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570-AM WQDR switches from country to comedy format
Well, the good news is that 570-AM is back on the air after a 10-month hiatus. The station signed back on late Wednesday afternoon with no fanfare -- the first…
Police: 102-year-old man wounds wife, kills self
Police in Greensboro say a 102-year-old man shot and wounded his 84-year-old wife before killing himself.
Fiery charges: Romney, Santorum assail each other
Primed for a fight, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum traded fiery accusations about health care, spending earmarks and federal bailouts Wednesday night in the 20th and possibly final debate of…
Wilson sheriff: Suspect arrested in double murder
Investigators in Wilson County say they have arrested a suspect in a double murder.
Another Republican files papers to be NC's governor
Republican gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory has a primary opponent.
Police arrest two suspects in failed North Raleigh robbery attempt
Police arrested two suspects for an attempted armed robbery today after a North Raleigh resident refused to let armed men into his house when they accosted him in his driveway…
Jury: 26 years total for former U.Va. lax player
A jury convicted a former University of Virginia lacrosse player Wednesday of second-degree murder of his ex-girlfriend in a drunken, jealous rage, rejecting a first-degree murder verdict and a possible…
NC school lunch goof included 2 other kids
A North Carolina school says it was three children, not one, who were given a cafeteria meal when a teacher deemed their packed lunch was lacking.
State trooper applicant dies during fitness test
A Wendell man applying to be a state trooper collapsed and died during a physical fitness test today. The man had just finished a 1.5-mile run in Raleigh when he…
Progress, Duke would concede $150M in transmission upgrades
Progress Energy and Duke Energy this afternoon made their third -- and most expensive -- merger proposal in a bid to win approval from regulators in Raleigh and in Washington.
Perdue travels to Washington this weekend
Gov. Bev Perdue will be in Washington this weekend to attend the 2012 National Governors Association Winter Meeting. The governor will take part in several association meetings during the three-day…
Charlotte school bus fire prompts inspections across NC
N.C. officials are asking school districts across the state to inspect their buses following a fire aboard a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools bus earlier this month.
Researchers find flaw in faster-than-light clocks
Researchers have found a flaw in the technical setup of an experiment that startled the science world last year by appearing to show particles traveling faster than light.
Solar water heaters use 1/3 energy, Progress Energy study finds
Progress Energy customers saved an average of $235 a year by switching to solar thermal water heater, representing an average annual savings of 63 percent on the water heater portion…
Ruutu agrees to 4-year extension with Canes
Tuomo Ruutu is staying with the Carolina Hurricanes. Ruutu and the Canes agreed Wednesday on a four-year contract extension that will pay the forward an average of $4.75 million a…
Plastics company to open plant in Davie County; create 140 jobs
Carolina Precision Plastics announced today that it will locate a new facility in Davie County and create 140 jobs over the next three years.
Former coach charged with inappropriately touching girls in Apex
Apex police have charged a Winston-Salem man with inappropriately touching two girls when he was a coach at a private gym several years ago.
Rutherford waiting on Ruutu on whether he will stay with Canes
Canes practice had ended today at noon at the RBC Center and general manager Jim Rutherford was still waiting.
Convicted terror suspect faces new charges
One of the men convicted last year of being part of a local group conspiring to plot terror overseas faces new charges.
Report: Crime at US public schools on the decline
Violent crime at the nation's schools is declining, and students and schools are reporting less bullying and gang activity.