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By Mark Starling Group Sues State Over Confederate Plates (Raleigh, NC) -- A North Carolina group claims the state discriminated in a decision over the Confederate battle flag. The Department of Motor Vehicles will be offering new plates this year to anyone who has that style flag on their plate, which has caught the attention of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The organization announced yesterday it was suing the DOT, claiming the battle flag is a symbol of heritage. More Buncombe, Ashe...

Jonathan Orander, of Massachusetts, was killed Sunday night after his speeding SUV left the road and struck a concrete bridge overpass on I-85 near Thomasville.