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N.C.Gold could become official state mineral through new billSubmitted by Cacky Catlett on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 9:42pm.READ MORE:
North Carolina's rich gold history could be honored with legislation by the General Assembly. The Senate voted Monday night to make gold the official state mineral. Bill sponsor Sen. Harry Brown of Onslow County said the
idea came from fourth-graders in his district.
Full story... » Senate GOP about to roll out NC government budgetSubmitted by WWAY on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 4:38pm.READ MORE:
Senate Republicans plan to unveil a budget for North Carolina government Tuesday that spends slightly more overall than the House version did and would hire 1,400 additional teachers in early grades.
Full story... » Three family members die in Lincolnton fireSubmitted by Katelyn Supa on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 10:01am.READ MORE:
Three people have been killed in a fire
at a mobile home near Lincolnton.
Full story... » Abuse of elderly, disabled rising in Buncombe Co.Submitted by Katelyn Supa on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 9:58am.READ MORE:
Abuse of elderly and other vulnerable
adults has more than doubled in Buncombe County over the past six
years.
Full story... » Police say NC man killed wife, attempted suicideSubmitted by Katelyn Supa on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 7:51am.READ MORE:
Police say a 63-year-old Statonsburg man
forced his way into a home where his estranged wife was staying,
shot and killed her, wounded two other people and tried to commit
suicide.
Full story... » NC residents urged to prepare for hurricane seasonSubmitted by Katelyn Supa on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 7:45am.READ MORE:
North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue says
residents should take this week to get prepared for hurricane
season that starts next month.
Full story... » US 264 in Dare County now open daylight hoursSubmitted by Katelyn Supa on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 7:43am.READ MORE:
Fire officials battling a long-running blaze
near Stumpy Point in Dare County have opened U.S. Highway 264 for
the first time in three weeks.
Full story... » Prosecutor wants dismembering a body to be a crimeSubmitted by Cacky Catlett on Fri, 05/20/2011 - 9:50pm.READ MORE:
The prosecutor in the Zahra Baker case wants North Carolina lawmakers to penalize the act of dismembering
a body in order to conceal a crime.
Full story... » Compromise on unemployment benefits could come next weekSubmitted by WWAY on Fri, 05/20/2011 - 4:05pm.READ MORE:
The political standoff keeping 42,000 long-term jobless workers from their extended unemployment benefits may be loosening.
Full story... » Garner Slim Jim plant closing two years after explosionSubmitted by WWAY on Fri, 05/20/2011 - 11:54am.READ MORE:
Production of Slim Jim snacks is ending at a plant in Garner were an explosion killed four people in 2009.
Full story... » NC jobless rate steady at 9.7 percent in AprilSubmitted by WWAY on Fri, 05/20/2011 - 11:52am.READ MORE:
North Carolina's unemployment rate was unchanged in April at 9.7 percent as the state added nearly 3,000 jobs.
Full story... » NC unemployment rate coming out for AprilSubmitted by Katelyn Supa on Fri, 05/20/2011 - 8:11am.READ MORE:
One of the most closely watched measures of
North Carolina's economic health is trending in the right
direction.
Full story... » Jeannette's Pier in Nags Head reopens SaturdaySubmitted by Katelyn Supa on Fri, 05/20/2011 - 8:08am.READ MORE:
The first state funded and operated
fishing pier in North Carolina will open Saturday where privately
owned Jennette's Pier was destroyed in a 2003 hurricane.
Full story... » Bryson City men sentenced to stealing ginsengSubmitted by Katelyn Supa on Fri, 05/20/2011 - 8:06am.READ MORE:
Two Swain County men have been
sentenced for taking valuable plants from the Great Smoky Mountains
National Park.
Full story... » Elections chief says early voting bill could cause long lines at pollsSubmitted by Cacky Catlett on Fri, 05/20/2011 - 12:04am.READ MORE:
North Carolina's elections chief says a bill to shorten the early voting period likely would result in
longer lines at polling sites and make elections more expensive.
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