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- February 22, 2012
- Prosecution highlights inconsistencies in Jason Young's testimony
Prosecutors trying Jason Young on charges that he murdered his wife are going through a transcript of his testimony in his first trial to highlight inconsistencies in his account from…
- February 22, 2012
- Progress, Duke would concede $150M in transmission upgrades
Progress Energy and Duke Energy this afternoon made their third -- and most expensive -- merger proposal in a bid to win approval from regulators in Raleigh and in Washington.
- February 22, 2012
- State trooper applicant dies during fitness test
A applicant to be a state trooper collapsed and died during a physical fitness test today. The man had just finished a 1.5-mile run in Raleigh when he collapsed at…
- February 22, 2012
- NC school lunch goof included 2 other kids
A North Carolina school says it was three children, not one, who were given a cafeteria meal when a teacher deemed their packed lunch was lacking.
- February 22, 2012
- Durham police arrest man charged in sexual assault
Durham police have arrested a man who was wanted on several sexual assault charges, according to authorities.
- February 22, 2012
- Convicted terror suspect faces new charges
One of the men convicted last year of being part of a local group conspiring to plot terror overseas faces new charges.
- February 22, 2012
- Plastics company to open plant in Davie County; create 140 jobs
Carolina Precision Plastics announced today that it will locate a new facility in Davie County and create 140 jobs over the next three years.
- February 22, 2012
- Police arrest two suspects in failed North Raleigh robbery attempt
Police arrested two suspects for an attempted armed robbery today after a North Raleigh resident refused to let armed men into his house when they accosted him in his driveway…
- February 22, 2012
- Perdue travels to Washington this weekend
Gov. Bev Perdue will be in Washington this weekend to attend the 2012 National Governors Association Winter Meeting. The governor will take part in several association meetings during the three-day…
- February 22, 2012
- Solar water heaters use 1/3 energy, Progress Energy study finds
Progress Energy customers saved an average of $235 a year by switching to solar thermal water heater, representing an average annual savings of 63 percent on the water heater portion…
- February 22, 2012
- Grad student’s ‘guerilla’ signs encourage residents to walk Raleigh
Too often on his walks through Raleigh, Matt Tomasulo found himself the only pedestrian on the sidewalk � so he hatched a plan.
- February 22, 2012
- Former coach charged with inappropriately touching girls in Apex
Apex police have charged a Winston-Salem man with inappropriately touching two girls when he was a coach at a private gym several years ago.
- February 22, 2012
- NCCU ends four bachelor's degree programs in major restructuring
N.C. Central University will phase out four bachelor�s degree programs and one master�s program under a restructuring program announced today.
- February 22, 2012
- AT&T latest to build data center in western NC
AT&T is the latest big business to build a data center in western North Carolina.
- February 22, 2012
- NC says Fayetteville can't rule out police search
North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper's office says Fayetteville city officials cannot stop police from acting on a hunch and asking motorists if it is OK to search their vehicle.
- February 22, 2012
- Raleigh police seeking killers of good Samaritan
Eleazer Brache Herrera had matinee idol looks and a penchant for helping people in need.
- February 22, 2012
- A few North Carolinians still in the 'Idol' hunt
"American Idol" finally � FINALLY � will winnow down to its 24 finalists this week, following nearly two months of sob stories, bad auditions and highly manufactured drama. (OMG, that…
- February 22, 2012
- Kathy Taft slaying trial delayed a month
Jason K. Williford pleaded not guilty Tuesday to raping and murdering state school board member Kathy Taft in March 2010. The judge in the case agreed to delay the trial…
- February 22, 2012
- Perdue adds 2,000 NC Pre-K slots
Gov. Bev Perdue said today she would create 2,000 slots in the state's pre-kindergarten program within weeks � the latest move in her confrontation with the legislature over pre-K for…
- February 22, 2012
- Case against Angier artist charged with stealing his own art dismissed
Prosecutors have dropped theft charges against an Angier artist who was accused of stealing his own artwork from a shuttered restaurant in Apex.