North Carolina State Flag News
- Think tank grade poor Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:47AMBEN HOGWOOD BEAUFORT — A conservative think tank gave Carteret a grade of D in terms of county government worker growth.
- Report: Perdue kept records on NC private flights Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 11:55AMRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A new report from a board investigating more than three dozen flights North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue took on supporter provided private airplanes shows her staff kept detailed records on the trips.
- Scathing crime lab report puts pressure on NC AG Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 11:04AMNorth Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper is facing extreme pressure now that he's been handed a blistering report about how blood tests were handled in the state crime lab.
- North Carolina College Athlete Collapses, Dies After Track Tryouts Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:35AMJospin Milanduu was a sophomore at North Carolina A&T State University.
- HIGHTSTOWN: Mayoral candidate claims police harassed him Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 1:41AMHIGHTSTOWN — Republican mayoral candidate Rob Thibault, a vocal supporter of disbanding the Police Department and outsourcing those services to East Windsor, has filed complaints with the Mercer County prosecutor’s office and other law enforcement officials claiming the local police force has harassed him.
- 14th-Place Start for Frank Kimmel at New Jersey Road Course Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 10:22AMHaving trouble viewing this email? Click here http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001JbwlstczWI6SBhQSp6Y96xD6TbNXBTjgLpZYVNYII8Gz33i1v_4TPCmDs4Eyr6NLdeG2QR3V3ooxpfVdcOaFGq7h_p1TmBmdf-MbKnALNVPdxpIEt0xPBA%3D%3D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 14th-Place Start for Frank Kimmel at New Jersey Motorsports Park Lines ...
- Kimmel Takes Over ARCA Points Lead with 4th-Place Finish at NJMP Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 9:27AMHaving trouble viewing this email? Click here http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001hTNOLeHhu4ADhiqy1kprxfU_gxmLKnVip7Fry1MAy_jQ5AcNPfXTC3DVetkHY1ZgEXiiPxxsEP2NUgSLRJcF074jbWItSAXpCOMktXryvthYVWXmrXYOtw%3D%3D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kimmel Takes Over ARCA Points Lead with 4th-Place Finish at NJMP Earns ...
- Craig Goess Continues Streak of Seven Straight Top-10s at New Jersey Motorsports Park Despite Accident, Blown Engine ... Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 9:26AMHaving trouble viewing this email? Click here http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001hTNOLeHhu4ADhiqy1kprxfFSRAzKv2mRw-UWRTyWIGbhtGm8lglljs8pV85jUxkEVCAbJBcrmYBreiW9ocmRdPAjJcziOgPn-ecoDuLgBuKRLrxGFplGVw%3D%3D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Craig Goess Continues Streak of Seven Straight Top-10s at New Jersey ...
- • SCHOOL-Private schools roundup Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 1:52AMSeveral private and charter schools in the area are set to start classes. Hereâs a roundup: Cannon School Classes at Cannon School, 8015 Poplar Tent Road, Concord, began Monday. The private, co-educational school is for students from pre-kinderg ...
- Sports in the community Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 7:51PMSenior softball: 9-11 a.m., one day each week, Seven Oaks Park, Irmo. Information: Bob Farris, (803) 446-6556, rfarris1@sc.rr.com.
- Foreclosure Fears Leave Homeowners Navigating Financial Minefield Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 6:40PMGREENVILLE, N.C. - North Carolina's record pace on foreclosure filings this year gives struggling homeowners a lot of reasons to be on edge. Offers to restructure mortgages sound like a great idea. They can be. But, it depends on who's making the offer.
- Agent From NC's Crime Lab Placed On Paid Leave Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 6:35PMA North Carolina's law enforcement agent has been taken off the job after a scathing report found his work among the worst done on scores of flawed criminal cases.
- Police investigate wreck outside East River Mountain Tunnel Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 2:30PMState police are continuing to investigate what caused a single-vehicle crash outside the East River Mountain Tunnel on Tuesday afternoon.
