| Gas Station Fuel Mix-up Causes Problems For Drivers Raleigh, N.C. — A mix-up at a Raleigh gas station caused some customers to put the wrong fuel in their cars Wednesday evening.A worker at the Shell gas station at 6801 Glenwood Ave. said a... | |
| Morgan State Defeats North Carolina A&t 84-57 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Kevin Thompson scored 20 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and dished out six assists to lead Morgan State past North Carolina A&T 84-57 on Wednesday... |
| Massive Chilean Earthquake Registered In The Triangle Massive Chilean Earthquake Registered In The Triangle - A UNC seismologist explains why quakes are a normal part of the world.Read the Full Story at:... |
| Coast Guard: Icebreaker To Be Reactivated By 2013 SEATTLE — After a $62 million overhaul, the Coast Guard will have its third icebeaker back in service in 2013, filling a critical need as the fleet takes on new responsibilities, the commandant... |
| Morgan State Defeats North Carolina A&t 84-75 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Kevin Thompson scored 20 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and dished out six assists to lead Morgan State past North Carolina A&T 84-75 on Wednesday night in quarterfinals of... |
| Calif. Boy Who Called 911 Thanks Dispatcher NORWALK, Calif. — A 7-year-old boy who called 911 from a locked bathroom while armed robbers threatened his parents hugged and high-fived on Wednesday the sheriff's dispatcher who took his... |
| Former Volleyball Coach Indicted On Indecent Liberties Charges Raleigh, N.C. — A grand jury indicted John Peter Skatrud Tuesday on two counts of indecent liberties with a child and two counts of indecent liberties with a student.Skatrud coached at North... |
| Thomas Ready To Taste The Nfl CHARLOTTE -- At 330 pounds, Cam Thomas is big. Big enough to fill space on the inside, big enough to play nose tackle in the NFL if the team that drafts him sees fit. But he's not as big as he was... |
| Rival Calls On &squo;annunzio To Quit Race Fayetteville Republican Lou Huddleston Wednesday called on 8th District rival Tim D’Annunzio to leave the race, saying “he hasn’t shown the disposition and the temperament voters... |
| Umes Tops Coppin State 64-58 At Meac Tournament WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Hillary Haley scored 25 points to lead Maryland-Eastern Shore past Coppin State 64-58 on Wednesday in the first round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference... |
| Groups Aim Again To Reduce Spanking In Nc Schools RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Children's advocates in North Carolina are this year seeking a spanking ban on students with disabilities after losing political tussles over corporal punishment in public... |
| Fifth Third Bank Moving North Carolina Headquarters To Uptown Charlotte headquarters to 201 North Tryon Street in Uptown Charlotte in June of this year. After the move, the building will be named the "Fifth Third Center". "The move of... |
| Siemens Energy Expansion Means 800-plus Jobs Siemens Energy on Thursday will announce an expansion — its second in Charlotte in less than a year — that should bring more than 800 jobs and at least $170 million in local investment... |
| Panel Suggests Changes To Nc Motor Fleet, Medicaid RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina government and budget reform panel formed by Gov. Beverly Perdue says she should consider ways to make Medicaid and the state's motor fleet more efficient. ... |
| Once-revered Sc Lawmaker Freezes To Death Alone COLUMBIA, S.C. — When Juanita Goggins became the first black woman elected to the South Carolina Legislature in 1974, she was hailed as a trailblazer and twice visited the president at the... |
| Midnight Knitter Pulls The Wool Over Nj Shore Town WEST CAPE MAY, N.J. — Someone is spinning quite a yarn over one New Jersey shore town. An unknown person dubbed The Midnight Knitter by West Cape May residents is covering tree branches and... |
| Man shoots himself in leg at gun shop A man accidentally shot himself in the leg at a popular west Charlotte gun shop. The incident happened around 3:50 p.m. Wednesday at Hyatt gun shop, on Wilkinson Boulevard. Police said the... |
| Smithsonian receives rare Harriet Tubman items WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tourists and history buffs will be able to see some rare, personal belongings of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman when a museum of African American history opens on the National... |
| Senate OKs $138B for jobless In a move designed to further recharge the economy, the U.S. Senate approved a $138 billion measure Wednesday that would extend unemployment benefits and offer fiscal assistance to the states. On a... |
| Police: Pantsless man assaults woman Rocky Mount, N.C. — A Rocky Mount woman told police that she was attacked Tuesday by a man wearing only a black T-shirt and white socks.The 18-year-old woman told police that the man drove a... |
| Raleigh County Man Appointed to State Committee A valid email address is required to allow State Journal to monitor comments and track users posting inappropriate comments. State Journal does not use these for any type of SPAM... |
| CMS survey: Middle school can be scary Middle school is a scary place for a significant number of Charlotte-Mecklenburg students, while high-school students are less likely to report fear and bullying at school, a just-released survey of... |
