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State Journal does not use these for any type of SPAM operation. http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32997433/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:36:26 -0500 State Journal http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32997433/ Middle school is a scary place for a significant number of Charlotte-Mecklenburg students, while high-school students are less likely to report fear and bullying at school, a just-released survey of y... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998286/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:17:46 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998286/ The new entrance to the Antiquity Cornelius development in downtown Cornelius is expected to open in late April, but utility work beginning next week means the existing intersection will have to close... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998287/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:17:45 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998287/ RALEIGH North Carolina's teachers and state employees can expect another year without a pay raise. Gov. Bev Perdue said that, while salaries will remain flat in the coming budget year, she aims to pa... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998288/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:17:45 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998288/ RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The eldest son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said in a North Carolina political appearance he doesn't expect his father to make a run for president in 2012. http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998299/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:02:11 -0500 Associated Press http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998299/ So while the MEAC gathers at the Joel Coliseum to play for a prized spot in the NCAA tournament, Winston-Salem State has reversed course and is heading back to Division II after the Rams realized they... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998300/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:02:11 -0500 Associated Press http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998300/ Target Corp. which has 13 stores in the Raleigh-Durham area, now is offering coupons that customers can access on their mobile phones, then redeem by scanning a barcode on the phone at checkout. Minn... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32997728/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:50:57 -0500 The Triangle Business Journal http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32997728/ The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded 30 highway and rail contracts valued at $165.9 million, including eight projects funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The bids ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32997269/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:50:13 -0500 Charlotte Business Journal http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32997269/ Consolidated reports a net loss of $2.76 million for its fourth fiscal quarter, or 29 cents per fully diluted share, down from a gain of $2.72 million, or 29 cents per fully diluted share, in the corr... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32995592/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:50:09 -0500 Charlotte Business Journal http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32995592/ reports a fourth-quarter net loss of $15.2 million, or 36 cents per fully diluted share, down from a net loss of $4.89 million, or 11 cents per fully diluted share, in the last quarter of 2008. For t... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32997270/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:50:02 -0500 Charlotte Business Journal http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32997270/ NYT Columnist David Leonhardt To Speak At Duke - The New York Times reporter and columnist David Leonhardt will discuss the looming political battle over how to pay for health care reform, wars, the r... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998289/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:48:31 -0500 NBC 17 http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998289/ Report: Spanking Still Occurs In NC Schools - Representatives from Action for Children North Carolina and the North Carolina Association of Educators urged lawmakers to ban the practice at Wednesday's... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998290/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:48:30 -0500 NBC 17 http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998290/ NEW YORK — The FBI arrested a reputed U.S. mobster Wednesday on charges he provided protection for a Sicilian counterpart operating in Florida - part of an international sweep aimed at further c... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998291/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:45:38 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998291/ RALEIGH, N.C. — 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 b... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998293/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:45:36 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998293/ CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Team owner Jack Roush said Wednesday he's satisfied with the penalty NASCAR levied against driver Carl Edwards for his intentional accident with Brad Keselowski. Edwards was i... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998294/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:45:35 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998294/ In this photo taken March 9, 2010, Raymond Cirimele, 55, displays his Costco membership card outside his home in Chicago. Cirimele is one of at least 245 people in 44 states who have been sickened by ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998295/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:45:34 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998295/ Raleigh, N.C. — LifeLock has been barred from misrepresenting its identity theft services after an agreement reached with North Carolina, 34 other states and the Federal Trade Commission, Attorn... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998296/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:45:33 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998296/ Former sprinter Marion Jones smiles as she addresses the media during a news conference announcing her signing with WNBA basketball Tulsa Shock on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Tulsa, Okla. Jones was ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998297/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:45:32 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998297/ Cable, satellite TV and other video providers have asked the government to intervene in ongoing fee disputes with TV networks - big-money fights that are expected to escalate this year as more contrac... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998298/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:45:31 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32998298/ A woman who helped her estranged husband translate a ransom note into English pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to commit kidnapping. Lindsay Gonzalez, 21, of Edinburg Texas faces a maximum of fiv... