Provides the latest RSS feeds for North Carolina News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Charlotte Star.com http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/10/id/a6c0447118ba14fb/ en-us Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:09:56 -0500 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:09:56 -0500 30 PHILADELPHIA, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of North Carolina in Pembroke, N.C. has contracted with Waypoint Outcomes, a provider of customized Web-based academic assessment and analysis tec... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33035968/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:32:41 -0500 RedOrbit http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33035968/ A Charlotte mother of four boys is the new Mrs. North Carolina International 2010. Cynthia Griner, who was crowned Feb. 27 at Southwest Guilford High School, will compete in the national pageant in Ch... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33035499/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:17:08 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33035499/ COLUMBIA When Juanita Goggins became the first black woman elected to the S.C. legislature in 1974, she was hailed as a trailblazer and twice visited the president at the White House. Three decades l... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33036467/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:17:07 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33036467/ Fire officials in Rock Hill said Thursday they have determined where the blaze that heavily damaged a classroom building started last Saturday. They still don’t know why, however – and th... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33036466/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:17:06 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33036466/ State securities regulators charged a Raleigh man Wednesday with allegedly defrauding a victim out of $50,000 in a foreign currency trading scam. Dennis Todd Hagemann, 41, of Raleigh was arrested on ... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33034224/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:16:03 -0500 Business Journal http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33034224/ Forms for the 2010 U.S. Census will be mailed starting next week, and the city of Greensboro is looking for volunteers to lead efforts in hard-to-count neighborhoods. The city is planning “Marc... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33036468/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:15:19 -0500 Business Journal http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33036468/ COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Police say Appalachian State wide receiver CoCo Hillary and his brother, backup South Carolina quarterback Aramis Hillary, have been arrested after a South Carolina traffic stop... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33036470/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:01:35 -0500 Associated Press http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33036470/ reports a loss of $6 million, or 18 cents per share, for the fourth quarter of 2009. That improves on its net loss of $9 million, or 30 cents per share, for the same period a year earlier. The biopha... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33035498/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:50:45 -0500 Charlotte Business Journal http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33035498/ Pikeville, N.C. — A Pikeville man faces two counts of larceny by an employee in connection with the theft of nearly $12,000 worth of copper wire belonging to AT&T early this week.Christopher... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33036469/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:46:46 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33036469/ ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- The pilot of a US Airways jet reported a bird strike and an engine problem shortly after takeoff from an upstate New York airport Thursday, forcing the plane to turn back and m... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33033183/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:11:56 -0500 Associated Press http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33033183/ Crescent State Bank has tapped Mark Fenton to head its mortgage division. A Kansas native, Fenton is a 20-year mortgage industry veteran who has been involved with the Mortgage Bankers of the Carolin... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33032751/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:01:44 -0500 The Triangle Business Journal http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33032751/ SAS Institute founder and CEO Jim Goodnight saw his net worth climb to $6.9 billion, but despite the increase he fell 31 spots on Forbes magazine’s annual ranking of the world’s billionair... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33032752/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:01:42 -0500 The Triangle Business Journal http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33032752/ RALEIGH, N.C. — Two men arrested in North Carolina in a sweep of arrests aimed at the Gambino organized crime family are heading to New York. Gaetano Napoli Sr. and a son, Gaetano Napoli Jr., b... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33033180/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:57:49 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33033180/ ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The pilot of a US Airways jet reported a bird strike and an engine problem shortly after takeoff from an upstate New York airport Thursday, forcing the plane to turn back and m... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33033181/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:57:47 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33033181/ ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A US Airways jet bound for Charlotte, N.C., has made an emergency landing at an upstate New York airport after the pilot reported a bird strike shortly after takeoff. Airline ... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33033182/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:57:45 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33033182/ Music from the "Wizard of Oz" and selections from George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein will be on the program tonight for the Matthews Concert Band performance. The concert is at 7:30 p.m. in the Ma... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33030185/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:03:08 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33030185/ A portion of Summerow Road near Lincolnton will be closed for two weeks for emergency bridge repairs, state transportation officials say. The road is closed a short distance northeast of U.S. 321, an... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33030184/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:03:07 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33030184/ The fog is gone, but the rain is coming. A large area of light to moderate rain is moving toward the Charlotte region Thursday morning, and periods of rain can be expected for the rest of the day, fo... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33030187/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:03:04 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33030187/ Charlotte-based Piedmont Natural Gas reported first-quarter profit today of $113.7 million, a 41 percent increase over 2009 that was boosted by the company’s partial sale of one asset. Operatin... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33030186/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:03:03 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33030186/ RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG plans to expand a North Carolina unit that makes equipment for electric utility plants, adding hundreds of jobs. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33030192/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:48:03 -0500 Associated Press http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33030192/ RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- German conglomerate Siemens plans to expand a North Carolina unit that makes equipment for electric utility plants, adding hundreds of jobs. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33030194/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:48:01 -0500 Associated Press http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33030194/ The town of Cary said Thursday that it plans to temporarily close a section of the White Oak Creek Greenway due to construction of the Triangle Expressway turnpike project. The central section of the... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33029746/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:37:50 -0500 The Triangle Business Journal http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33029746/ Lenovo is planning to roll out a new smartphone with the goal of becoming China’s leading phone supplier. Speaking at the annual Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference this we... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33029747/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:37:49 -0500 The Triangle Business Journal http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33029747/ Shooting Reported Outside Durham Co. Courthouse - Emergency Communications have confirmed there was a shooting outside the Durham County Courthouse Thursday.Read the Full Story at: http://durhamcounty... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33029742/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:35:38 -0500 NBC 17 http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33029742/ RALEIGH, N.C. — German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG plans to expand a North Carolina unit that makes equipment for electric utility plants, adding hundreds of jobs. The company plans to i... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33030189/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:33:06 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33030189/ RALEIGH, N.C. — German conglomerate Siemens plans to expand a North Carolina unit that makes equipment for electric utility plants, adding hundreds of jobs. A state incentives committee on Thurs... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33030191/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:33:04 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33030191/ A woman who helped her estranged husband translate a ransom note into English pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to commit kidnapping. Linda Gonzalez, 21, of Texas, faces a maximum of five years in... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33026831/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:16:53 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33026831/ After a month-long investigation keyed by a bag of counterfeit bills found at an area dump, eight Rock Hill residents have been charged in connection with a ring where $5,000 in fake money was spent i... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33026830/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:16:52 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33026830/ HUNTERSVILLE -- Rush hour commuters stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on Interstate 77 in northern Mecklenburg could soon have a choice. Hit the brakes, or pay a fee to use less congested lane and ste... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33026828/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:16:51 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33026828/ In February, the N.C. Employment Security Commission did an annual review of its data for 2009 as required by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The process, called benchmarking, compares the previ... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33026829/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:16:51 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33026829/ MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina officials have received applications from about 60 fishermen who want to plant oyster shells to enhance shellfish habitat. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33026836/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:02:04 -0500 Associated Press http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33026836/ RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Gov. Beverly Perdue says an inspector has been sent to Robeson County in southern North Carolina after her Facebook fan page was flooded with messages from animal rights activist... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33026835/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:02:03 -0500 Associated Press http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33026835/ RTI International is the latest Triangle area institution to establish a center for translational research. The nonprofit institute has committed more than $2 million to the Molecular Epidemiology, G... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33026480/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:51:35 -0500 The Triangle Business Journal http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33026480/ The Charlotte market saw 1,397 home sales in February, up 3.6 percent from February 2009. Closings also increased 2.5 percent from January. The average sales price in February was $191,288, a 4.6 per... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33026144/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:51:22 -0500 Charlotte Business Journal http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33026144/ This 2009 photo released by Constance McMillen's family via The ACLU of Mississippi, taken in Fulton, Miss., shows Constance McMillen, 18, a student at the Itawamba County Agricultural High Schoo... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33026834/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:47:53 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33026834/ 03/10/10 Charlotte police investigate the scene Wednesday afternoon where a 15-year-old East Mecklenburg High School student was shot in leg in the parking lot BJ's membership club on Independence Bou... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33023876/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:26:20 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33023876/ A pair of men who are either the most brazen or the dumbest crooks in Charlotte were arrested late Wednesday night after robbing a victim -- near the front door of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Off... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33023875/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:26:19 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33023875/ RALEIGH, N.C. — The head of the panel that regulates liquor sales in North Carolina has proposed merging some ABC boards while making county governments responsible for how those local boards op... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33023877/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:59:13 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33023877/ As Charlotte digs out of the recession and banking crisis, one of the nation's leading digital-age thinkers is headed to town to talk about how the city can survive in a world of rising "supercities."... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33021660/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:55:45 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33021660/ COLUMBIA, S.C. Almost everyone sells gift cards, and the latest seller to join the list is South Carolina's state parks. The State Park Service now offers gift cards that can be used to rent cabins, ... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33021661/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:55:44 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33021661/ COLUMBIA, S.C. South Carolina motorists who are caught sending or reading text messages while they drive would be fined $25 under legislation that won key House approval Wednesday. With a 98-18 vote,... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33021662/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:55:43 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33021662/ CHARLESTON, S.C. Two Marine Corps fighter pilots have been rescued from the ocean off South Carolina after their aircraft went down. The U.S. Coast Guard says it was notified by the Marine Corps Air ... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33021663/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:55:43 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33021663/ Blame a bad weather forecast for that blanket of smoke that covered much of Mecklenburg and York counties Tuesday evening, triggering a flurry of 911 phone calls and complaints from people with breath... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33021664/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:55:42 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33021664/ Charlotte environmentalists and green-building advocates announced a national partnership Wednesday with a tour in the Cherry neighborhood of North Carolina's first LEED-certified multifamily housing ... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33021665/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:55:42 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33021665/ Fayetteville Republican Lou Huddleston on Wednesday called on 8th District rival Tim D'Annunzio to leave the race, saying "he hasn't shown the disposition and the temperament voters would expect from ... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33021666/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:55:41 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33021666/ Laboring to meet its fundraising goal despite the recession, the Arts & Science Council is extending its annual fund drive until March 29. The campaign, originally set to end Friday, has nearly $1 mi... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33021667/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:55:39 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33021667/ The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that N.C. State's student newspaper, the Technician, ran an editorial Wednesday asking students to help "regardless of age or experience." http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33021669/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:42:02 -0500 Associated Press http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33021669/ Cary, N.C. — A Cary police officer, who was trying to catch a speeding car, lost control of his patrol vehicle and crashed into a house at 1101 Pond St. around 11:40 p.m. Wednesday, according to... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33021668/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:29:15 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33021668/ RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina residents supporting and rejecting President Barack Obama's efforts to overhaul the nation's health care system are taking to the streets. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33019521/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:13:57 -0500 Associated Press http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33019521/ RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina residents supporting and rejecting President Barack Obama's efforts to overhaul the nation's health care system are taking to the streets. Both sides have called ... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33019520/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:57 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33019520/ PATERSON, N.J. — A New Jersey man with apocalyptic visions is preparing to stand trial on accusations of terrorizing his family, raping his five daughters and impregnating three, beating his chi... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33019519/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:56 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33019519/ Blue Water Spa is a plastic surgery medical spa owned and operated by board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Law and his wife, Kile Law. The spa participates in many community events. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33016153/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:49:37 -0500 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33016153/ 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 suppl... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33013040/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:43:41 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33013040/ 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: http://durhamcounty.mync.com/site/durhamcounty/new... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33010726/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:05:50 -0500 NBC 17 http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33010726/ 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 ... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33010727/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:03:13 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33010727/ 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 call.... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33008350/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:18:45 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33008350/ 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 Car... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33008351/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:18:42 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33008351/ 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 whe... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33004402/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:59:15 -0500 Carolina Panthers http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33004402/ 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 wou... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33005365/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:44:12 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33005365/ 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 tournament. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33005369/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:28:03 -0500 Associated Press http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33005369/ 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 school... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33005370/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:28:02 -0500 Associated Press http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33005370/ 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 our http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33004403/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:19:50 -0500 Earth Times http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33004403/ 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 ove... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33002923/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:16:55 -0500 Charlotte Business Journal http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33002923/ 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. Memb... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33005368/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:11:59 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33005368/ 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 White... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33005367/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:11:58 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33005367/ 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 lamp... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33005366/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:11:57 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33005366/ 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 25-year-o... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33001567/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:54:29 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33001567/ 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 Ma... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33001570/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:40:21 -0500 Associated Press http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33001570/ 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 v... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33001038/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:27:53 -0500 The Triangle Business Journal http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33001038/ 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 dar... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33001569/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:23:03 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/33001569/ 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 y... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998286/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:17:46 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998286/ 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 close... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998287/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:17:45 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998287/ 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 pa... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998288/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:17:45 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998288/ 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. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998299/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:02:11 -0500 Associated Press http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998299/ 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 they... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998300/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:02:11 -0500 Associated Press http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998300/ 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. Minn... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32997728/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:50:57 -0500 The Triangle Business Journal http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32997728/ 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 t... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32997270/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:50:02 -0500 Charlotte Business Journal http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32997270/ 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 r... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998289/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:48:31 -0500 NBC 17 http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998289/ 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 Wednesday's... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998290/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:48:30 -0500 NBC 17 http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998290/ 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 c... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998291/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:45:38 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998291/ 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 b... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998293/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:45:36 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998293/ 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 i... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998294/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:45:35 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998294/ 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 ... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998295/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:45:34 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998295/ 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, Attorn... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998296/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:45:33 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998296/ 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 ... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998297/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:45:32 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998297/ 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 contrac... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998298/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:45:31 -0500 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998298/