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NC city grapples with beaver problems
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Changing the state law didn't work, so one North Carolina city is coming up with other plans for dealing with pesky beavers. The News & Record of Greensboro reported Friday that city officials are trying to stop beavers from chomping trees and damming streams.

At a glance: new UNC system President Tom Ross
NAME: Thomas W. Ross. AGE: 60. Born June 5, 1950. HOME: Davidson. Native of Greensboro. FAMILY: Wife, Susan Donaldson Ross. Two grown children, both Davidson College graduates.

Home sales in Triad, N.C. plunge after tax credit ends
Sales of existing homes in the Triad and across North Carolina dropped sharply last month, according to a report released yesterday. And the decline may not be over yet.

2 NC universities open new nanoscience school
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Eighteen students will be sweating the small stuff as a new school to study nanoscience opens in North Carolina.

NC police officers kill man who wouldn't drop gun
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Police in a North Carolina city say officers shot and killed an armed man who refused to drop his gun, then pointed the weapon at them.

Park Sterling Bank Names Anne Bryan Hanson Human Resources Director
Park Sterling Bank announced today that Anne Bryan Hanson has joined the Bank as Human Resources Director and that its Board of Directors has elected her executive vice president. In this role, Ms.

NC A&T student dies after track tryout collapse
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - A student at North Carolina A&T State University has died after he collapsed while trying out for the track team. A spokeswoman for the Greensboro school said 20-year-old Jospin Milandu died Thursday afternoon.

Commercial Real Estate: Investors bullish on apartment properties
Ryan Homes has opened sales for 144 condominiums at The Residences at Bulle Rock in Havre de Grace. The units, based on Ryan Homes' new Hampton Court model, have prices starting in the $170,000s, according to information from the builder.