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32994751/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:25:00 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32994751/ Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials have begun asking the public for input on the 2011-12 academic calendar. A committee of CMS teachers, administrators and parents have developed two proposed ca... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32994750/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:24:59 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32994750/ NEW YORK (AP) -- The FBI arrested a reputed Gambino solider Wednesday on charges he provided protection for a Sicilian mobster operating in Florida - part of an international sweep aimed at further cr... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32994754/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:08:55 -0500 Associated Press http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32994754/ KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A federal magistrate handling dozens of lawsuits that seek damages from the Tennessee Valley Authority's coal ash spill has extended deadlines for some court filings. http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32994755/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:08:54 -0500 Associated Press http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32994755/ Facebook by befriending her and giving her a false identity. 33-year-old Peter Chapman, an unemployed man who has no fixed abode, went onto Facebook and in October 2009 was met there by Ashleigh Hall,... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32993158/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:03:46 -0500 Wikinews http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32993158/ The North Carolina Department of Transportation has awarded 30 highway and rail contracts totaling $165.9 million, according to a written statement issued Wednesday by Gov. Beverly Perdue’s offi... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32994166/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:58:15 -0500 The Triangle Business Journal http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32994166/ Unemployment in North Carolina rose to 11.1 percent in January from 10.9 percent in December. The rate in January 2009 was 9.2 percent. The rate for the United States in January was 9.7 percent. Dec... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32994167/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:58:12 -0500 The Triangle Business Journal http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32994167/ Durham Tech, League of Women Voters Sponsor Panel On Immigration - "Immigration in North Carolina: Where Are We Now?" will take place March 11.Read the Full Story at: http://durhamcounty.mync.com/site... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32994165/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:55:55 -0500 NBC 17 http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32994165/ WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is pushing a new anti-fraud plan and his top health official is challenging the nation's insurers as the administration cranks up the pressure for a sweeping ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32994752/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:53:11 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32994752/ A Charlotte group is in Haiti to work with an established Presbyterian charity in Haiti called El Shaddai. They operate 30 orphanages throughout the country. Video produced by Kim Brattain. Also view: http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32990325/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:32:34 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32990325/ PITTSBORO Superior Court Judge Abraham Penn Jones threatened repeatedly to send Andrew Young to jail Tuesday for being untruthful about copies made of a sex tape featuring former Sen. John Edwards and... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32991334/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:32:33 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32991334/ GreenCreation, a Greensboro-based designer of sports fields, playgrounds, commercial and residential landscaping, has been chosen as an “authorized representative” of TigerTurf, one of the... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32991335/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:30:51 -0500 Business Journal http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32991335/ JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (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. http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32991341/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:17:52 -0500 Associated Press http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32991341/ JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (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. http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32991342/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:17:51 -0500 Associated Press http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32991342/ Nitronex is beefing up its sales armada by bringing on a new North American sales director and forging partnerships with three sales representative firms. Before joining Nitronex, Diane DuVall worked... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32990793/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:07:07 -0500 The Triangle Business Journal http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32990793/ Seeing their child become a CEO ranks low among possible career goals with a majority of parents and scant few want their kid to be a politician, according to an online poll of readers of Triangle Bus... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32990794/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:07:05 -0500 The Triangle Business Journal http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32990794/ Royal Bank of Canada is looking to acquire U.S. banks in the $10 billion total asset range but won’t add on to its Raleigh-based RBC Bank “until the political and regulatory uncertainty en... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32990795/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:07:03 -0500 The Triangle Business Journal http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32990795/ Wake Technical Community College officials are traveling to Washington, D.C., to lobby for more than $2.5 million in federal funding for the next school year. The two-year college is trying to get $8... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32989774/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:07:02 -0500 The Triangle Business Journal http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32989774/ Delta Airlines Inc. said severe storms in February led to the cancellation of 7,000 flights, or about 3.2 percent of its system capacity. During that time, the airline canceled more than 90 percent of... