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• Remains of two Civil War veterans found, laid to rest

  March 9, 2013 12:14 PM

  ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - A century and a half after the Civil War ship the USS Monitor sank, two unknown crewmen found in the ironclad's turret have been buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Friday's burial may be the last time Civil War soldiers are buried at the cemetery. The Monitor... more »

• Family describes murder victim as loveable and caring Play Video

  February 20, 2013 12:20 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - The family a Cincinnati soldier whose body was at a Colorado Springs hotel room Sunday morning describe their sister and daughter as a very warm and caring individual. Sgt. Kimberly Walker, 28, part of a refueling company attached to the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division at... more »

• New NC child development director opposes pre-K

  February 6, 2013 6:09 PM

  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The woman appointed to lead child development and early education in North Carolina once led an organization opposed to preschool programs. WRAL-TV in Raleigh reports Dianna Lightfoot was recently president of the National Physicians Center for Family Resources, an agency that advocates against "institutional" preschool programs.... more »

• Four days after election Florida called for Obama

  November 10, 2012 1:08 PM

  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Four days after the election, President Barack Obama can finally claim victory in Florida. The state finished counting its votes Saturday. Obama was declared the, giving him a 332 to 206 final margin in the Electoral College. Florida officials said Obama had 50 percent of... more »

• Powerball jackpot rises to $305 million

  August 12, 2012 2:35 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - The Powerball jackpot has grown to $305 million for Wednesday's drawing. The prize grew after no one matched all six numbers in the multi-state lottery drawing Saturday night. The winning numbers were: 4, 13, 39, 46 and 51. The Powerball was 1. Although no one hit the... more »

• Edwards re-trial unlikely

  May 31, 2012 7:19 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A knowledgeable law enforcement official says it is unlikely that the Justice Department will retry John Edwards. The official made the comment after the campaign finance fraud case ended in a mistrial. The official spoke on condition of anonymity about the case regarding an issue that will... more »

• NC Moravians mark 240 years of Easter service

  April 8, 2012 12:03 PM

  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Moravian Christians in North Carolina held their Easter sunrise service for the 240th consecutive year. Believers gathered starting at 2 a.m. Sunday amid brass bands and immaculately tended graves at a Winston-Salem cemetery they call "God's Acre." It's one of the oldest and largest sunrise services... more »

• Obama touts aid for emergency service workers

  October 19, 2011 3:30 PM

  NORTH CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) - President Barack Obama is pressing for Congress to spend billions of dollars to help firefighters facing layoffs. Obama said Wednesday that while the private sector continues to add jobs, financially strapped state and local governments are doing the opposite and cutting firefighters, teachers and... more »

• Irene loses some punch; still dangerous; 2 million ordered to

  August 27, 2011 7:21 AM

  MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (AP) - Forecasters say Hurricane Irene has lost a bit of muscle and is down to a Category 1 storm as it zeroes in on North Carolina. But officials say the storm remains dangerous is already beginning to cause problems with some power outages as well... more »

• East Coast braces for Irene

  August 25, 2011 5:11 PM

  MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane watches are out from North Carolina to New Jersey ahead of powerful Irene that is still battering islands in Bahamas before heading to the East Coast. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center Thursday afternoon also issued the first warnings for the entire North Carolina coast to... more »

• Federal Government suing Taco Bell after being fired

  July 29, 2011 6:03 AM

  FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - The federal government is suing a North Carolina Taco Bell franchisee, claiming the company fired an employee whose religious beliefs prohibit him from cutting his hair. In the lawsuit filed Thursday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims Family Foods Inc. illegally fired Christopher Abbey from... more »

• GOP-leaning group hits Democrats in new TV ads

  July 10, 2011 5:15 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A Republican-leaning fundraising group with ties to GOP strategist Karl Rove has launched a new phase of its $20 million ad campaign attacking Democrats. Crossroads GPS is running television ads targeting five Democratic senators up for re-election in 2012. They are Bill Nelson of Florida, Claire... more »

• Vandy eliminates Tarheels from College World Series

  June 23, 2011 2:34 AM

  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Vanderbilt is still alive in the College World Series after ousting North Carolina. Taylor Hill and Corey Williams combined on a four-hitter as the Commodores silenced the Tar Heels 5-1 in Omaha. Connor Harrell and Curt Casali homered for Vandy, which takes on SEC rival Florida... more »

• Carolina eliminates Texas from College World Series

  June 21, 2011 1:51 AM

  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - North Carolina freshman left-hander Kent Emanuel pitched the first complete-game shutout at the College World Series in five years in a 3-0 victory that eliminated Texas. Emanuel tossed a four-hitter. Jacob Stallings hit a two-run single in the third inning and Ben Bunting finished a four-hit... more »

