Archive - Mar 1, 2013

Gov. Pat McCrory visited with the Rev. Billy Graham during a trip to the North Carolina mountains. McCrory's office released Friday a photo of the new governor with the evangelist and his son the Rev. Franklin Graham at the elder Graham's home in Montreat. Full story...

North Carolina House Republicans will soon begin a process they believe will ultimately end in a law requiring citizens to show photo identification before voting in person. Full story...

The third annual pajama party for breast cancer awareness was tonight at the Lazy Pirate in Carolina Beach. There was food, entertainment, vendors and raffles, all to help out the cause. Our George Elliott put on his own PJs and headed over there. Full story...

James “Bonecrusher” Smith, the former heavyweight champ from Magnolia held a book signing Friday night at Hooters. Smith was the first heavyweight champion with a college degree. “Bonecrusher” welcomed fans, took pictures and showed off some memorabilia from his boxing days. Full story...

President Barack Obama has signed an order authorizing the government to begin cutting $85 billion from federal accounts, officially enacting across-the-board reductions that he opposed but failed to avert. Full story...

Do you want to know how to turn an ordinary canned fruit into an extraordinary dessert? Of course Alicia Ross knows how. She has a recipe for easy elegant pears in a red wine glaze for this week's Kitchen Scoop. Full story...

It’s one of the most important public services a community can have, but the Wilmington Fire Department says their current pay rate is unsustainable and unacceptable. Full story...

After looking into opportunities in California and Canada, Castle Branch, which does background and drug screenings for employers, says Wilmington is the place it will continue to call home. Full story...

An Atlanta woman has filed a lawsuit saying basketball Hall of Famer and Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is the father of her teenage son. Full story...

The Coast Guard Cutter Diligence is usually open for tours during Azalea Festival, but not this year. The ship will be closed for tours until late April for maintenance. Full story...

Wilmington kicked off this weekend's Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure today as a team of survivors, runners and co-survivors arrived after a relay from Raleigh. Full story...

Members of the North Carolina Bar Association across the state are spending the day on the phone trying to help. Volunteer attorneys are offering free legal advice to anyone who calls in until 7:30 p.m. Full story...

It looks like power rates are going up for a lot of people in southeastern North Carolina. Progress Energy Carolinas says it has reached an agreement with the North Carolina Utilities Commission Public Staff to raise its rates as early as this summer. Full story...

A registered sex offender is back in jail charged with sex crimes against a child two decades ago. The Pender County Sheriff's Office arrested Barry Gene Gurganious, 42, of Currie Tuesday for two counts of first degree statutory sexual offense and two counts of indecent liberties with a child. Full story...

A North Carolina Department of Justice spokeswoman says five former Leland police officers are no longer sworn law enforcement officers. Former Deputy Chief Karl Smith, Lt. Bill Kozak, Lt. Rick Dellapia, Ofc. Michael Landen and Ofc. John Blasingame all either quit or were fired last spring as the SBI investigated allegations of problems within the Leland Police Department. Full story...