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November 07, 2009
Suspect in NC store shooting had been deported before
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (AP) - Authorities say the suspect in the killing of four men outside a North Carolina store was in the U.S. illegally and had been deported before.
Bullet to the heart responsible for SC serial killer’s death
GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) - A bullet to the heart fired by a North Carolina police officer killed the man authorities think was a serial killer responsible for five deaths in South Carolina this summer.
November 06, 2009
NC planning new hospital for sea turtles
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina contractor says plans for a new sea turtle hospital in Surf City are in the works.
November 05, 2009
Chilling 911 calls from slain NC family home
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Police have released 911 recordings that contain the sounds of a gunshot and a relative pleading for ambulances to get to the scene of a quadruple murder-suicide in Fayetteville earlier this week.
3 NC hospital workers didn’t take flu shot, resign
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Three workers at a major North Carolina hospital are gone after failing to get vaccinated against the seasonal flu.
Police investigating baby death at NC home daycare
APEX, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina home daycare is closed while authorities investigate the death of an infant.
November 04, 2009
Kin tells of brief call from doomed scallop boat
CAPE MAY, N.J. (AP) - A relative of a crew member aboard a scallop boat that sank off the New Jersey coast in March says she got a satellite phone call from him just before the boat went down, killing him and five others.
NC hospital segregates flu victims in outdoor tent
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - A major North Carolina hospital is pitching tents to battle the spread of swine flu.
Workers begin blasting at I-40 rock slide
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Blasting is under way as crews try reopening Interstate 40 near the North Carolina-Tennessee state line where a massive rock slide closed the road late last month.
Judge dismisses case against NC city over shooting
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A federal judge has dismissed a civil lawsuit filed by the family of a man killed by a North Carolina police officer during a traffic stop.
2 men injured when small plane crashes in NC
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Authorities say two men are recuperating in the hospital after their small, fixed-wing airplane crashed into a corn field North Carolina.
NC public TV network spotlights changing economy
HICKORY, N.C. (AP) - The manufacturing and furniture industries that built up the Hickory area have been hit hard in this recession, so the community is talking through what to do next.
November 03, 2009
Lawmakers return to NC capital to talk sales tax
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Several dozen legislators are back in Raleigh to discuss North Carolina’s tax structure and whether an overhaul can be approved as soon as next spring.
Love affair gone wrong may have sparked Mt. Airy shooting
Police say a love affair gone wrong may have sparked the quadruple shooting and killing in Mount Airy on Sunday.
Audit: NC funeral board didn’t keep some minutes
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - An audit says the state board that licenses North Carolina funeral home directors and embalmers failed to maintain properly the minutes from the board’s closed sessions.
NC appellate judges reject public records lawsuit
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The North Carolina Court of Appeals has sided with the state treasurer’s office in a public records lawsuit that accused officials of withholding documents about the state’s pension fund.
NC Rep. Warren, former sheriff, won’t run in 2010
HIDDENITE, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina House member and former Alexander County sheriff won’t seek re-election next year because he wants to spend more time at home.
NC mayor pays DMV $338,000 after worker’s theft
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina mayor has been stuck with the bill of more than $300,000 after an employee embezzled the money from a state license plate agency run by the mayor.
Dell to refund money early to NC communities
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Dell Inc. is getting a discount for quick repayment of more than $26 million in local incentives that went for naught when the company decided to close its North Carolina computer assembly plant.
NC man whose family slain enters plea in drug case
HICKORY, N.C. (AP) - A man whose family was killed in their North Carolina home has pleaded guilty to drug charges that officials say led to the deaths of his wife and children.
Need a home? NC affordable housing leaders meet
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Affordable housing leaders are trying to help North Carolina families keep a roof over their heads at a time many are losing their homes to foreclosure.
Voters in NC’s largest city to select new mayor
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The candidates began their campaigns months ago, and now it’s up to the voters in North Carolina’s largest city to decide which of them will be the new mayor.
NC Secretary of State to attend investment forum
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina’s secretary of state is participating in a statewide campaign to help senior citizens avoid investment scams.
November 02, 2009
Poll: NC residents divided on public option
ELON, N.C. (AP) - A new poll shows that while three out of four North Carolina residents believe the U.S. health care system needs reform, they are split on whether that reform should include a public option.
November 01, 2009
Small businesses hope I-40 detour brings them big business
Some businesses in small towns hope to capitalize on the Interstate 40 closure.
The reason being they are located on the detour.
Engineer for Interstate 40 says rockslide is not the first
An engineer who helped build Interstate 40 says last week’s rockslide isn’t the first one there.
Economic summit at Duke University to focus on the recession
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - A summit at Duke University and the University of North Carolina will address whether the recession has disproportionately affected blacks.
Home of Former State Governor Charles Aycock Open for Visitors
FREMONT, N.C. (AP) - The boyhood home of former North Carolina Gov. Charles Aycock is ready for visitors again.
October 31, 2009
Gov. Perdue signs emergency declaration to help with repairs on I-40
Governor Bev Perdue signed an emergency declaration to help the western part of the state recover from the major rock slide on Interstate 40.
State and Local law enforcement crack down with Halloween “Booze It & Lose It”
Police plan to crack down on drunk driving this Halloween with the Halloween “Booze It and Lose It” campaign runs Saturday and Sunday.