• Vandy and Florida win on opening day at College World Series

  June 19, 2011 1:00 AM

  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Vanderbilt's Connor Harrell snapped a sixth-inning tie by blasting the first College World Series home run in the new TD Ameritrade Park and the Commodores went on to defeat North Carolina 7-2. This is Vandy's first trip to Omaha for the double-elimination tournament for the national... more »

• NC gov nearly moved to tears by tornado damage

  April 17, 2011 7:19 PM

  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue says her tour of tornado-ravaged portions of her state nearly brought her to tears. Perdue told said at a Sunday afternoon news conference in Raleigh that nothing she saw surprised her, given her experience with natural disasters. Still, the... more »

• UPDATE: Death toll rises as more storm victims are found

  April 17, 2011 6:06 PM

  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Officials in southeastern North Carolina have confirmed three additional deaths from storms that hit the state, raising the confirmed death toll from storms there to 21. Bladen County authorities say the dead include a 92-year-old father and his 50-year-old son. They were killed when they... more »

• VCU, Kentucky join Final Four

  March 27, 2011 8:05 PM

  SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Jamie Skeen scored 26 points and 11th-seeded Virginia Commonwealth is crashing the Final Four after the upset of the NCAA tournament, shocking No. 1 seed Kansas 71-61. So doubtful were the Rams of even making the tournament that they didn't watch the selection show. Two weeks... more »

• Kentucky upsets top seed Ohio State in NCAA Tourney

  March 26, 2011 1:44 AM

  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The Number-1 overall seed in the NCAA men's basketball tournament is going home. Kentucky did the honors, bouncing top-seed Ohio State 62-60 on Brandon Knight's jumper with 5.4 seconds left. That sends the fourth-seeded Wildcats into Sunday's East regional final against North Carolina. Kentucky senior center... more »

• Informant: Missing boy dead

  March 3, 2011 11:40 PM

  Another twist in the case of a missing North Carolina boy, who investigators thought could be here. Jadon Higganbothan has not been seen alive since last October. The Durham Police department asked the Teller County Sheriff's office to help them look for the 5 year old and his mother,... more »

• New information on missing North Carolina boy

  March 3, 2011 5:24 PM

  Police in Durham, North Carolina, have issued a missing persons report for a little boy they asked Teller County Investigators to help them find. We've been following this case since last weekend. Teller County Deputies searched a home in Woodland Park, looking for the boy and his mother--- Vania... more »

• Authorities concerned for missing boy's safety

  March 1, 2011 11:22 PM

  A six-year-old boy from North Carolina remains missing and authorities are concerned for his safety. Last week, Durham, North Carolina, police asked the Teller County Sheriff's office to go to a home in Woodland Park to see if the boy was with his mom who had just moved to... more »

• Rain pounds NC as storm moves up the East Coast

  September 30, 2010 8:39 AM

  Driving rain from a storm system moving up the East Coast has been soaking southeastern North Carolina and prompting worries of flooding and tornadoes. In North Carolina, the National Weather Service says the nearly 21 inches collected in Wilmington since rain started falling Sunday topped Hurricane Floyd's five-day mark... more »

• 10 states sell half of imported crime guns

  September 27, 2010 8:23 AM

  A report being released Monday by a mayors group finds that nearly half of the guns that crossed state lines and were used in crimes in 2009 were sold in just 10 states. Colorado is not one of the states. Those states accounted for nearly 21,000 guns connected to... more »

• Hurricane Earl weakens to Category 1

  September 3, 2010 11:30 AM

  Hurricane Earl has weakened to a Category 1 storm as it heads for the Northeast and some watches and warnings have been reduced or dropped from Long Island to Maine. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Friday that a hurricane warning for the southeast coast of Massachusetts was... more »

• Hurricane causes flooding, continues rampage

  September 3, 2010 8:10 AM

  Some parts of North Carolina's Outer Banks are flooded and without power following a visit from Hurricane Earl. But emergency officials say no injuries have been reported. The Category 2 storm continues to push along the East Coast, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. Forecasters expect Earl... more »

• Hurricane warnings, watches spread up the East Coast

  September 2, 2010 1:34 PM

  As Hurricane Earl churned toward the Outer Banks of North Carolina with top sustained winds near 140 mph, forecasters issued a hurricane warning much further up the coast Thursday for parts of Massachusetts, including Nantucket. The center of Earl was about 300 miles south of Cape Hatteras, N.C., around... more »