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32990796/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:06:59 -0500 The Triangle Business Journal http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32990796/ made it official this morning, announcing it is relocating its North Carolina headquarters to the 201 North Tryon Street building in uptown Charlotte. The building will be renamed the Fifth Third Cent... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32990324/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:06:41 -0500 Charlotte Business Journal http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32990324/ JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — 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. The Onsl... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32991336/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:03:18 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32991336/ JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — 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. The Ons... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32991337/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:03:16 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32991337/ TALLADEGA, Ala. — Michael Waltrip will enter the Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway with help from a longtime sponsor. Aaron's Inc. will sponsor the No. 55 for Waltrip to enter i... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32991339/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:03:13 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32991339/ LOS ANGELES — Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob for his roles in "Lucas" and "The Lost Boys" whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38. Haim died at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday at ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32991340/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:03:11 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32991340/ Article Reprints North Carolina officials report that a Wilson woman has been arrested for allegedly staging a robbery to collect insurance money. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the a... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32989020/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:57:17 -0500 Insurance Journal http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32989020/ CARY A 2-year-old boy is in critical condition after falling 14 feet from a window onto a concrete side walk, an official said. The boy was at home in his family's apartment at 1011 Village Greenway ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32987923/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:51:16 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32987923/ A 20-year-old woman is facing charges for allegedly taking advantage of people who were looking for airline ticket deals. Police say Teaquesha Hopkins browsed Craigslist, looking for victims. Investi... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32987925/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:51:15 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32987925/ RALEIGH, N.C. 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. Gov. Bever... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32987926/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:51:14 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32987926/ The assault of State Board of Education member Kathy Taft became a homicide Tuesday when she succumbed to her injuries. Emergency workers rushed Taft, 62, of Greenville, toWakeMed Raleigh Campus on S... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32987927/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:51:13 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32987927/ RAEFORD, N.C. 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. The Fayettevi... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32987928/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:51:12 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32987928/ , the No. five bank in Raleigh/Cary in terms of market share, will stop charging fees when customers overdraw their accounts in a debit-card transaction. In a change that starts this summer, customers... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32987542/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:24:54 -0500 The Triangle Business Journal http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32987542/ FMW Development Co . is finalizing plans for the $40 million first phase of a mixed-use development in downtown Raleigh. The development is targeted for the intersection of Hillsborough and West Morg... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32987110/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:24:25 -0500 Charlotte Business Journal http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32987110/ "); jQuery('#sendemailclick').attr('value','Processing...'); jQuery('#sendemailclick').attr('disabled','disabled'); jQuery('#sendemailclick').attr('readonly','readonly'); return true; } // post-... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32986843/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:24:17 -0500 Charlotte Business Journal http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32986843/ Some Not Impressed With Cisco Router - Market officials are reacting to the Cisco router announcement.Read the Full Story at: http://durhamcounty.mync.com/site/durhamcounty/news/story/49121/some-not-i... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32987929/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:22:45 -0500 NBC 17 http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32987929/ RALEIGH, N.C. — 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. Go... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32987930/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:20:14 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32987930/ GREENSBORO, N.C. — 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. The News & Record ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32987931/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:20:14 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32987931/ NEW YORK — Bank of America customers will soon be unable to spend more than they have in the accounts linked to their debit cards. It’s a step that may become a common move ahead of new regula... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32987932/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:20:11 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32987932/ Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools area superintendent Joel Ritchie said Wednesday morning that he is not a candidate to head the Chester County School District in South Carolina. "I have withdrawn my nam... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32984734/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:09 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32984734/ DAVIDSON Our Town Cinemas will show this year's top Academy Award films today and Thursday, including "The Hurt Locker," "Crazy Heart" and "The Blind Side." The four-screen venue debuted Dec. 25 in... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32984733/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:08 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32984733/ A former Domino's Pizza employee featured on a YouTube video performing unsanitary acts with food was sentenced to 24 months of supervised probation Tuesday in a Catawba County court. Michael Setzer,... