing which businesses to shutter.