| Utility work will detour Cornelius traffic The new entrance to the Antiquity Cornelius development in downtown Cornelius is expected to open in late April, but utility work beginning next week means the existing intersection will have to... |
| No raises for teachers, other state employees RALEIGH North Carolina's teachers and state employees can expect another year without a pay raise. Gov. Bev Perdue said that, while salaries will remain flat in the coming budget year, she aims to... |
| 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... |
| Winston-Salem ready to return to D-II, CIAA So while the MEAC gathers at the Joel Coliseum to play for a prized spot in the NCAA tournament, Winston-Salem State has reversed course and is heading back to Division II after the Rams realized... |
| Target launches mobile coupons Target Corp. which has 13 stores in the Raleigh-Durham area, now is offering coupons that customers can access on their mobile phones, then redeem by scanning a barcode on the phone at checkout. ... |
| State awards road contracts The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded 30 highway and rail contracts valued at $165.9 million, including eight projects funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The bids... |
| Coca-Cola Bottling sees better results in 2009 Consolidated reports a net loss of $2.76 million for its fourth fiscal quarter, or 29 cents per fully diluted share, down from a gain of $2.72 million, or 29 cents per fully diluted share, in the... |
| Speedway tumbles in 4Q, year reports a fourth-quarter net loss of $15.2 million, or 36 cents per fully diluted share, down from a net loss of $4.89 million, or 11 cents per fully diluted share, in the last quarter of 2008. For... |
| NYT Columnist David Leonhardt To Speak At Duke NYT Columnist David Leonhardt To Speak At Duke - The New York Times reporter and columnist David Leonhardt will discuss the looming political battle over how to pay for health care reform, wars, the... |
| Report: Spanking Still Occurs In NC Schools Report: Spanking Still Occurs In NC Schools - Representatives from Action for Children North Carolina and the North Carolina Association of Educators urged lawmakers to ban the practice at... |
| Italy, FBI raids crack down on Mafia in US, Sicily NEW YORK — The FBI arrested a reputed U.S. mobster Wednesday on charges he provided protection for a Sicilian counterpart operating in Florida - part of an international sweep aimed at further... |
| Groups aim again to reduce spanking in N.C. schools RALEIGH, N.C. — 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... |
| Roush satisfied with NASCAR action CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Team owner Jack Roush said Wednesday he's satisfied with the penalty NASCAR levied against driver Carl Edwards for his intentional accident with Brad Keselowski. Edwards was... |
| CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella In this photo taken March 9, 2010, Raymond Cirimele, 55, displays his Costco membership card outside his home in Chicago. Cirimele is one of at least 245 people in 44 states who have been sickened by... |
| LifeLock barred from misrepresenting services; consumers will get refunds Raleigh, N.C. — LifeLock has been barred from misrepresenting its identity theft services after an agreement reached with North Carolina, 34 other states and the Federal Trade Commission,... |
| Marion Jones signs with WNBA's Shock Former sprinter Marion Jones smiles as she addresses the media during a news conference announcing her signing with WNBA basketball Tulsa Shock on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Tulsa, Okla. Jones was... |
| Cable, sat TV firms ask gov't to stop TV blackouts Cable, satellite TV and other video providers have asked the government to intervene in ongoing fee disputes with TV networks - big-money fights that are expected to escalate this year as more... |
| Woman pleads guilty in plot to kidnap Cornelius girls A woman who helped her estranged husband translate a ransom note into English pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to commit kidnapping. Lindsay Gonzalez, 21, of Edinburg Texas faces a maximum of... |
| CMS opens vote on 2011-12 calendar Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials have begun asking the public for input on the 2011-12 academic calendar. A committee of CMS teachers, administrators and parents have developed two proposed... |
| Federal judge in ash spill suits extends deadlines KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A federal magistrate handling dozens of lawsuits that seek damages from the Tennessee Valley Authority's coal ash spill has extended deadlines for some court... |
| Man jailed after Facebook murder case in County Durham, England Facebook by befriending her and giving her a false identity. 33-year-old Peter Chapman, an unemployed man who has no fixed abode, went onto Facebook and in October 2009 was met there by Ashleigh... |
| NCDOT awards $170M in work The North Carolina Department of Transportation has awarded 30 highway and rail contracts totaling $165.9 million, according to a written statement issued Wednesday by Gov. Beverly Perdue’s... |
| N.C. joblessness grows in January Unemployment in North Carolina rose to 11.1 percent in January from 10.9 percent in December. The rate in January 2009 was 9.2 percent. The rate for the United States in January was 9.7 percent. ... |
