Triangle/Local
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FILE – Army Capt. Rebecca M. Lobach, of Durham, N.C., is pictured during the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Jan. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)Friends say Army captain killed in midair collision was a ‘brilliant and fearless’ patriot
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Army captain who died in Wednesday’s midair collision of a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet was “brilliant and fearless” and “meticulous in everything she did,” friends and fellow soldiers said. Capt. Rebecca M. Lobach was identified by the Army Saturday as one of three soldiers killed in…
State/Regional
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This image provided by the U.S. Army shows Cpt. Rebecca M. Lobach, of Durham, N.C. (U.S. Army via AP)Durham woman among soldiers who died in helicopter and airliner crash
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army has released the name of the third soldier who died Wednesday when an Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet near the D.C. airport. Cpt. Rebecca M. Lobach, of Durham, N.C., served as an Army aviation officer since July 2019. Her awards include an Army commendation medal and an…
World/National
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A large portion of the damaged plane fuselage is lifted from the Potomac River during recovery efforts after the American Airlines crash on February 03, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Salvage crews remove large portion of commercial jet from river after deadly air collision near DC
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Salvage crews have removed a large portion of a commercial jet from the Potomac River near Washington’s Reagan National Airport after a midair collision last week that killed 67 people. Authorities have said the operation to remove the plane will take several days and they will then work to remove the…
Sports
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Duke’s Cooper Flagg (2) celebrates after hitting a 3-point basket against North Carolina’s Seth Trimble (7) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)No. 2 Duke jumps all over rival North Carolina, rolls to 87-70 win to stay unbeaten in ACC
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Cooper Flagg had 21 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in his Duke-North Carolina rivalry debut to help the second-ranked Blue Devils beat the Tar Heels 87-70. Fellow freshman Kon Knueppel added 22 points for Duke. The Blue Devils shot 53% and made 10 of 20 from 3-point range to win…
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Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, celebrates with the Bill France NASCAR Cup Series Championship trophy in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway on November 10, 2024 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)NASCAR champion Joey Logano tunes out critics and insists playoff format is ‘very entertaining’
NASCAR driver Joey Logano has found a way to tune out months of criticism surrounding his third championship. He says “I can’t hear it because my trophies, they kind of, like, echo around me.” Logano’s title in November sparked debate about whether NASCAR’s current playoff format is the best way to determine the series champion.…