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Father dies rescuing son from NC waterfall
HIGHLANDS, N.C. (AP) -- Officials say a man who died rescuing his son from a North Carolina waterfall apparently got his leg stuck in a hole and drowned.
Ministry leader building $4m home in western SC
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- A Charlotte-area religious broadcaster is building a $4 million home in western South Carolina, as the ministry has cut jobs.
No signs of H1N1 flu in babies at NC hospital
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Officials say seven of the 33 babies who may have been exposed to H1N1 swine flu have been sent home from a North Carolina hospital and
that none show flu symptoms.
NC investigating nude photos of mental patient
BUTNER, N.C. (AP) -- Two state employees are on paid leave while allegations are investigated that a partially nude photo of at least one patient was taken with a cell phone
at a North Carolina mental hospital.
NC judge allows some claims in priest abuse trial
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- A North Carolina judge is allowing some claims in a lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte to move forward.
Lawmakers: NC gov wants up to $1.5B in new taxes
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Gov. Beverly Perdue wants the General Assembly to raise up to $1.5 billion in new taxes next year for public education and other services so that North
Carolina can weather its fiscal crisis, lawmakers who met with her said Wednesday.
33 babies in NC NICU possibly exposed to swine flu
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- More than 30 infants born prematurely at a North Carolina hospital are being treated for swine flu after possibly being exposed to the virus by an
employee.
Texas mom wants answers on flight mix-up
HOUSTON (AP) -- The mother of an 8-year-old Texas girl doesn't believe Continental Airlines' explanation that a miscommunication led to her daughter being placed on a
wrong flight while traveling unaccompanied.
Tornado reported moving from NC to SC; no injuries
HICKORY GROVE, S.C. (AP) -- Authorities say a possible tornado has moved from North Carolina into South Carolina, dropping a tree on a busy highway and knocking
down hundreds of trees.
Firm: Our work not involved in NC plant explosion
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The company being sued by two workers injured in a deadly explosion at a Slim Jim plant in North Carolina says it does not appear that its work was
involved in the explosion.
Boy Scout camp hit with positive swine flu tests
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Boy Scouts reporting to camp in western North Carolina are being screened for signs of swine flu after 10 Scouts who attended last week tested
positive for the disease, authorities said Monday.
2 workers at NC Slim Jim plant sue contractor
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Two workers injured in an explosion at a Slim Jim processing plant in North Carolina have sued a contracting firm, saying that company is
responsible for a natural gas leak identified as the cause of the blast.
NC plant workers to 911: 'ConAgra just blew up'
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Emergency tapes released Monday show workers dialed 911 in a frenzy after escaping an explosion that killed three workers at a Slim Jim
processing plant, with one panicked woman telling dispatchers: "ConAgra just blew up!"
Chaos described after NC plant blast that killed 3
GARNER, N.C. (AP) -- A dazed Harold Harris looked up and saw the roof of the Slim Jim snack factory falling down. The doorway was buried in debris. People were crying
and screaming.
NC police: Husband watched wife fight attacker
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- A police document says a North Carolina man accused of finding a man on Craigslist to rape his wife told her to shower after so she would
destroy evidence.
Affidavit: Wife pushed knife away from attacker
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- A North Carolina man accused of arranging his wife's rape on Craigslist watched as she pushed a knife away from her attacker, then told her to
shower afterward to destroy evidence, according to a police document released Wednesday.
NC senator's bid to ban plastic bags rallies foes
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Businesses that fear losing sales if North Carolina bars large Outer Banks stores from giving away plastic grocery bags are mobilizing against the
brainchild of the state Senate's powerful leader.
Colleague, police praised for saving NC lawmaker
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A doctor and legislator who brought a colleague back from the brink of death in her General Assembly office was honored Tuesday along with three
General Assembly officers, and a Blue Cross and Blue Shield lobbyist.
2 killed in plane crash near western NC airport
PENROSE, N.C. (AP) -- Two men have died after their single-engine airplane crashed a few miles from an airport in western North Carolina.
NCSU nixes Mary Easley job; E-mails say gov helped
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina State University fired former first lady Mary Easley from her $170,000-a-year job Monday as newly released documents indicated her
husband was involved in her hiring.
Inside of NC's Ocracoke Lighthouse to be renovated
OCRACOKE, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina's Ocracoke Lighthouse is getting a new look.
