CARTHAGE, N.C. (AP) — Two power substations in a North Carolina county were damaged by gunfire in what is being investigated as a criminal act, causing damage that could take days to repair and leaving tens of thousands of people without electricity, authorities said.

Reader catches herself dreaming about ex-boyfriend

DEAR HARRIETTE: I woke up in the middle of the night dreaming about an old boyfriend. I haven't talked to him in years, but I recently learned that his wife of more than 20 years passed away. I wonder if that's why he came into my dream? It was weird. The dream was erotic.

Funeral services for Terry Lee Osborn, 76, of Clinton, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Cornerstone Church in Clinton.

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The Clinton Fire Department has begun a new training academy to help prepare local firefighters and new hires for their Firefighter 1 certification. After the inaugural class, department leaders say they plan to host the academy as needed for new hires and volunteers alike.

An Elk City man was critically injured in a two-car collision that claimed the lives of three people Wednesday evening on U.S. Highway 281, almost five miles north of Gracemont.

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