Gas stations run out of gas

Gas stations in the southern United States are running out of gas."“Right now, we have no gas,” says John Rinehardt, front-end manager at Costco in Raleigh. “We are being told by corporate not to expect...

Kelly Morris, Missing Mother of Two, May Have Been Murdered

" GRANVILLE COUNTY, N.C. – A team of about 20 friends, family, and volunteers continued combing parts of Stem and Granville County on Wednesday in search for Kelly Morris. The 28-year-old was last seen Sept....

Logan Flight Diverted After Fight Breaks Out

"BOSTON -- A flight that left Boston headed for Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Saturday was forced to land in North Carolina after a fight broke out on board, according to Jet Blue authorities.Jet Blue flight 455, which took off from Logan airport at 3:28 p.m. on Saturday, was...

Men parachute into wrong American football stadium

" McClatchy Newspapers Saturday, August 30, 2008 Duke officials were a bit surprised when, at 6 p.m. EDT on Saturday, about an hour before the scheduled kickoff of their game against James Madison, two men...

NC gets new powers to punish sex offenders :: WRAL.com

" RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina authorities will soon have new powers to punish sex offenders, and bartenders will be looking at underage customers' ID cards in a new way. Gov. Mike Easley on Saturday...

Police need help locating missing man in Raleigh, NC

The Raleigh Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating Kenneth Leonard, 44, who was last seen in Raleigh on July 18. Police don't think Leonard's disappearance was the result of foul play, but he...

Canadian relatives granted custody of children after mom slain in N.C.

 A North Carolina court has granted the Edmonton-based parents and twin sister of Nancy Cooper temporary custody of the slain woman's two children. Cooper, 34, who was born and raised in Edmonton, was...

Body found in area of jogger search

     Law enforcement vehicles and an ambulance on Fielding Drive near Cary near the location where a body was discovered Monday evening. Wake County Sheriff Harrison said the body was found...

Police, public searching for missing Cary woman

  Cary, N.C. — National Guard pilots, police dogs and friends searched Sunday for a jogger who went missing a day earlier. Nancy Cooper, 34, of Wallsburg Court, went running at 7 a.m. Saturday but did not return home by 9 a.m. or meet friends later that morning as...

Autistic toddler kicked off airplane at Raleigh Durham Airport

" An American Eagle flight taxiing to a Raleigh-Durham Airport runway was turned around Monday, but not because of a terrorist threat. The crew was kicking an autistic Cary toddler and his mother off the plane. As the American Eagle flight headed down the taxiway,...

Speed up, life's too short

Perceived wisdom may tell us to slow down our lives but maybe pressure brings the best results, says Lucy Kellaway. A couple of weeks ago, I listened to an admissions tutor from Cambridge University talking to sixth formers. He said he was looking for four things in...

NC Gov. Easley To Endorse Clinton, another Blow to Obama

Here is a big blow to the Obama Campaign as His lead in North Carolina has been diminishing over the last few polling sessions.  Now with the Governor endorsing Clinton, Obama may lose his almost 25 point...

Last Nights Debate, GOP Wins Without a Shot Fired

 The ABC Democratic Debate , GOP  Wins Without a Shot FiredWhat does ABC stand For?  Attack Barrack Continuously or Always Bash Clinton.  Following last nights debate, you descide.  Left...

Inmate Freed After 14 Years On Death Row

What an upheaval of one's life it must be to go from imprisonment and a death row sentence to being a free man, overnight.But that is an adjustment that I'm sure freed inmate Glen Edward Chapman is only too happy...

Chelsea Clinton Criticizes Bush

Chelsea Clinton believes that the world will "breathe a sigh of relief" when Dubya leaves office. Fair enough. And the Democrats will breathe a sigh of relief if their party can stop bickering and finally decide...

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