2 NC teens save lives of fishermen in river
FORBUSH, N.C. (AP) -- Two teens on their way home from a store helped rescue two men whose boat capsized on a flooded North Carolina river.
$1 million pledged toward Smoky improvements
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- More than $1 million has been donated and pledged to support trail improvements at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
NC tribe votes to allow casino alcohol sales
CHEROKEE, N.C. (AP) -- Alcohol sales at a North Carolina mountain casino have been approved by members of the Cherokee Indian tribe.
Budget cuts even hit NC lawmakers at cafeteria
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The budget cutting is getting serious in North Carolina as the recession continues.
New NC governor cuts size of her security detail
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina's governor has cut the size of her security detail and sent five state troopers that served the previous governor back to typical duties.
NC GOP chairman candidate sues for libel in letter
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A candidate for chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party has sued a radio show host and a company that owns Wilmington radio stations for
libel.
2 companies fined in fatal NC bridge accident
OAK ISLAND, N.C. (AP) -- Two construction companies must pay fines totaling more than $9,000 for the death of a man during the building of the new bridge to a North
Carolina coastal town.
Court rejects NC county's random drug tests
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- An appeals court has agreed unanimously with a teacher group that random drug testing of a western North Carolina school system's employees
violates the state constitution.
Fundraising by former NC first lady is questioned
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- As North Carolina's first lady, Mary Easley mostly stayed out of the spotlight, content to focus on under-the-radar issues such as the arts and military
families.
Plea deal OK'd for 2 NC ethanol plant investors
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Two former investors in a company pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to give nearly $200,000 in cash and consulting fees to a then-state employee
to expedite an air quality permit for an ethanol plant.
NC Legislature approves tax law change for company
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The General Assembly on Monday approved changing the state's tax law with hopes it will result in Apple Inc. announcing a $1 billion investment
within days.
NC lawmakers offer alternative to landing field
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) -- Two legislators have written the state's congressional delegation to pitch an alternative they say would eliminate the need for the Navy's
proposed landing field in eastern North Carolina.
NC agents raid office, seize bullion and coins
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- State officials issued a cease and desist order for the owners of a North Carolina investment business after a raid netted nearly $2 million in bullion
and coins.
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Father dies rescuing son from NC waterfall
HIGHLANDS, N.C. (AP) -- Officials say a man who died rescuing his son from a North Carolina waterfall apparently got his leg stuck in a hole and drowned.
Ministry leader building $4m home in western SC
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- A Charlotte-area religious broadcaster is building a $4 million home in western South Carolina, as the ministry has cut jobs.
No signs of H1N1 flu in babies at NC hospital
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Officials say seven of the 33 babies who may have been exposed to H1N1 swine flu have been sent home from a North Carolina hospital and
that none show flu symptoms.
NC investigating nude photos of mental patient
BUTNER, N.C. (AP) -- Two state employees are on paid leave while allegations are investigated that a partially nude photo of at least one patient was taken with a cell phone
at a North Carolina mental hospital.
NC judge allows some claims in priest abuse trial
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- A North Carolina judge is allowing some claims in a lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte to move forward.
Lawmakers: NC gov wants up to $1.5B in new taxes
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Gov. Beverly Perdue wants the General Assembly to raise up to $1.5 billion in new taxes next year for public education and other services so that North
Carolina can weather its fiscal crisis, lawmakers who met with her said Wednesday.
33 babies in NC NICU possibly exposed to swine flu
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- More than 30 infants born prematurely at a North Carolina hospital are being treated for swine flu after possibly being exposed to the virus by an
employee.
Texas mom wants answers on flight mix-up
HOUSTON (AP) -- The mother of an 8-year-old Texas girl doesn't believe Continental Airlines' explanation that a miscommunication led to her daughter being placed on a
wrong flight while traveling unaccompanied.
Tornado reported moving from NC to SC; no injuries
HICKORY GROVE, S.C. (AP) -- Authorities say a possible tornado has moved from North Carolina into South Carolina, dropping a tree on a busy highway and knocking
down hundreds of trees.
Firm: Our work not involved in NC plant explosion
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The company being sued by two workers injured in a deadly explosion at a Slim Jim plant in North Carolina says it does not appear that its work was
involved in the explosion.
Boy Scout camp hit with positive swine flu tests
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Boy Scouts reporting to camp in western North Carolina are being screened for signs of swine flu after 10 Scouts who attended last week tested
positive for the disease, authorities said Monday.