• Hurricane bears down as residents hunker-in

  September 2, 2010 8:25 AM

  As the most powerful storm to threaten the east coast in years bears down on the outer banks of North Carolina, tourists are fleeing for the mainland. But resolute residents are staying behind. Locals familiar with hurricanes say they are prepared to spend days stranded from the mainland. Forecasters... more »

• Hurricane warning issued for North Carolina coast

  September 1, 2010 11:27 AM

  A hurricane warning has been issued for the North Carolina coast as powerful Hurricane Earl approaches the East Coast. A hurricane watch has been extended into Delaware. Visitors have been taking ferries off Ocracoke Island and told to leave neighboring Cape Hatteras in North Carolina's Outer Banks, and... more »

• NC vacation island to be cleared as Hurricane nears

  September 1, 2010 8:15 AM

  Tourists on a North Carolina vacation destination island are being asked to board ferries and head for the mainland ahead of powerful Hurricane Earl. More evacuations could be on the way as Earl threatens to sideswipe the East Coast and ruin vacation plans for people over the long Labor... more »

• NC expert: Gulf oil unlikely to reach East Coast

  July 29, 2010 1:45 PM

  An 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. Roy He of North Carolina State University said Thursday the chances are low in part because the well is capped for now. ... more »

• Lobstering ban from Massachusetts to NC considered

  July 23, 2010 10:31 AM

  Lobstermen are speaking out against a proposed ban on lobstering from Massachusetts to North Carolina, saying a bleak assessment of the stock's health is way off. Dozens of lobstermen traveled to Warwick, R.I., for a meeting of the board that advises the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission on lobster... more »

• North Carolina Governor pardons wrongly convicted man

  May 21, 2010 5:36 PM

  North Carolina's governor has granted a pardon to a man absolved of a murder conviction in the first case of its kind in the country. Gov. Beverly Perdue issued the pardon of Greg Taylor on Friday afternoon. Taylor had already been out of prison since being exonerated by a... more »

• Tobacco companies cutting contracts with US farmers

  May 19, 2010 8:20 AM

  Cigarette makers are cutting contracts with tobacco farmers as smoking continues to decline in the U.S. University of Kentucky economist Will Snell says his state, the nation's top producer of burley tobacco, could lose a fourth of its contracts this year. Many contracts also have been lost in North... more »

• Threat diverts Continental flight to North Carolina landing

  April 28, 2010 1:33 PM

  Officials say a Continental Airlines flight from Houston to the Washington area has been diverted to North Carolina after a threatening message was written on a bathroom mirror. The Transportation Security Administration says Continental Flight 3006 was headed for Dulles International Airport in Virginia on Wednesday when it was directed... more »

• Carolinas hit by powerful storms

  April 9, 2010 3:27 PM

  Powerful thunderstorms moved through North and South Carolina Thursday, damaging homes and ripping apart trees. The National Weather Service is assessing the damage to determine if it was caused by tornadoes or just high wind. more »

• Colorado shut out of All-America City finalists

  April 6, 2010 12:07 PM

  More than two dozen communities have been named finalists for the National Civic League's 2010 All-America City Awards. The Denver-based organization says the cities were selected for addressing such issues as diversifying the labor force and funding services during the recession. Finalists are Chandler, Ariz., Bentonville, Ark., Dublin,... more »

• Murder-suicide suspected in deaths of 4 in North Carolina

  March 30, 2010 1:01 PM

  Police say a North Carolina man apparently killed his wife and two daughters days ago, but spared two other children before killing himself as police arrived. Charlotte police said Tuesday that 33-year-old Kenneth Jermaine Chapman shot and killed himself as police arrived at the family's apartment in southeast Charlotte... more »

• Violent storms damage homes near Charlotte

  March 29, 2010 9:12 AM

  A handful of people were reported injured by violent storms that ripped the metal roof off at least one building, damaged dozens of homes and knocked down countless trees in central North Carolina Sunday night, officials said. National Weather Service meteorologist Gail Hartfield from the Raleigh office said there... more »

• $9 million awarded for ruined marriage

  March 18, 2010 4:53 PM

  A jury has awarded a North Carolina woman $9 million from her husband's lover after ruling the other woman ruined their marriage. The News & Record of Greensboro reports the jury ruled this week in 60-year-old Cynthia Shackelford's alienation of affection case. North Carolina is one of a handful... more »

• Snowflakes falling in Deep South

  March 2, 2010 11:00 AM

  Snow is falling in the north Georgia mountains and as far south as the Atlanta area, while several Southeastern states are seeing flakes or under winter storm warnings. North Alabama reported snow mixed with icy rain early Tuesday and a winter weather advisory is in effect for most of... more »