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32984731/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:05 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32984731/ MOORESVILLE NASCAR drivers David Gilliland and Travis Kvapil are scheduled to join other volunteers this morning to begin work on Hope Park, a 20,000-square-foot, motorsports-themed community playgr... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32984735/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:03 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32984735/ Clouds and rain will replace the sunshine of recent days for the rest of the work week, but forecasters say we won't be facing a return to chilly weather in the foreseeable future. After our first tw... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32984736/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:03 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32984736/ A Charlotte high school student was arrested Tuesday after allegedly threatening staff members at his school, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials and police. CMS officials say a 10th... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32984737/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:01 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32984737/ The Greensboro Chamber of Commerce plans to launch the Greensboro Prevention Academy on Thursday. The academy is a collaboration between the chamber, N.C. Prevention Partners and http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32984738/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:38:13 -0500 Business Journal http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32984738/ ASHEVILLE, N.C. — 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 im... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32984739/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:31:34 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32984739/ RAEFORD, N.C. — 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. The F... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32984740/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:31:31 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32984740/ RALEIGH, N.C. — A racially charged debate about school diversity in North Carolina has resulted in the superintendent of the Wake County schools being placed on administrative leave until his re... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32984743/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:31:30 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32984743/ SELMA, N.C. — A mother and her child have been found dead in an apartment fire in North Carolina. Multiple media outlets reported the fire was reported about 4 a.m. Wednesday at the Redwood Vil... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32984742/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:31:29 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32984742/ The annual income tax filing period is a reminder that organized paperwork can save time and money. But in getting organized, many people find it hard to know what to keep and what to throw away, Cons... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32984741/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:31:28 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32984741/ One person was transported to the hospital when the house caught fire Tuesday evening. No injuries were reported when the blaze rekindled several hours later. Story by Veronica Goad http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32981553/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:41:24 -0500 State Journal http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32981553/ A Cleveland County grand jury has returned an indictment on a first-degree murder charge against Donald Borders, a suspect in the 2003 death of an elderly Shelby woman, court officials said Tuesday. http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32981967/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:22:32 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32981967/ Why do the black characters in Kathryn Stockett's "The Help" speak in dialect, while the white characters don't? The bestselling author took on that question and others Tuesday during a sold-out talk... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32981968/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:22:31 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32981968/ Police are looking for suspects in a pair of drive-by shootings overnight in Charlotte, including one incident in which someone fired into a residence occupied by a child. Police say someone fired si... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32981966/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:22:30 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32981966/ GREENVILLE, S.C. Authorities say a 2-year-old girl was shaken to death by a caretaker in her South Carolina home. Greenville police told multiple media outlets that 51-year-old Judy Mae Greer is char... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32981969/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:22:29 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32981969/ It had been a rough weekend, so Judy Williams can be excused for nearly deleting the e-mail announcing that she is a finalist for the nation's highest civilian honor. The e-mail was among dozens the ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32981970/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:22:28 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32981970/ There's no money to build or renovate schools - but when there is, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board must figure out how to rank its priorities. They started with a staff report Tuesday. Among t... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32981973/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:22:27 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32981973/ Jack Hawke, a veteran political consultant and former N.C. Republican Party chair, did something last week he said he hadn't done in 45 years - left a campaign. Hawke was a top adviser to Tim D'Annun... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32981974/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:22:27 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32981974/ A $3,000 bonus paid to teachers who receive National Board Certification would be eliminated, saving $800,000. FORT MILL A special budget committee came up with this list, which was approved 6-0 by ... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32981972/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:22:25 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32981972/ Charlotte/Douglas International Airport plans to begin design work next month on a 120-foot extension of Concourse E, giving US Airways Express access to four new gates. After that $3 million project... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32981971/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:22:24 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32981971/ RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina's workforce is bracing for what could be more bad news. The Employment Security Commission on Wednesday releases unemployment figures for January. The jobless ra... