North Carolina News latest RSS headlines - Charlotte Star.com 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 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:18:14 -0400 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:18:14 -0400 30 TVA directors to consider big rate increase TVA's last general rate increase was a 7 percent jump that took effect April 1. Meanwhile, the agency has lowered its fluctuating quarterly charge for fuel only once since it adopted the approach in 2... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17026774/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:27:40 -0400 Associated Press http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17026774/ Foundation gives public schools poor grades Comment on this story The Triangle's largest public school districts earn disappointing grades for "parent-friendliness," according to a John Locke Foundation spotlight report. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17026779/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:40:33 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17026779/ Chapel Hill to accommodate cyclists Comment on this story CHAPEL HILL - The Town of Chapel Hill is installing a pilot sharrow project today on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from Estes Drive to North Street. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17026778/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:40:32 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17026778/ Stocks fall on inflation data, financial worries Comment on this story NEW YORK - Wall Street fell sharply for a second straight session Tuesday after a hefty jump in wholesale inflation and a drop in new home construction gave investors more reas... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17025878/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:40:35 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17025878/ Deputies to patrol island off NC coast during holiday Comment on this story WILMINGTON, N.C. - Sheriff's deputies plan Labor Day weekend patrols on an undeveloped North Carolina island that attracts thousands of people during holidays, a newspaper repo... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17026780/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:40:34 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17026780/ Two RDU Flights Cancelled For Florida Storm Two RDU Flights Cancelled Due To Florida Storm - Two flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport have been cancelled due to a tropical storm in Florida, officials said Tuesday. Read the Full St... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17026776/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:39:30 -0400 NBC 17 http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17026776/ Woman pleads guilty to stealing South Carolina ID GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- A Montana woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing the identity of a missing South Carolina woman to attend an Ivy League school in what her lawyer called a bid to escape a pa... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17026775/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:27:40 -0400 Associated Press http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17026775/ GM offers employee discount to all on 2008 models Comment on this story NEW YORK - General Motors Corp. said Tuesday it will extend employee discounts to everyone on almost all of its 2008 and some of its 2009 models as it seeks to clear its remain... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17025879/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:40:37 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17025879/ Report says mental hospital patient ignored before death RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Investigators say a North Carolina mental patient died after nurses at a state mental hospital left him in a chair for 22 hours and failed to feed him or help him to the bathroom... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020926/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:44:23 -0400 Associated Press http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020926/ Nutrition can get out of hand for students That's the storied average of extra weight new arrivals to the college scene often pack. But there's no need for parents or students to panic, says Elisabetta Politi, nutrition director at the Duke Di... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020934/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:49:05 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020934/ Storm may not deliver rain to N.C. Hopes were high that Fay would bring relief for drought-ravaged sections of North Carolina and South Carolina. Vincent says chances are now dwindling that the storm will provide much rain this week, a... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020938/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:49:09 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020938/ Wake schools miss goal on passing tests Comment on this story RALEIGH - The Wake County school system will fall far short of its goal of having 95 percent of students passing state tests by this year, new test results show. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020941/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:49:12 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020941/ Wholesale prices rising at fastest pace since 1981 Comment on this story WASHINGTON - Wholesale inflation surged in July, leaving prices for the past year rising at the fastest pace in 27 years, according to government data released Tuesday. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020270/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:49:04 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020270/ School bus driver accused of seeking sex from teen girl Comment on this story A Union County school bus driver and former swim coach has been charged with soliciting sex from someone he believed to be a 14-year-old girl. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020939/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:49:10 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020939/ Driver hits cyclists, charged with DWI Jeffrey Price, 50, of Wendell, was charged with DWI, driving with a revoked license and failure to reduce speed. Price's license was revoked for a previous DWI offense, Lupton said, and the Dodge pick... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020935/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:49:07 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020935/ 80 Holly Springs homes lose water service Comment on this story HOLLY SPRINGS - About 80 homes in the Braxton Village subdivision of Holly Springs are without water this morning after a water line break in the intersection of Texanna Way an... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020931/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:49:01 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020931/ Housing starts dip to lowest level since March Comment on this story WASHINGTON - Construction of homes and apartments fell in July to the lowest level in more than 17 years, the government reported Tuesday. