North Carolina News

• Garner Celebrates Independence Day In Style  - July 03, 2009  11:35:00 PM
  Garner Celebrates Independence Day In Style - People all around the country are getting the holiday weekend started with a bang. Read the Full Story at: http://wake.mync.com/site/wake/news/story/3773...
  
  
• Suspect Arrested In Multiple Home Invasions  - July 03, 2009  11:34:58 PM
  Hours later, around 1am Trice broke into the home of a husband and wife on Seward Drive in Knightdale. The suspect knocked the female to the floor and grabbed her purse before fleeing the house.
  
  
• Bowyer races to first Nationwide win of season  - July 03, 2009  10:56:51 PM
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Clint Bowyer won the Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway for his first victory of the year. The defending series champion was the leader when a four-c...
  
  
• Local Town Has July 4th History  - July 03, 2009  8:51:45 PM
  Local Town Has July 4th History - As we celebrate July 4th you may not realize how much a small Triangle town had to do with America’s independence. Read the Full Story at: http://orange.mync.c...
  
  
• Earnhardt eyes Daytona as part of turnaround  - July 03, 2009  8:13:33 PM
  Dale Earnhardt Jr. answers question at a news conference at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Friday, July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
  
  
• Ky. Board of Education pares field for chief to 4  - July 03, 2009  8:13:32 PM
  FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Board of Education has narrowed the list of candidates for state education commissioner to four candidates. The Department of Education on Friday announced the fin...
  
  
• Crowds Pack Jordan Lake For 4th Of July  - July 03, 2009  6:25:30 PM
  Crowds Pack Jordan Lake For 4th Of July - Fourth of July celebrations were in full swing at Jordan Lake Friday afternoon. Read the Full Story at: http://durham.mync.com/site/durham/news/story/37728/c...
  
  
• Durham Reverend Wants “Tool of Misery” Off Store Shelves  - July 03, 2009  6:25:22 PM
  Durham Reverend Wants “Tool of Misery” Off Store Shelves - Melvin Whitley wants stores to comply with Dec. 1 paraphernalia law now. Read the Full Story at: http://durham.mync.com/site/dur...
  
  
• Serial killer has South Carolina residents on edge  - July 03, 2009  6:00:59 PM
  GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) -- Terrified residents canceled Fourth of July plans and holed up in their homes Friday as investigators hunted a serial killer believed to have shot four people to death.
  
  
• Stewart on pole after rain washes out qualifying  - July 03, 2009  5:46:29 PM
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Points leader Tony Stewart was awarded the pole for Saturday night's race at Daytona International Speedway, getting the top spot when rain washed out Sprint Cup qualifying...
  
  
• Alliance One sells $670M in new debt, buys back $476.5M in old notes  - July 03, 2009  3:27:57 PM
  Alliance One International, the global tobacco distributor based in Morrisville, ended a second straight week by announcing completion of large-scale financing moves. The company says in a release th...
  
  
• 2 cases of swine flu confirmed in Randolph County  - July 03, 2009  3:23:48 PM
  ASHEBORO, N.C. — Two cases of swine flu have been confirmed in Randolph County as the virus has caused at least two summer camps to close in North Carolina. Randolph County Health Director MiMi...
  
  
• 33 at NC jail test positive for tuberculosis  - July 03, 2009  3:23:47 PM
  WILMINGTON, N.C. — A Brunswick County jail inmate has been transferred to a medically secure cell in Raleigh after being diagnosed with tuberculosis. County officials told the Star-News of Wilm...
  
  
• Greene Co. prison guards charged with felony assault  - July 03, 2009  3:23:45 PM
  RALEIGH, N.C. — Two correctional officers and a former guard have been arrested after at least 11 inmates say they saw them beat an inmate with nightsticks last year while he was handcuffed and ...
  
  
• Palin Resigning As Alaska Governor  - July 03, 2009  4:00:42 PM
  Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she will resign from office July 26. Her spokesman wouldn't say why Palin decided to step down, but the announcement stirred speculation that she would focus on a bid for ...
  
  
• US Marines push deeper into southern Afghan towns  - July 03, 2009  3:23:43 PM
  NAWA, Afghanistan - U.S. Marines pushed deeper into Taliban areas of southern Afghanistan on Friday, seeking to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders on the second day of the biggest U....
  
  
• France defends NASCAR's drug policy  - July 03, 2009  3:23:41 PM
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Brian France defended NASCAR's drug testing policy as the toughest in professional sports, despite a federal judge's ruling that overturned driver Jeremy Mayfield's suspens...
  
  
• What is Raleigh's Mysterious 'Sewer Creature'  - July 03, 2009  3:30:08 PM
  When a video of a mysterious, slimy "creature" living in the sewers of Raleigh, N.C., was posted on YouTube early this week, millions around the world flocked to the site to satisfy their curiosity.
  
  
• Ticket Plans Announced For Jackson Memorial In LA  - July 03, 2009  2:05:47 PM
  Michael Jackson are being released in Los Angeles by the owners of Staples Center. Staples Center boss Tim Leiweke says 17,500 tickets free tickets will be provided. There also will be a free worldwid...
  
  
• Carriers Servicing RDU To Cut More Seats  - July 03, 2009  2:05:46 PM
  Carriers Servicing RDU To Cut More Seats - According to the Triangle Business Journal, major carriers that serve RDU will continue to remove seats from the Markey making flights more expensive. Read ...
  
  
• Players In Chapel Hill To Open Wednesday  - July 03, 2009  2:05:42 PM
  Players In Chapel Hill To Open Wednesday - Renovations to Players, a dance club in Chapel Hill, are almost complete, reports WCHL. Read the Full Story at: http://orange.mync.com/site/orange/news/stor...
  
  
• Bystanders pull soldier from fiery car crash  - July 03, 2009  1:27:53 PM
  RALEIGH -- Two bystanders braved flames to rescue a Fort Bragg soldier from a serious vehicle wreck on New Bern Avenue about midnight Thursday, Raleigh police said.The soldier, John Michael Dean, 19, ...
  
  
• Durham County community could become N.C.’s next town  - July 03, 2009  1:26:49 PM
  Rougemont, N.C. — Sisters Kathy and Lisa Roberts have lived in the small, Durham County community of Rougemont most of their lives. The tight-knit, “everybody knows everybody” feel i...
  
  
• Post Office Relocation Confuses Durham Residents  - July 03, 2009  11:33:44 AM
  Post Office Relocation Confuses Durham Residents - The Durham post office at 3409 Roxboro Street moved to a new location across the street, leaving customers confused. Read the Full Story at: http://...
  
  

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