North Carolina

Hundreds turn out for tornado victims' funerals
On Wednesday, more than a thousand people came to bid goodbye to four children killed in the Saturday tornadoes at St. Raphael’s Catholic Church in Raleigh. They streamed in for hours, filling every seat in the sanctuary and standing shoulder to sho... - Posted on April 20, 2011
GOP needles Perdue staff for Kentucky two-step
Republicans have seized on the inconsistent explanations of Gov. Bev Perdue's whereabouts following Saturday's tornados as an opportunity to inflict political damage. ... - Posted on April 20, 2011
'Restrepo' director killed, NCSU photojournalist reportedly killed in Libya
Tim Hetherington, the co-director of the Oscar-nominated documentary 'Restrepo,' has been killed in Libya. Award-winning photojournalist and N.C. State graduate Chris Hondros (pictured), who was one of three photographers working with Hetherington, ... - Posted on April 20, 2011
Two Shaw assistant football coaches arrested, suspended
A pair of Shaw University assistant football coaches have been suspended without pay following their recent arrests, the school announced today. Wide receivers coach Torey Ross was arrested on a failure to appear charge. Quarterbacks coach Jermonty K... - Posted on April 20, 2011
Triangle company proposes giant solar farm
Strata Solar, A Chapel Hill solar energy developer is proposing a 4.5 megawatt solar farm in in Kings Mountain. If approved by the utilities commission, it would be the second-largest solar farm in the state, after a 15.5 megawatt project in Davidson... - Posted on April 20, 2011
Compromise bill would nix health premiums for state workers
As expected, House leaders came up with a compromise today that will allow state employees to avoid having to pick up the cost of health insurance premiums. The House voted 116-1 to approve the compromise bill. ... - Posted on April 20, 2011
Prison warden faces prison time
RALEIGH - The head of one of the state's largest and most secure prison facilities has been charged with felony obstruction of justice after he allegedly ordered the destruction or withholding of video evidence relevant to a criminal investigation.... - Posted on April 20, 2011
Tornado death toll rises to 24
The death toll from Saturday's tornadoes has risen to 24, with another death reported in Bertie County. Twelve have died in Bertie County, as well as four each in Bladen and Wake counties, and two each in Lee and Harnett counties. ... - Posted on April 20, 2011
Cary to appeal ruling on sign ordinance case
CARY - The town of Cary will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that its sign ordinance restricted a resident’s free speech, despite concerns about the case's escalating cost, council members said. ... - Posted on April 20, 2011
House votes to lift plastic-bag ban for now
In its first vote related to the destructive storms that ripped across the state on Saturday, the House on Tuesday suspended the ban on plastic bags in coastal counties. How's that? ... - Posted on April 20, 2011