- Review Finds Errors In 190 NC Criminal Cases, Including 3 Executions Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 12:05PMA review of North Carolina's crime lab says analysts omitted, overstated or falsely reported blood evidence in dozens of cases, including the murder of Michael Jordan's father and three that ended in executions.
- Accreditation review jolted a Ga. system Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 11:14PMTwo years ago, the 50,000-student Clayton County school system in suburban Atlanta became the first district in the country to lose accreditation in nearly 40 years.
- 6 counties in the east on pace to set record foreclosure filings Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 4:41PMGREENVILLE, N.C. - North Carolina is still fighting it's way out of the economic slump.
- U.S. mom charged with killing kids before car sinks Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 11:26AM‘Emotional rush’ leads woman, strained by responsibilities of parenthood, to suffocate children and stage car accident
- State stalls refunds on overpaid taxes Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 4:26PMSubmitted by Scott Pickey on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 4:57pm. READ MORE: The N.C. Department of Revenue is sifting through a backlog of 230,000 unresolved tax returns from as far back as 1994 that include cases in which taxpayers are owed money - but are now unlikely to get it - reports the Raleigh News & Observer.
- The police blotter for Aug. 16 Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 4:25AMAUG. 6
- Sunday's best: State stalls refunds on overpaid taxes Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 10:33PMThe N.C. Department of Revenue is sifting through a backlog of 230,000 unresolved tax returns from as far back as 1994 that include cases in which taxpayers are owed money - but are now unlikely to get it.
- White coats symbolize beginning for students Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 8:41PMThe staff of the East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine welcomed the class of 2014 at the school’s annual white coat ceremony on Friday. The 39 men and 39 women entering the medical school this fall each received white coats sponsored by graduates of the Brody School of Medicine.
- Report: Crime lab relies on bullet analysis Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 8:34PMRALEIGH — North Carolina’s crime lab continues to rely on bullet analysis to identify guns involved in crimes despite criticism that it is an inexact science.
- Identify theft - a growing problem but preventable Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 2:50PMIdentify theft - a growing problem but preventable - Name, address, Social Security, credit card, bank
- Thousands Of Fish Die In Lake Norman Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 12:05PMThousands of fish have died in North Carolina's largest manmade lake.
- Housing scams targeting military Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 11:26AMBy Daniel Woolfolk, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. Aug. 08--FORT DRUM -- In 27 years in the Army, Lynn H. Armwood has seen several soldiers become victims of housing scams. She figured she'd never fall for one.
- Former Charitable Store Manager Arrested For Embezzlement of Thousands Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 1:01PMClayton police claim a woman running a local thrift shop was taking some of the profits and allegedly keeping them for herself.
- Former Charitable Store Manager Arrested For Embezzlement of Thousands Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 12:59PMThousands of dollars that should have gone to an agency helping domestic violence victims is missing -- embezzled, according to investigators. Clayton police claim a woman who was running a local thrift shop was taking some of the profits and allegedly keeping them for herself. The probe started a couple of weeks ago after officials with Harbor Inc. notified police that something was amiss at ...
- NC Schools to Begin New Sex Ed Programs This Fall Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 10:34PMNorth Carolina teachers are preparing for new sex education classes that will give students more information about contraceptives than in previous years.
- Sign-ups Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 9:14PMNote: All phone numbers are 915 area code unless specified otherwise.
- Morehead City businessman pleads guilty to tax charges Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 2:43PMRALEIGH, N.C. - The North Carolina Department of Reveune says a Morehead City businessman pleaded guilty Wednesday to tax charges.
- NC Sales Tax Costly For State Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 11:49AMNorth Carolina will lose millions in revenue next weekend when it suspends the sales tax on certain items for back-to-school goods.
- Throw a flag on sports agents, players Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 9:02AMThrow a flag on sports agents, players - The role of sports agents has come under quite a b
- Gov. Perdue Plans To Sign Government Ethics Reform Bill Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 7:05AMNorth Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue is signing into law a measure that aims to improve public trust in state government.
