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March 10, 2010
Alzheimer’s disease takes a hard toll on families
GREENVILLE, N.C. - Anyone who’s ever known someone with Alzheimer’s disease has seen what it does to the mind.
Greenville police talk internet predator dangers
GREENVILLE, N.C. - The internet’s often a daily tool for sex offenders.
Teen unemployment numbers reach 26.6% in NC
GREENVILLE, N.C. - Unemployment is not only about adults. Young people between the ages of 16 and 19 are also feeling the effects of this economy.
Midnight knitter pulls the wool over NJ shore town
WEST CAPE MAY, N.J. (AP) - Someone is spinning quite a yarn over one New Jersey shore town.
PCMH sleep study to be presented at national conference
GREENVILLE, N.C. - Pitt County Memorial Hospital will get to be center stage at a national conference this summer.
Unemployment on the rise
North Carolina set a new troubling record when it comes to unemployment. State unemployment in January hit 11.1 percent.
Taft murder remains a mystery; seal placed on search warrants, 911 calls
Kathy Taft’s murder remains a mystery tonight.
Raleigh Police keep looking for clues connected to her deadly beating over the weekend.
Now, a seal’s been placed on the search warrants and 911 calls.
Amanda Lamb has latest on the investigation.
Sex offender wanted for not registering address
GREENVILLE, N.C. - Officials in Beaufort County are looking a man they say is a registered sex offender who did not register his address.
WASPs finally get their moment to soar
More than 60-years ago, a group of female flyers put their lives on the line during World War II. They were the first women to fly military planes but their story has gone unnoticed all these years… Until now, as Randall Pinkston reports from New York
Obama takes health care reform push to Saint Louis
President Obama took his push for healthcare reform to Saint Lous on Wednesday. The White House is pulling out all the stops as it tries to step up the pressure on Congress to pass the healthcare overhaul plan. But as CBS News Correspondent Joel Brown reports, Democrats still face several big hurdles before they’ll get the votes they need.
ENC counties getting money for highway, rail projects
One area in the east is getting millions of dollars to put a railroad in.
Rain Chances Increasing
Between now and this weekend, a slow-moving storm system will wobble from the Mid-Mississippi Valley to the Mid-Atlantic Coast. This system will share a variety of rain chances with eastern North Carolina.
Panel: Women need chance to avoid repeat C-section
WASHINGTON (AP) - A government panel says too many women who want to avoid a second Cesarean-section for child birth are being denied the chance.
Jobless aid measure passes Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has passed legislation to give months of continued jobless checks to people who have been out of work for more than half a year and help the unemployed pay for health insurance.
Jeb Bush’s son doesn’t expect dad to run in 2012
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The eldest son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said in a North Carolina political appearance he doesn’t expect his father to make a run for president in 2012.
Groups aim again to reduce spanking in NC schools
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Children’s advocates in North Carolina who lost a political tussle over corporal punishment in the public schools last year are trying again this year by focusing on a spanking ban for children with disabilities.
Cable, sat TV firms ask gov’t to stop TV blackouts
Cable, satellite TV and other video providers are seeking government intervention in ongoing disputes over the fees that they are charged by TV networks to carry local channels.
Unemployment rises in 30 states in January
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government says unemployment rose in 30 states in January, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country.
Perdue wants to restore pay cut to NC workers
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Gov. Beverly Perdue wants to repay North Carolina state workers for taking away part of their salaries last year to close a budget shortfall.
Police: Calif. robber holds up 11 people, gets $6
THERMAL, Calif. (AP) - They say crime doesn’t pay. For one robber in California, it did - but not much.
New national math, English standards drafted
SEATTLE (AP) - Proposed national educational guidelines would move math and English instruction closer to standards that are uniform and more rigorous.
NC Jan. jobless a record 11.1 percent
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina’s unemployment rate hit a record 11.1 percent in January.
NC company closes after taking money for uniforms
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina company that advertised $9-an-hour cleaning jobs has closed amid accusations it defrauded applicants of money paid for uniforms and boots.
Nigeria protesters demand to see ailing president
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Hundreds of protesters in Nigeria’s capital are demanding to see the ailing president, who has not appeared publicly since returning from hospital treatment abroad last month.
Tainted ingredient sold after salmonella found
WASHINGTON (AP) - A government report says the company responsible for a sizable recall of processed foods continued to manufacture and distribute a flavor-enhancing ingredient for a month after tests confirmed it was made with contaminated equipment.
Hungary makes Holocaust denial a crime
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom has signed a law making Holocaust denial punishable by three years in prison.
Female World War II aviators to be honored
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first women to fly U.S. military planes will be awarded a Congressional Gold Medal on Capitol Hill.
‘Lost Boys’ actor Corey Haim dead in Burbank at 38
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) - The Los Angeles coroner’s office says “The Lost Boys” actor Corey Haim is dead at 38.
Ex-wife criticizes Mandela to UK newspaper
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A British newspaper’s interview quoting Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife bitterly criticizing the anti-apartheid icon has prompted outraged headlines in South Africa.
Son: Ohio State shooting survivor getting better
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The son of a man who survived a deadly shooting at Ohio State University says his father is improving in a Columbus hospital.