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32979317/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:23:31 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32979317/ Henderson, N.C. — Vance County sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday were called to a home on Ellington Road, near Warrenton Road, in Henderson after a person found a stash of dynamite.The home is... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32979318/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:23:29 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32979318/ HARRODSBURG, Ky. — A 32-year-old Kentucky woman who said she didn't know that she was pregnant delivered her newborn son on the floor of her laundry room by herself and even cut the umbilical co... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32979319/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:23:28 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32979319/ Washington, Mar.10 : Scientists at Durham University's Department of Physics have found evidence of a catastrophic event that they believe was responsible for halting the birth of stars in a galaxy in... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32974417/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:59:57 -0500 New Kerala http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32974417/ RALEIGH Like anybody contemplating selling off valuables, Gov. Bev Perdue wants to know how much the state's liquor system is worth. Perdue and Jon Williams, the state's top liquor regulator, have as... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32967971/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:10:12 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32967971/ PITTSBORO, N.C. — A former aide to John Edwards narrowly escaped jail time Tuesday over his handling of a videotape purportedly showing the two-time presidential candidate in a sexual encounter.... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32967972/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:43:12 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32967972/ Joel Ritchie, an area superintendent for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, is one of two finalists for superintendent of the Chester County, S.C., school district after two others dropped out and one was... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32965519/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:35:07 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32965519/ RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Greivis Vasquez accepted the Atlantic Coast Conference's top individual honor the same way he plays the game: with boundless emotion. http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32965523/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:19:00 -0500 Associated Press http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32965523/ MEXICO CITY — Mexico will face Angola on May 13 in Houston as part of its World Cup preparations. The Mexico Football Federation announced the match on Tuesday as El Tri prepares to play France... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32965521/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:04:25 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32965521/ CONCORD Cyndie Mynatt spends much of her time these days sifting through sales figures, projections and records, piled in stacks around her office, meeting with accountants and marketers, building th... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32962039/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:45:41 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32962039/ After suffering a loss of $551 million in 2008, Carolinas HealthCare System rebounded in a big way last year. The region’s largest health-care provider ended 2009 with nearly $470 million in &l... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32962042/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:45:40 -0500 Charlotte Observer http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32962042/ Lloyd handled kickoffs for the Carolina Panthers the last two seasons, leading the NFL with 30 touchbacks in 2008. He had 21 touchbacks last year, tied for fourth-most in the league. http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32962051/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:30:33 -0500 Associated Press http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32962051/ Tip Leads Troopers To Vehicle Involved In Fatal Hit-And-Run - The State Highway Patrol has located a vehicle involved in a fatal hit and run accident in Durham.Read the Full Story at: http://durhamcou... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32962043/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:18:58 -0500 NBC 17 http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32962043/ ROXBORO, N.C. — The former district attorney for two North Carolina counties is being investigated for impersonating a police officer and seeking help on Election Day from people for whom he dis... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32962044/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:16:27 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32962044/ CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Suspended Miami Heat point guard Rafer Alston still hasn't contacted the team. Coach Erik Spoelstra said before Tuesday's game against Charlotte that Alston's lone communicati... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32962046/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:16:25 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32962046/ DARLINGTON, S.C. — Elliott Sadler had no complaints for Goodyear, only for those drivers griping about the manufacturer. When asked what it meant that at least a dozen competitors faced tire tr... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32962045/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:16:23 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32962045/ CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR has suspended two crewmen for violating its substance abuse policy, including the former brother-in-law of Jeremy Mayfield. William David Keith, a spotter for David Gil... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32962047/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:16:22 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32962047/ Durham, N.C. — A Durham County deputy has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of a state investigation into the sale of knock-off designer products, authorities said Tuesday.... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32962049/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:16:18 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32962049/ EL CAJON, Calif. — A Toyota Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway was towed to a dealership Tuesday while federal and company inspectors converged on the car to determine whethe... http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32962050/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:16:17 -0500 WRAL http://story.raleightimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/a6c0447118ba14fb/id/32962050/