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November 17, 2009
Author John Grisham is UNC-CH commencement speaker
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Best-selling mystery writer John Grisham will deliver the commencement address at the University of North Carolina spring graduation.
Former NC lawmaker asks court to void conviction
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Lawyers for a disgraced former North Carolina legislator have gone back to court seeking to overturn his conviction for obstruction of justice.
Fayetteville community gathers to remember Shaniya Davis
Hundreds of people gathered in Fayetteville Monday night to remember 5-year-old Shaniya Davis
NC deputy fired, charged with assaulting wife
LELAND, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina sheriff’s deputy has been accused of assaulting his estranged wife.
Officials probe elk death in NC mountain park
CATALOOCHEE, N.C. (AP) - Rangers in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park say they expect to charge a man with killing an elk.
NC foodies get coaching, tips for business success
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - People who think they’ve developed the world’s best hot sauce or terrific pies that restaurants will want to put on their menus can get some coaching on how to build a business.
November 16, 2009
UPDATE: Search for missing Fayetteville girl ends
The search for a missing Fayetteville girl comes to a halt.
Death penalty still stands for man who went on crime spree across the Carolinas
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of a man who killed four people during a 2002 crime spree across the Carolinas.
NC governor: jobless to rise though economy better
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue says the state’s financial picture is improving but that unemployment may keep rising in the short term.
Police now searching for body of missing NC girl
SANFORD, N.C. (AP) - Authorities in North Carolina say they are now searching for the body of a missing 5-year-old girl.
Missing NC child’s mother to appear in court
There are some new and disturbing developments in the case of a missing 5-year-old girl in North Carolina.
AIDS activists to Obama: Send funds to the South
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - People with AIDS, activists and health care professionals want the Obama administration to provide more money to combat the disease’s toll in the rural South.
November 15, 2009
High school football team gets to play despite controversy over a player’s grades
A high school football team took the field Saturday night in playoff action despite controversy surrounding the program.
Investigators widen search for missing Fayetteville girl
More developments are coming to light in the case of missing five-year-old Shaniya Davis.
Mother of missing 5-year-old girl now charged
There’s another development in the case of missing five-year-old Shaniya Davis that now points to her mother.
November 14, 2009
Man wrongly accused of kidnapping Fayetteville girl speaks
A man arrested by mistake for the disappearance of five-year-old Shaniya Davis is very angry about what happened.
Bob Etheridge will not challenge Sen. Burr in 2010 elections
A democrat seen as a potential challenger to Senator Richard Burr next year says he will not enter the race.
Conservative activists hold rally in Raleigh
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Conservative activists are heading to Raleigh to rally against federal health care and pollution control legislation.
November 13, 2009
Judge grants temporary order allowing team to play in football playoffs
Good news for a high school football team forced to forfeit it’s winning season.
Man to plead not guilty to kidnapping NC girl
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - The attorney for a man charged with kidnapping a 5-year-old Fayetteville girl says his client will plead not guilty.
Feds issue subpoenas to NC environment officials
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Federal investigators want to know more about four coastal developments assembled by a pair of brothers with ties to former North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley.
Police say 2nd suspect admitted kidnapping NC girl
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Police in North Carolina say they have arrested a new suspect in the alleged kidnapping of a girl still missing after disappearing from a mobile home park three days ago.
Drug firm expanding NC operation, adding 260 jobs
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A drug company is expanding its operations in North Carolina, adding nearly 260 jobs.
Thieves steal popular NC road sign - again
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - Want to know how far it is from the eastern end of Interstate 40 in North Carolina to the western end in California? You’ll have to punch it into your GPS or try MapQuest.
State says insured NC kids must pay for vaccines
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina will no longer cover the cost of 11 childhood vaccines for families with insurance as part of an effort to help pay for vaccines for uninsured children.
UNC clamps down on administrator leave pay policy
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - A University of North Carolina panel has revised a policy that allows school administrators to collect leave pay even if they don’t return to teaching positions at the school as planned.
How far from Wilmington to Barstow? Try MapQuest
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - Want to know how far it is from the eastern end of Interstate 40 in North Carolina to the western end in California? Punch it into your GPS or try MapQuest.
NC farmers market hosts fair with eye on holidays
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The North Carolina Farmers Market is getting a little crafty this weekend with early holiday shoppers.
November 12, 2009
IDA: Heavy rain pounds entire state
Other parts of the state weren’t immune to the heavy rains.
Army special operations, UNC to sign training pact
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - The Army’s most elite soldiers are teaming with North Carolina’s university system to improve training on national security issues.