2 workers at NC Slim Jim plant sue contractor
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Two workers injured in an explosion at a Slim Jim processing plant in North Carolina have sued a contracting firm, saying that company is
responsible for a natural gas leak identified as the cause of the blast.
NC plant workers to 911: 'ConAgra just blew up'
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Emergency tapes released Monday show workers dialed 911 in a frenzy after escaping an explosion that killed three workers at a Slim Jim
processing plant, with one panicked woman telling dispatchers: "ConAgra just blew up!"
Chaos described after NC plant blast that killed 3
GARNER, N.C. (AP) -- A dazed Harold Harris looked up and saw the roof of the Slim Jim snack factory falling down. The doorway was buried in debris. People were crying
and screaming.
NC police: Husband watched wife fight attacker
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- A police document says a North Carolina man accused of finding a man on Craigslist to rape his wife told her to shower after so she would
destroy evidence.
Affidavit: Wife pushed knife away from attacker
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- A North Carolina man accused of arranging his wife's rape on Craigslist watched as she pushed a knife away from her attacker, then told her to
shower afterward to destroy evidence, according to a police document released Wednesday.
NC senator's bid to ban plastic bags rallies foes
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Businesses that fear losing sales if North Carolina bars large Outer Banks stores from giving away plastic grocery bags are mobilizing against the
brainchild of the state Senate's powerful leader.
Colleague, police praised for saving NC lawmaker
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A doctor and legislator who brought a colleague back from the brink of death in her General Assembly office was honored Tuesday along with three
General Assembly officers, and a Blue Cross and Blue Shield lobbyist.
2 killed in plane crash near western NC airport
PENROSE, N.C. (AP) -- Two men have died after their single-engine airplane crashed a few miles from an airport in western North Carolina.
NCSU nixes Mary Easley job; E-mails say gov helped
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina State University fired former first lady Mary Easley from her $170,000-a-year job Monday as newly released documents indicated her
husband was involved in her hiring.
Inside of NC's Ocracoke Lighthouse to be renovated
OCRACOKE, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina's Ocracoke Lighthouse is getting a new look.
2 NC teens save lives of fishermen in river
FORBUSH, N.C. (AP) -- Two teens on their way home from a store helped rescue two men whose boat capsized on a flooded North Carolina river.
$1 million pledged toward Smoky improvements
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- More than $1 million has been donated and pledged to support trail improvements at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
NC tribe votes to allow casino alcohol sales
CHEROKEE, N.C. (AP) -- Alcohol sales at a North Carolina mountain casino have been approved by members of the Cherokee Indian tribe.
Budget cuts even hit NC lawmakers at cafeteria
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The budget cutting is getting serious in North Carolina as the recession continues.
New NC governor cuts size of her security detail
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina's governor has cut the size of her security detail and sent five state troopers that served the previous governor back to typical duties.
NC GOP chairman candidate sues for libel in letter
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A candidate for chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party has sued a radio show host and a company that owns Wilmington radio stations for
libel.
2 companies fined in fatal NC bridge accident
OAK ISLAND, N.C. (AP) -- Two construction companies must pay fines totaling more than $9,000 for the death of a man during the building of the new bridge to a North
Carolina coastal town.
Court rejects NC county's random drug tests
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- An appeals court has agreed unanimously with a teacher group that random drug testing of a western North Carolina school system's employees
violates the state constitution.
Fundraising by former NC first lady is questioned
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- As North Carolina's first lady, Mary Easley mostly stayed out of the spotlight, content to focus on under-the-radar issues such as the arts and military
families.
Plea deal OK'd for 2 NC ethanol plant investors
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Two former investors in a company pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to give nearly $200,000 in cash and consulting fees to a then-state employee
to expedite an air quality permit for an ethanol plant.
NC Legislature approves tax law change for company
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The General Assembly on Monday approved changing the state's tax law with hopes it will result in Apple Inc. announcing a $1 billion investment
within days.
NC lawmakers offer alternative to landing field
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) -- Two legislators have written the state's congressional delegation to pitch an alternative they say would eliminate the need for the Navy's
proposed landing field in eastern North Carolina.
NC agents raid office, seize bullion and coins
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- State officials issued a cease and desist order for the owners of a North Carolina investment business after a raid netted nearly $2 million in bullion
and coins.
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