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NC immigration bill advances to House floor

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:59:03 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - A bill granting driving privileges to North Carolina residents who are living in the country illegally is headed to the state House floor.

New Hanover commissioners oust fellow member

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:29:28 -0400

WILMINGTON, North Carolina - New Hanover County commissioners have removed one of their own from his elected position after a hearing that focused on erratic behavior and alleged threats against county employees.

Feds aim to stop travel for NC man on theft charge

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:59:04 -0400

ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina - Federal prosecutors want to stop a former manager at a Navy bombing range in North Carolina from taking a cruise to the Bahamas, saying he may never return to face charges of stealing more than $6 million worth of scrap metal.

NC regulator lets Duke Energy keep higher rate

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:41:25 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - A Duke Energy Carolinas electricity rate increase that took effect last year will stay in effect while state regulators review it under a state Supreme Court order.

Feds: Man stole $600K at Carolinas, Georgia stores

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:07:33 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - A South Carolina man faces federal fraud and conspiracy charges after authorities say he masterminded a three-year scheme that faked store refund transactions totaling more than $600,000 from Walmart stores in the Carolinas and Georgia.

Trial of man accused of killing NC girl winds down

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:08:20 -0400

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina - Attorneys are expected to summarize for jurors the case of a Fayetteville man on trial in the rape and murder of a 5-year-old girl in 2009.

NC House panel looking at public school grant bill

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:09:08 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - A proposal to give grants to North Carolina students to attend private or religious schools has been retooled to target low-income families. But it's not enough for opponents who argue the plan is a voucher system that will debilitate the public schools.

Tanker truck fire leads to evacuation order in SC

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:16:06 -0400

NEWBERRY, South Carolina - Evacuations have been ordered for a portion of Newberry County after a tanker truck carrying granulated ammonium nitrate caught fire.

NC NAACP protests reach highest arrest count yet

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:09:08 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - Nearly 60 protestors were arrested Monday at the North Carolina General Assembly, bringing the demonstrations led by the state chapter of the NAACP to their highest total in their fourth straight week.

Jury seated in trial of ex-NC Rep. LaRoque

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:46:31 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - As a powerful member of the Republican leadership in the N.C. House, Rep. Stephen A. LaRoque railed for years against big government and those who take taxpayer handouts.

NC Senate budget plan heavy on Medicaid spending

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:54:42 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - Senate Republicans said Monday their two-year budget proposal demonstrates how Medicaid keeps siphoning away money from other priorities, but critics assert that the GOP spending plan keeps taking from the needy and the middle class.

Autopsy: Wake deputies shot mental patient in back

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:48:16 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - An autopsy report says Wake County sheriff's deputies shot an unarmed mental patient four times, including once at point-blank range in the back.

NC town's clock heading to museum after 97 years

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:07:46 -0400

CHERRYVILLE, North Carolina - After 97 years, time is standing still in Cherryville.

Re-enactment marks 50th anniversary of NC march

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:30:42 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Some Charlotte residents are observing the 50th anniversary of a march that called for an end to segregation in North Carolina's largest city.

Law enforcement backs NC attorney general on SBI

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:56:11 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - North Carolina's Democratic attorney general is opposing a state Senate budget provision that moves much of an investigative unit from his department to one headed by an appointee of Republican Gov. Pat McCrory.

NC newspapers tout win over public notice bill

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:18:37 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - The North Carolina Press Association is claiming victory in a battle to maintain government notices in newspapers, but the war isn't yet over.

Seniors spend midday bowling at Fayetteville lanes

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:11:17 -0400

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina - Ken Carter was looking at a turkey. But not the feathered kind.

Billy Graham on camera: new message out this fall

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:02:14 -0400

MONTREAT, North Carolina - Christian evangelist Billy Graham may be hampered by age and declining health, but he isn't done preaching yet.

Western NC hospitals need investment, weigh merger

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:10:05 -0400

CLYDE, North Carolina - A hospital chain in rural, western North Carolina is looking for a money infusion and considering a merger with a larger hospital system.

NC 2-year-old shoots self after finding dad's gun

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:44:52 -0400

ASHEBORO, North Carolina - A 2-year-old boy is recovering after Randolph County deputies say he found a handgun inside his home, put it in his mouth, and the weapon fired.