Archive - May 2012

A Christian legal group has dropped a lawsuit against the University of North Carolina Greensboro after the university agreed to recognize a pro-abstinence, anti-abortion Christian group. Full story...

A state geologist says estimates of a 40-year supply of natural gas in North Carolina are "wildly optimistic" and that fracking likely won't uncover enough energy to fuel a large-scale economic boom. Full story...

Some House Republicans would like to slash by more than half the amount North Carolina public school districts will have to return to the state next year. But GOP lawmakers aren't sure there's enough money elsewhere in state government to do that. Full story...

"I figured a way to get rid of all the lesbians and queers: build a great, big, large fence -- 150 or 100 miles long -- put all the lesbians in there. Do the same thing for the queers and the homosexuals and have that fence electrified so they can't get out. And you know what, in a few years, they'll die." These are the words of a Maiden pastor whose May 13 sermon was posted to YouTube. Full story...

New Hanover County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a second man for the robbery of a pizza delivery driver earlier this month. Full story...

The jury at the trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards has resumed deliberating his fate for a third day. The jurors ended their talks Monday shortly after requesting access to a second set of exhibits they wanted for a closer look, including a handwritten note from Rachel "Bunny" Mellon. Full story...

A 24-year-old Wilmington man is facing multiple charges after he was arrested for punching a police officer. Full story...

A school-choice group that won major victories at the North Carolina General Assembly last year is rallying in Raleigh to seek help on another initiative. Full story...

North Carolina legislators are meeting with hundreds of members of the state's business community at an annual event where corporate wish lists are made known. Full story...

A local pediatrician couples education with humor in a new book about parenting. Full story...

A tropical storm no more, tropical depression Alberto exits into the Atlantic. No impacts here locally with the system. Full story...

A Wilmington man is fighting for the right to raise his own child. A child he's never met. A child he never knew existed until the baby was several months old and already living with its potential adoptive parents. So far, trying to intervene has been a losing battle. Full story...

Military officials say a soldier based at Fort Bragg has died of wounds suffered in Afghanistan. Full story...

A North Carolina high school teacher has been suspended following the release of a YouTube video in which she is heard yelling at a student in class and telling him it's wrong to criticize President Barack Obama. Full story...

Members of the North Carolina House recalled a late Alamance County lawmaker for her courage and fighting spirit for women and for Democrats during her political career. Full story...