North Carolina Elects First Republican Governor in Two Decades
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — (NEW YORK) – North Carolina elected a Republican governor for the first time in more than two decades Tuesday night.GOP candidate Pat McCrory, a former Charlotte mayor who had been leading in local polls in th…
Hospital Fire in North Carolina Kills One, Injures Three
Comstock/Thinkstock(DURHAM, N.C.) — A fire at a hospital in central North Carolina early Tuesday morning has left one patient dead and three others injured, a fire official tells ABC News.According to Chief Willie Hall of the Durham Fire Department, t…
How Sandy Affects Early Voting in Swing States
Ethan Miller/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — There are five battleground states in Sandy’s path including Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, and North Carolina.Pennsylvania and New Hampshire do not offer in-person early voting, so it’s …
North Carolina Man Says Church Kept Him Imprisoned for Being Gay
WLOS-TV/ABC News(SPINDALE, N.C.) — A North Carolina church that has previously faced allegations of harassment and child abuse is the subject of a new investigation launched after a 22-year-old man claims he was held against his will for being gay.Mic…
Satellite Images Appear to Show US Bin Laden Op Training Ground
AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A civilian satellite captured what appear to be clear, overhead images of the North Carolina mock-up of Osama bin Laden’s compound used by SEAL Team Six to train for the top secret mission to take out…
North Carolina Mom Busted for Tattooing 11-Year-Old Daughter
Robert Ginn/Getty Images(HAVELOCK, N.C.) — A North Carolina mother was arrested after she gave her 11-year-old daughter a small heart-shaped tattoo near her shoulder, authorities said.Odessa Clay, 30, of Greensboro, N.C., faces one count of tattooing …
Biden Says Middle Class ‘Has Been Buried Last Four Years’
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Vice President Joe Biden, criticizing Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan for a plan he said will raise taxes on the middle class, instead stepped on his campaign’s message by saying the middle class has bee…
Escaped Killer James Ladd Caught, Survived on Acorns for Five Days
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(HALIFAX, N.C.) — An escaped killer from a North Carolina prison survived on the lam for five days eating acorns and was captured Thursday when he ventured into a town looking for water, authorities told ABC News.James Ladd, 51…
Escaped Killer’s Mom Says James Ladd ‘Smart Enough’ to Evade Capture
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(HALIFAX, N.C.) — The mother of a convicted killer who escaped from a North Carolina prison farm said Tuesday her son is “smart enough” to remain on the lam without getting caught.State authorities have launched a massive manhunt…
Escaped Double Murderer Eluded Bloodhounds, Choppers in NC
WTVD/ABC News(TILLERY, N.C.) — Bloodhounds that tracked an escaped double murderer were able to follow his scent for only a short distance, making authorities fear on Monday that the convict could have been picked up by an accomplice and could be “hun…
Escaped Double Murderer Eluded Bloodhounds, Choppers in NC
WTVD/ABC News(TILLERY, N.C.) — Bloodhounds that tracked an escaped double murderer were able to follow his scent for only a short distance, making authorities fear on Monday that the convict could have been picked up by an accomplice and could be “hun…
NC Governor: Americans Don’t Blame Obama for Partisan Gridlock
ABC News(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue says the American people don’t blame President Obama for last summer’s struggle to pass a deficit reduction package.Speaking to Rick Klein, Amy Walter and Yahoo!’s Olivier Kn…
NC Sen. Kay Hagan Says ‘We Had This Stadium Totally Booked’
ABC News(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan didn’t hold back on the ABC News/Yahoo News DNC Live Show Wednesday, expressing the frustration many people in her home state feel after being shut out of President Obama’s speech T…
Paul Ryan Criticizes Obama on Defense Cuts
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) — At a defense roundtable in the town that’s home to Fort Bragg, Paul Ryan spoke out against the looming $500 billion defense cuts, saying the president needed to explain how automatic, across-th…
Secret ‘Menu’ Details Perks for Big Democratic Donors
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Those seeking invites to the most lavish receptions at the 2012 Democratic National Convention — “gold ticket” access to “dialogues,” and private breakfast briefings with party luminaries — can expect a hefty price of a…
Missing North Carolina Man Uses Clues to Find Home 1,000 Miles Away
Courtesy Armstrong Family(NEW YORK) — A 72-year-old North Carolina man who disappeared while vacationing with his family in New Hampshire has been reunited with his family after what his loved ones call a miraculous journey home.Hugh Armstrong says he…
Billy Graham Admitted to Hospital for Pulmonary Infection
Charles Ommanney/Getty Images(ASHEVILLE, N.C.) — Evangelist Billy Graham is “resting comfortably” today at a North Carolina hospital where he is being treated for a pulmonary infection.Graham, 93, was admitted to Mission Hospital in Ashevi…
New Law in North Carolina Bans Latest Science on Sea-Level Rise
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(RALEIGH, N.C.) — A new law in North Carolina will ban the state from basing coastal policies on the latest scientific predictions of how much the sea level will rise, prompting environmentalists to accuse the state of disrespect…
Lynn Jackenheimer Search: Body Found in Hunt for Missing Ohio Mom
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Police in North Carolina searching for an Ohio mother whose ex-boyfriend allegedly confessed to his brother that he strangled her during a vacation trip have found a body. The body was found about 30 minutes from the va…
NC Lawmaker Fracks Up Her Vote
(NEW YORK) — A veto by North Carolina’s Democratic governor was overridden Monday night because a Democrat in the state House cast the deciding vote, by accident.The lawmaker, Becky Carney, accidentally pushed a green button at her desk voting f…