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020269/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:49:03 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020269/ No single cause in traffic death spike Comment on this story After pulling people out of wrecks for 35 years as a volunteer firefighter, Bob Edmundson is dismayed to learn that North Carolina's traffic death toll last year was the worst ... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020932/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:49:02 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020932/ Edwards not expected at Minn. Labor Day event ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards is expected to skip a Labor Day picnic and concert in Minnesota where he would have been one of the headline speakers. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020924/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:44:22 -0400 Associated Press http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020924/ UNC study links spankers to abusers A study released today by doctors at UNC-Chapel Hill finds that parents who spank their children with an object -- such as a belt, switch or paddle -- are nine times more likely to abuse their child t... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020929/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:48:59 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020929/ Obama embraces N.C. before convention Comment on this story North Carolinians will get another chance to see Barack Obama in person tonight before the presumed Democratic presidential candidate heads to Denver to accept the party's nomi... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020928/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:48:58 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020928/ Overnight Dialysis More Readily Available In Triangle Overnight Dialysis More Readily Available In Triangle - Chronic kidney disease patients have more options for life-saving dialysis with the addition of nocturnal dialysis at several area centers. Rea... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020948/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:47:22 -0400 NBC 17 http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020948/ NC Gubernatorial Candidates Prepare For Live Debate NC Gubernatorial Candidates Prepare For Live Debate - North Carolina’s gubernatorial candidates are preparing for their first live, televised debate. Read the Full Story at: http://raleigh.mync... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020947/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:47:15 -0400 NBC 17 http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020947/ Drought forces partial closure of NC paper plant CANTON, N.C. (AP) -- The largest employer in western North Carolina's Haywood County is partially shutting down this week because drought has cut water available for the paper plant. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020923/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:44:22 -0400 Associated Press http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020923/ Raleigh Mailman Admits Holding Junk Mail RALEIGH, N.C. -- A former Raleigh mailman has admitted he kept people's junk mail in storage bins in his garage or buried in his backyard. Fifty-eight-year-old Steven Padgett pleaded guilty in federal... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17019565/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:05:11 -0400 WSOC TV http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17019565/ State Sen. Soles has unhappy encounters with ex-clients Comment on this story Democratic Sen. R.C. Soles of Columbus County has had two distressing run-ins with former legal clients recently, one of them ending when he beat the man off with a shoe, a pol... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020940/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:49:11 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020940/ Obama To Campaign In Raleigh, Discuss Economy Obama Campaigns In Raleigh, Discusses Economy - All eyes will be on the Triangle today as Senator Barack Obama shares his plan to put the economy back on track. Read the Full Story at: http://raleigh... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020271/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:47:11 -0400 NBC 17 http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020271/ College leaders want debate on drinking age Comment on this story College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking ... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020936/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:49:07 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020936/ Vehicle Smash & Grabs Up In Fayetteville FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.--The Fayetteville Police Department needs the help of the community to reduce the number of motor vehicle smash and grabs. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020945/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:47:20 -0400 NBC 17 http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020945/ Fay May Not Deliver Needed Rains To North Carolina CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Tropical Storm Fay may not provide much needed drought relief for North Carolina. National Weather Service forecaster Brandon Vincent said a high-pressure system settling in over th... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17019563/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:05:15 -0400 WSOC TV http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17019563/ Bear stalked young boy in Smokies Comment on this story The black bear that attacked an 8-year-old Florida boy in Great Smoky Mountains National Park last week "stalked the boy as prey," park officials said. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020942/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:49:13 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020942/ Injured women listed in good condition Both victims -- UNC-Chapel Hill seniors Carolyn Anne Kubitschek, 21, of Asheville, and Casey Marie LeSawyer, 21, of Weaverville -- suffered broken bones and other serious injuries. They were listed in... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020930/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:49:00 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020930/ Obama plans Raleigh town hall meeting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama plans a town hall meeting in Raleigh to discuss his plan for dealing with the nation's economy.Obama's campaign says the Illinois senator will appear Tue... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020267/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:05:46 -0400 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020267/ Man convicted in Charlotte in 2 girls A man has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted in the 1993 shooting deaths of two teenage girls in Mecklenburg County. Superior Court Judge David Cayer sentenced 33-year-old Antwan ... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020949/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:18:31 -0400 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17020949/ Cooper warrants sealed till Sept. 2 Comment on this story RALEIGH - Cary police have until Sept. 2 to continue their investigation in private to solve the murder of Nancy Cooper, a judge ruled Monday. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015268/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:42 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015268/ Government bailouts outrage some savers Comment on this story WASHINGTON - Two giant mortgage companies get into hot water over risky investments. The government steps in to throw them a lifeline should they need it. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17014521/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:35 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17014521/ CEO defends Duke plan to save energy Comment on this story Facing a host of skeptics, Duke Energy's chief executive urged state regulators Monday to endorse an energy conservation program that critics say would be the most expensive of... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015275/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:32 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015275/ The Klan had traits of a gang Comment on this story To Capt. Mark Bridgeman of the Fayetteville Police Department, there is a striking similarity between the Ku Klux Klan and the street gangs terrorizing some communities across ... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015256/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:57 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015256/ Texans benefit from oil boom Most homes sell quickly and command premium prices. Hotel rooms are in scant supply. Gas guzzlers are rolling off auto dealers' lots. Jobs are plentiful in the oil and gas fields and the businesses th... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015274/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:30 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015274/ Code Orange air alert issued for areas Comment on this story RALEIGH - Air quality officials have issued a health notice for air pollution in the Triangle, Triad, Charlotte and Hickory metropolitan areas for today. Forecasters have predi... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015265/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:46 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015265/ Salix trying to raise $50 million to expand Comment on this story Salix Pharmaceuticals announced plans Monday to raise $50 million to expand its product lineup, boost revenue and ease the increasing pressure from generic competitors. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015277/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:28 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015277/ Newcomers, Beware! The Freshman 15 Lurk Comment on this story Incoming college freshmen often pay a physical price for the combination of high levels of stress, free-flowing booze, unlimited carbohydrates and a sudden lack of parental con... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015255/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:35:02 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015255/ UNC protesters guilty, but convictions vacated Comment on this story CHAPEL HILL - District Court Judge Pat Devine found five UNC-Chapel Hill students guilty of failing to disperse during a campus protest in May but then vacated their convicti... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015271/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:37 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015271/ Curasan sells dental implant business The company's 10 employees in the Triangle, who marketed Curasan's dental implant products in the U.S., are now part of Riemser Arzneimittel AG, based near Berlin. Curasan established its Durham opera... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015278/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:27 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015278/ Schools to probe player Comment on this story CHAPEL HILL - The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will investigate Chapel Hill High football player Atlas Fraley's death, focusing on the final hours that he was under scho... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015270/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:38 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015270/ Not-so-jolly Christmas ahead, Fed economist predicts Comment on this story When policymakers with the Federal Reserve want to know how the economy is faring in the Carolinas, they consult the work of economist Matthew A. Martin. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17014523/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:32 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17014523/ Wright Brothers Memorial celebrating aviation The day was created in 1939 to celebrate the heritage of American aviation on the birthday of Orville Wright, who was the first to fly Dec. 17, 1903. Orville and his brother, Wilbur, are credited with... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015251/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:19:43 -0400 Associated Press http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015251/ Tree work may delay traffic at interchange Comment on this story RALEIGH - Drivers could run into delays at the interchange of Jones Franklin Road and Interstate 440/U.S. 1 starting today, when work crews will be cutting trees near electri... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015262/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:49 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015262/ Will Phelps endure Michael Phelps celebrates after winning Olympic gold in the men's 4x100-meter medley relay. He has deals with Visa, Speedo, Omega, Hilton, AT&T and others. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17014519/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:39 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17014519/ Hispanics drive U.S. population growth Comment on this story WASHINGTON - If it weren't for Hispanic births, the U.S. could be confronting long-term population declines similar to those in Germany, Japan and other industrialized countr... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015276/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:34 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015276/ $800,000 lottery prize goes to Apex man IB Rasmussen bought the ticket for the Aug. 13 drawing at Kangaroo Express on North Main Street in Fuquay-Varina, state lottery officials said in a Monday news release. He plans to use the money to bu... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015261/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:51 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015261/ Thomas Hearn, Wake Forest president "He served 22 years with great vision and integrity, and all who love Wake Forest are grateful for his legacy of achievement and the place the institution holds in American higher education," said Nat... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015280/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:26 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015280/ Electronic Arts tries new tactic to buy rival Comment on this story NEW YORK - Video game publisher Electronic Arts is retracting its hostile bid for smaller rival Take-Two Interactive. But a deal -- and a friendly one at that -- is likelier ... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17014528/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:24 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17014528/ Head of cultural agency on leave at time of trip Comment on this story Libba Evans, head of the state cultural agency, has been on unpaid leave since May 1 -- which means she wasn't on the clock when she participated in a trip to Russia and Estoni... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015267/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:42 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015267/ Veterinarian wanted on Chatham board Comment on this story PITTSBORO - The Chatham County Board of Commissioners is seeking a veterinarian to serve on the Chatham County Board of Health. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015264/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:47 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015264/ Parking area to be built at popular NC boat ramp SUNSET HARBOR, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina wildlife officials have bought property so a parking area can be can be built at a popular boat launching ramp in southeastern North Carolina. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015250/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:19:42 -0400 Associated Press http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015250/ Wake board backs cultural festival Comment on this story RALEIGH - By a one-vote margin, the Wake commissioners lent their support Monday to planning a new African-American cultural festival to be based in Raleigh. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015269/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:41 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015269/ Lexus, BMW finish first in customer satisfaction survey Consumer satisfaction with U.S. auto brands slipped as Lexus and BMW tied for first place, followed by Toyota and Honda, according to the University of Michigan's American Customer Satisfaction Index ... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17014526/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:23 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17014526/ Hearing on sales tax tonight for Orange Comment on this story HILLSBOROUGH - The Orange County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing tonight and could vote to hold a referendum Nov. 4 on a one-quarter cent additional sales t... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015263/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:48 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015263/ Triangle transit to hear views on move Comment on this story Triangle Transit may be moving its Regional Transit Center from the Research Triangle Park to a new site on Emperor Boulevard near the Sheraton Imperial Center. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015282/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:18 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015282/ Help available in foreclosure Comment on this story New legislation could help half of the state's 50,000 homeowners facing foreclosure in the next two years stay in their homes, Gov. Mike Easley said. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17014525/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:22 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17014525/ Vioxx study was sales ploy, researchers say Comment on this story Trenton, N.J. - Trenton, N.J. - A 1999 Merck & Co. study of its since-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, touted to participating doctors and patients as a way to show whether Vioxx c... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17014527/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:30 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17014527/ Michelle Young probe focuses on husband The night before Michelle Young's body was found, Jason Young checked into a Hampton Inn in Hillsville, Va., about 170 miles from Raleigh, according to the affidavit. A hotel security camera captured ... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015279/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:34:23 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015279/ Presidential candidate Obama campaigning in NC Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama plans a town hall meeting in Raleigh to discuss his plan for dealing with the nation's economy. Obama's campaign says the Illinois senator will appear T... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015286/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:08:58 -0400 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015286/ Coast Guard to participate in Maritime Security Exercises The Coast Guard will lead an exercise testing how state and federal agencies react to a terrorist attack in Wilmington. The two-day exercise starts Tuesday. The exercise will evaluate how the agencie... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015285/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:08:56 -0400 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17015285/ Woman stabbed near downtown Raleigh A woman was transported to the hospital after being stabbed in the neck near downtown Raleigh.It happened at about 8 p.m. Monday on Bragg Street, near Blount Street.Police say the woman's injuries do ... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17010452/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:56:24 -0400 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17010452/ Ninth Street play delayed again The plan is meant to preserve the present character of Ninth Street while encouraging intense, "transit-oriented" development nearby. Residential development in the "core" zone closest to an anticipat... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17011103/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:41:29 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17011103/ Fire hits mill used by Edwards to launch campaign Comment on this story ROBBINS - Firefighters from five counties responded to a fire at an abandoned textile plant in Moore County that John Edwards used as a backdrop to announce his first president... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17011101/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:41:26 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17011101/ Duke Grad Student Teaches Orange County Inmates Duke Grad Student Teaches Orange County Inmates - Behind the chain link fences and razor wire at the Orange Correctional Center, there has been a weekly opportunity for a few inmates to enjoy a little... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17011099/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:40:06 -0400 NBC 17 http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17011099/ N Carolina A&T-NC Central game moved to Charlotte North Carolina Central has moved its rivalry game with North Carolina A&T to Charlotte's Memorial Stadium. The game will be played on Oct. 4 at 5 p.m. N.C. Central decided to make the change Monday ... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17011104/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:15:10 -0400 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17011104/ Bio-Lab Opposition Fails At Person County Commission Meeting PERSON COUNTY, N.C. – An attempt to oppose a proposed bio- and agro- defense lab in Butner failed at a County Commission meeting in Person County Monday morning. http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17006669/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:47:32 -0400 NBC 17 http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17006669/ Durham Conference Focuses On Gangs Durham Conference Focuses On Gangs - From Monday to Wednesday, about 750 law enforcement officials will attend seminars and lectures in Durham to learn more about combating gang activity in their comm... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17005892/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:47:26 -0400 NBC 17 http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17005892/ Hundreds Full Part-Time Job Fair Hundreds Fill Part-Time Job Fair - In another sign of the slowing economy, hundreds of people lines up for part-time jobs at the RBC Center’s job fair. Read the Full Story at: http://raleigh.my... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17006668/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:47:28 -0400 NBC 17 http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17006668/ Wake County Moves Ahead With Jail Addition County Moves Ahead With Jail Addition - Project Will Address Need For Jail Space Read the Full Story at: http://wake.mync.com/site/wake/news/story/7295/county-moves-ahead-with-jail-additionVery Best,... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17006667/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:47:21 -0400 NBC 17 http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17006667/ Fort Bragg Soldier Found Dead In N.C. Home Officials said Sgt. Kendale Blaine Carney, 28, a forward deployed XVIII Airborne Corps Soldier in Iraq, was found dead at her mother's home in Hamlet at about 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Carney was on lea... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17006666/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:47:20 -0400 NBC 17 http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17006666/ Lee continues strong play at US Amateur Danny Lee .First, he became only the sixth player in the 106-year history of the Western Amateur to sweep medalist and match play honors, joining a group that includes http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17006662/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:38:19 -0400 Examiner http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17006662/ Johnson leaves NC State, enrolls at Ga. State Marques Johnson, a guard who started six games at North Carolina State last season, has enrolled at Georgia State and will sit out the 2008-09 season as a transfer. The 6-foot-5 Johnson, from Fort Wa... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17006678/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:25:04 -0400 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17006678/ At a time of high gas costs, Durham school bus picks up one student Find a way to make up the difference that is the order given to school districts across the state to make up for soaring gas prices. However, WRAL News witnessed a Durham school bus that picked up one... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17005891/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:04:30 -0400 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17005891/ Upper-level system may rob much of NC of Fay A change in the forecast for Tropical Storm Fay suggests what's left of the storm later this week won't dump desperately needed rainfall on North Carolina as initially expected. The latest forecast t... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17006674/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:25:03 -0400 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17006674/ Duke Energy, ex-employee settle suit in Ohio court Duke Energy Corp. confirmed Monday that it has reached an out-of-court settlement with a former employee who claimed he was fired for questioning payments the utility made to some major corporate cust... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17006679/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:25:07 -0400 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17006679/ Tree-trimmers could slow traffic at I-440/U.S. 1 Comment on this story Drivers could run into delays at the interchange of Jones Franklin Road and Interstate 440/U.S. 1 starting Tuesday, when work crews will be cutting trees near electric transmis... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17006671/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:48:45 -0400 News & Observer http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17006671/ Lawmakers pledge push for appraisers reform Several members of Congress vowed to press to fix the system that monitors real estate appraisers but said Monday it is unlikely lawmakers will act before the end of the year, despite evidence consume... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17006661/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:38:17 -0400 Examiner http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17006661/ NC governor signs 3 bills to curb home foreclosures North Carolina's governor signed three bills Monday to help home foreclosure filings, including one that requires lenders to provide 45 days notice before a foreclosure is filed. Gov. Mike Easley sig... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17006676/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:25:00 -0400 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17006676/ Charleston retirement benefit trust closed The state Supreme Court ruled Monday a trust fund set up to help South Carolina cities and towns cover future retiree benefits is unconstitutional because it would invest in publicly traded company st... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17001609/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:11:16 -0400 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17001609/ NC supporter wins spot backstage with Obama A retired naval officer from North Carolina is among 10 people who will be backstage during the Democratic National Convention when presidential candidate Barack Obama accepts the party's nomination. ... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17001611/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:11:16 -0400 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17001611/ Tropical Storm Fay begins to lash Florida Keys Tourists jumped on the last plane out of town, store owners shuttered their doors and palm trees bent in gusty winds as Tropical Storm Fay began to bear down on the Florida Keys Monday after killing a... http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17001612/ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:11:15 -0400 WRAL http://story.charlottestar.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/17001612/