Suddeath Children Found Safe in North Carolina Mountains

Alexander Lee Suddeath, 6, and Heidi Elizabeth Suddeath, 4 from Kingsport Tennessee, have been found in the North Carolina Mountains about 24 hours after they had gone missing while on a family hiking trip. They both wandered off from the Roan Mountain Recreation Area along...

Reutimann Wins Postponed NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 Race

[Update -- May 25] David Reutimann won the postponed NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 Race. The race was delayed until Monday afternoon yesterday due to precipitation on the track. Today, the race was completed but cut short by more rain, going down in history as the shortest Coca-Cola...

Foal Rescued from Well

A newborn foal was rescued from well in Rutherford County, NC.  The foal fell more then 30 feet.  Fire Fighters saved the foal by lowering one of them into the whole and carrying the foal out.  The...

Mom says Patriot Act stripped son of due process

This story circulated on YouTube and elsewhere before finally appearing somewhere where it could be considered verified. The Patriot Act has been controversial since its beginning as a central piece of legislation...

Sean O'Hair Wins 2009 Quail Hollow Championship

The event is held at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina in early May. It was first played in 2003 as the Wachovia Championship and has attracted some of the top players on the tour. The final leader...

Move Over Rush....Rep. Virginia Foxx Crowned G.O.P.'s New Speaker

"I also would like to point out that there was a bill -- the hate crimes bill that's called the Matthew Shepard bill is named after a very unfortunate incident that happened where a young man was killed, but we...

Mel Watt's Amended Predatory Lending Bill Rejected by Roy Cooper

Earlier this week North Carolina Congressmen Mel Watt (from Charlotte, NC) and Brad Miller both Democrats, teamed up to revive a Predatory Lending Bill they previously introduced to the U.S. House in 2007.H.R....

SC wildfire burns homes near popular beach area

We'll be watching this story.  If you have news from the scene please keep us apprised. "NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – A coastal wildfire spread early Thursday toward one of the busiest tourist stretches in...

Ruthless Gangs Are Taking Over North Carolina

North Carolina has a serious Gang problem and its time everyone else knew about it.Amongst the Majestic mountains, Research Triangle Park, NCAA Championships and the Light Rail system, lies an ugly problem...

President Obama Chops Wasteful Government Spending

With Bi-Partisan help from Senators John McCain (R) and Carl Levin (D), President Obama has pledged in his most recent weekly address to the nation that he will soon begin the arduous task of cutting millions upon...

Washington Post's 2009 Best State Political Blogs

It was a tough call but the Washington Post finally selected the best State Political Blogs of 2009. Check out which ones made the cut....read more.

Dominos Pizza employees Kristy and Michael charged and released

The two Dominos Pizza employees, Kristy Lynn Hammonds and Michael Setzer, were finally caught after evading the law, and have now both been charged with contaminating food to be distributed to the public. This is the...

North Carolina Town Prints Own Currency to Support Local Business

Would you like to return to something practical, a latter-day version of Jeffersonian democracy, sustainable, and something that empowers the people, allowing them to meet their needs locally with full...

2009 NCAA Basketball National Championship Game

The 2009 NCAA basketball tournament will conclude on April 6 2009 with a representative team from the Midwest and West region facing off against a team representing the East and South. The 2009 tournament has...

'Marriage Link' in North Carolina Nursing Home Shooting

Police in North Carolina are investigating a domestic link as the possible motive for the fatal shootings at a nursing home in Carthage on Sunday. " The estranged wife of suspected gunman Robert Stewart, 45, worked at the Pinelake Health and Rehab Center in Carthage, reports...

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