Perdue names ex-judge to succeed DA Brewer RALEIGH (AP) — A former Superior Court judge will serve the rest of the term of the district attorney for two North Carolina counties who retired this month as state agents investigate him.
Panel suggests changes to motor fleet, Medicaid RALEIGH (AP) — A North Carolina government and budget reform panel formed by Gov. Beverly Perdue says she should consider ways to make Medicaid and the state’s motor fleet more efficient.
Group aims again to reduce spanking in school RALEIGH (AP) — Children’s advocates in North Carolina who lost a political tussle over corporal punishment in the public schools last year are trying again this year by focusing on a spanking ba...
N.C. deputies probe shootings at care facility JACKSONVILLE (AP) — Authorities are investigating whether an 80-year-old man shot and killed his wife at an Alzheimer’s care center in North Carolina before turning the gun on himself.
Company closes after taking money for uniforms GREENSBORO (AP) — A North Carolina company that advertised $9-an-hour cleaning jobs has closed amid accusations it defrauded applicants of money paid for uniforms and boots.
Wrong-way driver charged with DWI on N.C. interstate ASHEVILLE (AP) — State troopers say a man drove at least 15 miles in the wrong direction on an interstate in western North Carolina before they stopped him and charged him with driving while imp...
Home invasion in small N.C. town terrorizes family RAEFORD (AP) — A North Carolina family has moved out of their home after two men broke in, beat the father and put a gun in the mouth of his 3-year-old daughter, threatening to kill her.
State Jan. jobless rate hits record 11.1 percent RALEIGH (AP) — The recession pushed North Carolina’s unemployment rate to 11.1 percent in January, a historic high, the Employment Security Commission reported Wednesday. January also mark...