RALEIGH — A special legislative panel is looking to tighten North Carolina’s sex offender law after a court ruling found the state has not defined clearly what a residence is. A House committee met Tuesday to discuss clarifying what addresses sex offenders must provide to sheriffs if they’ve committed crimes which require them to register with law enforcement. A September…
HARRELLS, N.C. — Former North Carolina state Rep. Ed Bowen has died. A Sampson County funeral home and the House clerk says Bowen died Sunday at age 85 at his home in Harrells. He served in the state House from 1981 to 1984 and from 1987 to 1996. Bowen was a co-owner of a farming and poultry production company before…
ASHEVILLE — Officials say most of the 120 dogs taken from a mobile home in western North Carolina will be put to death because they are too dangerous to be adopted. The animals were seized in Madison County last week after animal control officers visited the dwelling several times. The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Tuesday that animal control officers have started…
STATESVILLE, N.C. — Kohler is blaming a weak U.S. housing market for its decision to close a kitchen cabinetry division and its Statesville plant, leaving 522 workers without jobs. Canac president Ralph Howard also blamed next month’s closing on higher costs of raw materials, a drop in orders and a competitive, price-sensitive market. Kohler issued a statement that its other…
Rep. Mike McIntyre’s wife, Dee, surprised her husband by showing up at a Pender County school today to see him before he heads back to Washington for more debate on an economic bailout. Yesterday’s surprise came when McIntyre
RALEIGH — A Fayetteville man has been sentenced to life in prison for the stabbing death of a Raleigh woman last year. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that 26-year-old Mwanza Bennett pleaded guilty Monday in the death of 29-year-old Lorrielle Watkins at her apartment in May 2007. Wake County prosecutors initially said they would seek a death sentence…
After nearly two months at sea, an important part of the port city is coming home today. The Diligence will dock around noon today.
We have all seen the pictures, the big checks and the grins because someone just became a whole lot richer. That is a dream people keep chasing. Even with a down turning economy, ticket sales for the North Carolina Education Lottery are looking up.
Governor Mike Easley said the state’s agreement to purchase Grandfather Mountain means one of North Carolina’s signature landmarks will be preserved forever.
In a stunning reversal of expectations, the House of Representatives rejected a rescue plan for the financial industry this afternoon.
Some Pender County prison inmates are giving dogs a new leash on life. For the next eight weeks, inmates will train stray dogs that have been rescued by a local animal shelter.
Experts said a bailout is exactly what we need to see improvements in our area, but not everyone agrees. Others did not see the point in their tax dollars going all the way to New York.
Wrightsville Beach Public Works crews are busy cleaning up after last week’s unnamed storm.
The House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue package, ignoring urgent pleas from President Bush and bipartisan congressional leaders to quickly bail out the staggering financial industry.
Signs in our area may have to do with not being able to get them at local headquarters, but experts say voters are showing their support for candidates in other ways.
A federal committee is meeting to decide whether to seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing UNC student body president Eve Carson.
There is a rumor circulating via e-mail and text message, warning Obama supporters not to wear any clothing with his name on it to the polls.
It did not feel much like fall Monday, but Halloween is just around the corner. That means it is time for pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns.