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    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) North Carolina governor candidate Pat McCrory is getting more help raising money from a sitting Republican governor, Nikki Haley of South Carolina. McCrory's campaign said Thursday that Haley will headline a fundraiser for his campaign Feb. 27

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  • SC governor to help raise money for McCrory in NC

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina governor candidate Pat McCrory is getting more help raising money from a sitting Republican governor, Nikki Haley of South Carolina....

  • Manning takes workout regimen to Duke

    DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Colts quarterback Peyton Manning and Rockies outfielder Todd Helton have been working out at Duke this week, an athletic department spokesman says Thursday....

  • NC insurers wait on health care overhaul decision

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is going overtime as it decides whether to stick with federal standards that could mean $12 million in rebates for more than 58,000 North Carolina residents who buy their own health insurance....

  • Crews Rescue Woman Lost In Henderson Co. Woods

    The Gerton Fire Department says a Florida woman in her 20s went hiking in the woods Thursday and couldn't find her way out.

  • NC Insurers Wait on Health Care Overhaul Decision

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Federal regulators say they need more time deciding whether to stick with federal standards that could mean $12 million in rebates for more than 58,000 North Carolina residents who buy their own health insurance. The U.S. Department

  • Statistician Testifies in Racial Justice Act Case

    FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) A statistician testifying at a hearing about North Carolina's Racial Justice Act says qualified black and white jurors have been seated on capital murder trials at about the same rate. The Fayetteville Observer reported (http://bit.ly/AhzsKe) that applied

  • 'Office Creeper' burglary suspect caught in NJ

    MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) -- Authorities in Morris County say they've caught a fugitive burglary suspect known as the "Office Creeper."...

  • Cooper: NC to Share $338M From Mortgage Settlement

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper says a settlement between 49 states, mortgage lenders and government authorities will help homeowners now facing foreclosure and protect future buyers from abuses. Cooper said Thursday that North Carolina would share

  • Marines posed with Nazi SS symbol in Afghanistan

    SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A Marine Corps scout sniper team in Afghanistan posed for a photograph in front of a flag with a logo resembling that of the notorious Nazi SS, a military official said Thursday....

  • NC banking regulator overseeing US mortgage deal

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina's long-time banking commissioner is the choice of America's big banks and attorneys general to make sure a $25 billion settlement over widespread mortgage abuses is carried out....

  • Latest South Carolina News, Sports, Business And Entertainment

    LICENSES-SCHOOL SC Senate panel: Stay in school to get license COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) A Senate panel has approved a bill that requires high school students to stay in school in order to get and keep a driver's license. The State

  • NRC approves first new nuclear plant in 3 decades

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's first new nuclear power plant in a generation won approval Thursday as federal regulators voted to grant a license for two new reactors in Georgia....

  • Asheville Police Looking For Armed Bank Robber

    Investigators say the Wells Fargo on Smokey Park Highway was robbed at gunpoint Thursday around 10:15 a.m.

  • New NC law could delay primary runoff by 3 weeks

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- If a leading candidate fails to get more than 40 percent of the vote in a North Carolina primary election race this May, when is the runoff?...

  • New NC Law Could Delay Primary Runoff by 3 Weeks

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) If a leading candidate fails to get more than 40 percent of the vote in a North Carolina primary election race this May, when is the runoff? It depends. The runoff historically has been held seven weeks

  • Shrine Bowl names NC, SC coaches

    SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) -- Nelson Smith of Garner High will coach the North Carolina team while Ray Stackley of Stratford will coach the South Carolina team in next year's Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas....

  • NC Man Killed After Going To Sleep Under Truck

    Police in a Robeson County town say a homeless man from Virginia was killed after falling asleep under a tractor-trailer that crushed him while driving away.  

  • Latest North Carolina News, Sports, Business And Entertainment

    COUPLE-BOY'S DEATH Coroner: NC man died in jail of natural causes SHELBY, N.C. (AP) The Cleveland County coroner says a man found dead in his jail cell days after being convicted of child abuse died of natural causes. Coroner Dwight

  • 2 plead not guilty in Fayetteville child's death

    FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- A Fayetteville woman charged with selling her 5-year-old daughter as a prostitute has pleaded not guilty in her death, as has the man charged with killing her....

  • Asheville Bar Murder Suspect Arrested in Cincinnati

    Devon Armond Gayles was arrested in Ohio late Wednesday night for a murder at the “Hole In Da Wall” Bar on Christmas Eve.

  • NC high school forfeits football wins over player

    HICKORY, N.C. (AP) -- The Hickory High School varsity football team has seen last year's winning season converted to a record of 0-13 after forfeiting all its wins and a tie for using an ineligible player....

  • NC High School Forfeits Football Wins Over Player

    HICKORY, N.C. (AP) The Hickory High School varsity football team has seen last year's winning season converted to a record of 0-13 after forfeiting all its wins and a tie for using an ineligible player. The Hickory Daily Record reports

  • NC man killed after going to sleep under truck

    ST. PAULS, N.C. (AP) -- Police in a Robeson County town say a homeless man from Virginia was killed after falling asleep under a tractor-trailer that crushed him while driving away....

  • NC Man Killed After Going to Sleep Under Truck

    ST. PAULS, N.C. (AP) Police in a Robeson County town say a homeless man from Virginia was killed after falling asleep under a tractor-trailer that crushed him while driving away. The Fayetteville Observer reports (http://bit.ly/xKK378 ) that 33-year-old Mark Walton

  • Cigarette maker Lorillard 4Q profit grows 20 pct

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Cigarette maker Lorillard says its net income grew nearly 20 percent in the fourth quarter as it sold more cigarettes at higher prices....

  • Unc Nears Vote on System-Wide Tuition Increases

    CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Leaders of the University of North Carolina system are close to voting on a proposal that would raise tuition and fees by more than $400 on average. A board of governors committee that oversees budget and

  • NC county looks to boost minority representation

    ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) -- Pasquotank County leaders are trying to come up with a redistricting plan that will pass federal muster and increase representation for black residents....

  • NC County Looks to Boost Minority Representation

    ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) Pasquotank County leaders are trying to come up with a redistricting plan that will pass federal muster and increase representation for black residents. The Daily Advance of Elizabeth City reports (http://bit.ly/wHyFRe ) that while 40 percent

  • Website Tracks Coyote Sightings In Charlotte Area

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Mecklenburg County officials are discussing what should be done about a recent surge in reported coyote sightings....

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Nancy Jeanne Smythe has been charged with ill treatment of animals.  Officials say a garbage man found a white shih tzu in her trash can Thursday morning.

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Upstate Residents File Reports Of Tax Fraud

Law enforcement agencies in Greenville, Spartanburg, and Anderson report at least half a dozen cases where people say they have tried to file their taxes, and they found out that someone else has used their personal information to file a fraudulent return.

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125,000 Gallons Of Sewage Spills Into Creek In Union County

The city of Union says it will take six weeks to repair a broken sewer line that spilled about 125,000 gallons of sewage into Tosches Creek.

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