- Colorful crew keeps raceway humming Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 12:16AMWillie Tedder's olive fedora hat doesn't go with his red, white and blue Punta Gorda Speedway shirt, but it makes him look a little like an Old West...
- AG suspends some work at NC state crime lab Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 1:50PMThe outside investigation of the state crime lab has led North Carolina's attorney general to suspend the six-agent unit that analyzes bloodstain patterns.
- N.C. Democrats Gather For Convention Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 11:58AMFAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Democrats are gathering with weeks to go before this fall's elections.
- College football: Big South preseason all-conference team Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:02PMDefense -- Andre Carroll, DL, Delaware State; Kendrick Ellis, DL, Hampton; Josh Turner, DL, Norfolk State; Jayson Ayers, DL, South Carolina State; Alvis Graham, LB, Florida A&M; David Erby, LB, South Carolina State; Julio Sanchez, LB, Hampton; Qier Hall, DB, Florida A&M; Justin Ferrell, DB, North Carolina A&T; Quay Long, ...
- Saints sign top draft pick Robinson to five-year deal Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:05PMNEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints signed rookie cornerback Patrick Robinson, their top pick from April's NFL Draft, to a five-year contract, the team said on Friday.
- Director Of NC's Top Law Agency Moves To New Job Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:50PMThe director of the State Bureau of Investigation is moving to a new job as an outside review of the agency's crime lab continues.
- Oil Spill Unlikely to Reach East Coast Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:35AMAn expert on marine sciences and coastal circulation says it's unlikely oil from BP's massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico will reach the East Coast.
- NC expert: Gulf oil unlikely to reach East Coast Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:43AMRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - An expert on marine sciences and coastal circulation says it's unlikely that oil from the Gulf spill will each the eastern seaboard.
- Group files complaint on state's adult homes Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:23AMRALEIGH - North Carolina's adult care homes are sometimes dingy and dangerous, violating the rights of the mentally ill residents who live there, according to a report produced by a state advocacy group.
- Take a look at the 2011 NHL All-Star Game logo Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 2:27PMAs anticipated, the Carolina Hurricanes and the NHL in general unveiled the 2011 NHL All-Star Game logo today. Here it is, in all of its logotastic glory. Well that looks ... fine? I don't have much to say about it,...
- Canes reveal 2011 NHL All-Star Game logo Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 12:45PMA promotion for the 2011 NHL All-Star Game will adorn Raleigh's tallest building and feature the Carolina Hurricanes' Eric Staal.
- Chapel Hill approves $750 tuition increase Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 9:33AMAt an impromptu UNC -system Board of Governors meeting at 3 p.m. today in Chapel Hill, system schools announced their individual tuition hikes. UNC -Chapel Hill, N.C. State University and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts were the only system schools to go ahead with the maximum increase of $750 allowed by the 2010 appropriations budget signed into law June 30.
- NC City Considers Accommodating High-speed Trains Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 7:04AMNorth Carolina is working on ideas to close roads and build bridges for a high-speed rail line that would carry trains at speeds up to 110 mph.
- NCCU student charged with groping fellow student Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 4:41PMNCCU student charged is also a registered sex offender
- Sale of conserved NC seaside tract prompts new law Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 7:46AMCOROLLA, N.C. (AP) - One of North Carolina's most powerful politicians wants to stop the sale of land that has received conservation tax breaks.
- NC To Check Troopers' Phones For Signs Of Slacking Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 7:04AMThe North Carolina Highway Patrol wants troopers to show they're not spending too much time talking and texting on personal phones while on the job.
- DNA Sample Testing System Expanded In New NC Law Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 4:49PMNorth Carolina's criminal DNA testing system will be expanded now that Gov. Beverly Perdue has signed a bill into law that she says will prevent crime and solve cold cases.