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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Raleigh Times.com http://www.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/10/id/a6c0447118ba14fb/ en-us Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:51:45 -0500 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:51:45 -0500 30 Carrboro, N.C. - After Saturday's heated battle over the plans for a downtown Carrboro building, demonstrators were out again Sunday to show their opposition to a CVS drugstore going up on the ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203262252/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:40:36 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203262252/ Wilson, N.C. - First Free Will Baptist Church in Wilson reopened its doors to worshipers Sunday morning, the first time since storms blew through the county nearly eight months ago.Last June, a ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203261107/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:04:48 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203261107/ slideshow By Neil Offen noffen@heraldsun.com; 419-6646DURHAM -- There are two facing red plush banquettes, set with white saucers and tall coffee cups. A colorful menu sticks up between them. To ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203259763/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:45:49 -0500 Herald Sun http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203259763/ http://bit.ly/woHefw ) that the $130 million project calls for a five-star hotel, a cultural center a pre-planned Chinatown complete with sloping roofs and upturned ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203258435/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:06:23 -0500 Associated Press http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203258435/ BURLINGTON, N.C. Burlington police say they've charged a man with first-degree murder after robbers burst into an apartment and left a 21-year-old woman dead. The police department said Sunday ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203257127/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:43:00 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203257127/ Queen City Buzz , a MomsCharlotte content partner. Sign up for their great newsletter today! Every week, our best bets for family fun will come from the Queen City Buzz and Macaroni Kid! Not ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203257128/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:42:59 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203257128/ CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) -- About 1,000 Marines are bringing up the rear as the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit returns home to North Carolina after more than 10 months away on duty in northern Africa ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203256181/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:57:43 -0500 Associated Press http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203256181/ Three Points from N.C. State's 87-76 win over Wake Forest on Saturday:1) Brown back on trackState guard Lorenzo Brown had 15 points with eight assists in a season-high 38 minutes on Saturday. ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203256180/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:41:53 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203256180/ LEXINGTON Shavalos Jameson drove up to Winston-Salem State University every weekend to pick up his fiancée, Simone McDuffie, who was a freshman and member of the school's Army ROTC. The ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203255069/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:34:15 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203255069/ reports county leaders must now decide where to set next year's tax rate. Cabarrus last reset property values in 2008 before many areas experienced major declines in home prices and sales. The ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203255068/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:34:12 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203255068/ RALEIGH, N.C. - University of North Carolina students who pay in-state rates are facing a more than $400 tuition increase, despite President Barack Obama's warning that schools could lose ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203253753/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:22:26 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203253753/ RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue says her decision not to seek re-election will free her up to take her proposal to raise the sales tax for education directly to citizens, ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203253857/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:47:04 -0500 Associated Press http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203253857/ Throw in the fact that the sellout crowd at Maryland was making it difficult to concentrate, and it's safe to say the conditions weren't exactly ideal for No. 5 North Carolina's ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203252468/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:38:27 -0500 Salt Lake Tribune http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203252468/ RALEIGH North Carolina's Department of Transportation reopened westbound Interstate 40 near the Tennessee state line before dawn today after crews cleared the highway from two rock slides. ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203251016/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:44:46 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203251016/ Police were searching Saturday for one of three teenage girls who are accused of leading authorities on a chase through busy uptown Charlotte streets Friday night before crashing near Time Warner ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203251017/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:44:42 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203251017/ HOPE MILLS, N.C. – North Carolina authorities say they used a stun gun on a woman motorist who blocked a McDonald's drive-thru for 20 minutes after employees refused to serve her because ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203250260/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:26:58 -0500 Fox News http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203250260/ Three months after banks scrapped plans for debit-card fees, it's becoming clearer how they intend to recoup money lost in the Dodd-Frank financial reform law.Instead of one new fee, prepare to ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203250337/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:16:05 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203250337/ As N.C. State wrapped up yet another win over Wake Forest on Saturday, a number of fans started chanting "Not our rival!" - the same chant North Carolina fans had used against the Wolfpack ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203250032/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:24:03 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203250032/ RALEIGH -- Wake Forest avoided the embarrassment of another 36-point loss to N.C. State on Saturday.The Demon Deacons even had some nice moments in the RBC Center -- just not enough of them to avoid ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203250033/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:23:56 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203250033/ WASHINGTON -- High-tech workers across North Carolina could see smaller paychecks under an industry-led campaign to revise labor laws to limit overtime benefits.Some of the multinationals behind the ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203248117/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:45:24 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203248117/ NEW YORK -- The goody-two-shoes among us say it's better to give than to receive. That's not true for the average Facebook user, though.A new study shows the average user of the ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203248118/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:45:17 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203248118/ Teenage twins Carson and Zack Sisk felt they should volunteer more often after witnessing homeless women and children struggling to find food and basic clothing. The Sisks, along with 110 other ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247062/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:23:20 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247062/ Editor's note: With the nation's first African-American president poised to preside over the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte this fall, the Observer will look back each Sunday ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247063/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:23:18 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247063/ Jim Rogers has a lot invested in making sure the Democratic convention is a success. And since July, he's invested even more. That's when Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy, hired a full-time ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247064/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:23:15 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247064/ "If that would happen, I would be blessed," she said.She appreciated the chance to mingle at Positive Youth Development Day."In order to get things for children, you have to get into ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247065/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:54:09 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247065/ At a string of public hearings that starts Tuesday in Lumberton, state highway engineers will ask Eastern North Carolina residents what they think about a novel and ambitious proposal to give ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247066/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:54:05 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247066/ RALEIGH -- Police charged a man with threatening city firefighters and Wake County emergency medical service workers with a machete Friday when they answered a call in a parking lot at 1823 Capital ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247067/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:53:59 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247067/ The Golden LEAF Foundation board has voted to give a $175,000 grant to the N.C. Governor's School Foundation. The donation means that the Governor's School Foundation has now raised enough ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247068/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:53:54 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247068/ RALEIGH -- The real winners of Saturday morning's Krispy Kreme Challenge didn't eat a single doughnut.Sure, the gold medal went to a UNC-Chapel Hill student who managed to run five miles ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247069/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:53:48 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247069/ Pharmaceutical company Cempra on Friday became the first Triangle company to complete an initial public offering of stock in 10 months, raising nearly $48 million.That was considerably lower than ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247070/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:53:43 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247070/ Gay marriage. Immigration. Carbon emissions.These hot-button issues are debated at the national level, but the producer and crew of "Groundwork," a radio documentary series produced out of ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203246073/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:53:37 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203246073/ "When a new family relocates in this area, the first place they come is the church," says the Rev. Father Daniel Florean, right, of the St. Basil the Great ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247071/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:53:32 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247071/ Tax laws are so complexmany taxpayers don't feel comfortable filling out their own returns, but getting professional help can be expensive. Believe it or not, the Internal Revenue Service wants ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203246768/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:53:30 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203246768/ RALEIGH -- Commuters on major Raleigh thoroughfares may soon stop at fewer red lights, thanks to an overhaul of the city's stoplight timing system that has been years in the ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203246766/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:53:26 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203246766/ Q: I transferred my IRA from one brokerage to another late last year and I just received a letter from my old brokerage along with my 1099-R showing my 2011 IRA distribution. The letter said my ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203246769/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:53:24 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203246769/ Police charged two Raleigh men with drug possession Saturday and also charged one of them with illegally having two handguns that officers said they found while executing a search warrant. Emil ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247072/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:53:20 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247072/ Recently I discussed the importance of preparing the next generation to lead the family business and the critical elements to make this happen. Today I'd like to flip the tables and touch on ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203246770/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:53:17 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203246770/ Even Perdue's campaign advisers privately acknowledged that while they saw "a path to victory," the odds were against it. McCrory looked like a good bet, if not a sure bet.Perdue, a ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203246965/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:53:14 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203246965/ As the current chairman and former CEO of Martin Marietta Materials, Stephen Zelnak Jr. has spent plenty of time in both corporate boardrooms and in the halls of government.Zelnak ran Raleigh-based ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203246771/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:53:10 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203246771/ Durham no longer has a use for the original home of the N.C. Museum of Life and Science at 404 Lavender Ave. Neighbors hope to find a new use for the ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203246767/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:53:07 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203246767/ Michael Bernert turned down a job with McKinsey & Co. to launch a social venture with a fellow Duke student, Jamie Patrick, to help farmers in Liberia and Sierra Leone dramatically expand their ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203246772/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:53:03 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203246772/ Jay Miller, interim executive director of ArtsCenter, oversaw renovation of the Murphey School and has helped mental-health and substance-abuse ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247073/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:53:00 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247073/ Silicon Valley, birthplace of personal finance and investment heavyweights like Intuit, Financial Engines and Mint, is percolating with new startups that help people manage their money and ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203246051/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:52:55 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203246051/ CARRBORO -- Protesters opposed to a drugstore chain's plans to open in a vacant building here took over the site for several hours Saturday before leaving after police threatened to arrest ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203246047/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:52:53 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203246047/ Who is Generation Z? While opinions vary on who should be included in Generation Z, the institute chose its range based on the youngest of North Carolina's 2020 workforce, which will be mainly ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203246773/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:52:49 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203246773/ N.C. State will always have Wake Forest.The ACC will regularly take a game against North Carolina away from the Wolfpack when the league expands to 14 teams, but State and Wake will continue to play ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247074/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:52:46 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203247074/ CARRBORO -- Protesters opposed to a drug store chain’s plans to open in a vacant building here took over the site for several hours Saturday before leaving after police threatened to arrest ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203242045/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:22:22 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203242045/ Durham, N.C. - Durham police are investigating whether two fires at Piney Wood Park Friday night are connected to a string of arsons there two months ago.A stretch of woods about 40 feet by 50 feet ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203240103/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:25:34 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203240103/ Durham, N.C. - The Bull City celebrated achievements in the African American community Saturday at the 10th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Black History Month parade.Ms. Black North Carolina Pia ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203240317/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:25:32 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203240317/ was named Offensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press on Saturday evening. Newton also was named Pepsi Rookie of the Year. The winner of the AP award, considered the NFL's official ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203240682/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:17:32 -0500 Carolina Panthers http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203240682/ Residents in a south Charlotte condo building were displaced Saturday afternoon after a two-alarm fire. Charlotte firefighters said around 4:30 p.m. that they found fire and smoke coming from a ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203240681/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:01:59 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203240681/ Authorities said officers were called to the home in Reidsville around 2 a.m. Saturday where they found 48-year-old Douglas French and his 45-year-old wife, Ladonna, ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203241035/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:46:11 -0500 Associated Press http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203241035/ Maryland team had thirsted for all season: a chance to prove it had arrived against a highly ranked conference rival in front of a jacked-up Comcast Crowd as eager as the players for a signature ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203240845/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:35:35 -0500 Baltimore Sun http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203240845/ The owners of four Sylvan Learning Centers in the Charlotte region say they will provide free tutoring to any parents who are owed refunds from four other recently closed centers. Dave Rosenbaum, ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203239625/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:13:20 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203239625/ announced on Friday new scheduling formats that will take effect when Pittsburgh and Syracuse begin league play, officially making the ACC a 14-team conference. Among the changes: -A nine-game ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203239626/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:40:18 -0500 News & Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/203239626/