Romney Predicts GOP Takes Back North Carolina in November
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — With the site of the Democratic National Convention behind him, Mitt Romney Wednesday looked forward to this fall, predicting a win in the crucial state of North Carolina and previewing what he believes …
Romney Says Even If You Like Obama, You Can’t Afford Him
ABC/ Ida Mae Astute(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Mitt Romney appeared Wednesday to acknowledge a recent poll that found President Obama more likeable by warning a crowd in North Carolina that “even if we like” the president, Americans “can&rsq…
Missing Soldier: Person of Interest, Questioned Twice, Denies Involvement
Fayetteville Police Dept(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) — A 25-year-old bar hand who is a registered sex offender has been questioned twice by police in connection with the disappearance of a missing soldier and has been called a person of interest.Kelli Bordeau…
Murder Suicide Mystery Spans 475 Miles
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(VOORHEES, N.J.) — Police in two states are investigating whether the murder of a 35-year-old woman in North Carolina is connected to the murder-suicide Thursday of two physicians in New Jersey.Police in Vorhees, N.J., are probin…
Fantasia Puts North Carolina Home on the Market
RCA(LOS ANGELES) — Fantasia is selling her North Carolina mansion. It’s the same giant house that the American Idol winner nearly lost to foreclosure in 2009, according to TMZ.The five-bedroom, 38,768-square-foot mansion in Charlotte is on the m…
Gingrich Talks Makeup with High Schoolers, Puts on a New Face About Nomination
ABC/Donna Svennevik(RALEIGH, N.C.) — Speaking to high school students in N.C., Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich put on a new face Monday when talking about his bid for the nomination, proving he knows a little bit about putting on makeu…
NC Town Setting of ‘The Hunger Games’ for Sale
Kevin Winter/Getty Images(HENRY RIVER MILL VILLAGE, N.C.) — Still hungry for The Hunger Games? If owning a “Katniss” Barbie doll isn’t enough to satisfy your love of the young adult book series and film, for $1.4 million you can own a town that served…
North Carolina Loses Three Players To The NBA Draft
Streeter Lecka/Getty Images(CHAPEL HILL, N.C.) — Saying goodbye to Tobacco Road: North Carolina sophomore forward Harrison Barnes, junior forward John Henson and sophomore point guard Kendall Marshall have announced that they will be entering this yea…
Obama Opposes N.C. Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Jim Watson/Getty Images(ATLANTA) — President Obama put himself on record on Friday as opposing a North Carolina ballot measure that would forbid same-sex marriages in the state.The move appeared to signal a new approach for Obama, who has p…
Peyton Manning Leaves Big Tip, Server Fired for Posting Photo
Andy Lyons/Getty Image(RALEIGH, N.C.) — A receipt from Manning’s March 2 dinner in Raleigh, N.C., at the Angus Barn, a restaurant the owner says is frequented by celebrities, went viral after his server posted a picture of it on the Internet.The…
Obama Visits Swing State North Carolina
President Obama greets employees during a tour of the Daimler Trucks North America Manufacturing plant in Mount Holly, North Carolina. SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(MT. HOLLY, N.C.) — President Obama’s 13th official visit to North Carolina, a key s…
Tar Heels’ Bounce Duke, 88-70, Win ACC Title
Streeter Lecka/Getty Images(DURHAM, N.C.) — It was sweet revenge for North Carolina (27-4) on Saturday night. The last time they met Duke, Austin Rivers nailed a three-pointer in the last second to hand them a crushing loss.
But on Saturday night, Tar…
Bear Camps on Hospital Wall
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(ASHEVILLE, N.C.) — A bear was evaluated before being sent back to the woods Saturday after it was captured on the wall of an Asheville, N.C., hospital.The 50-lb bear hopped up on the wall of the Mission Hospital Cancer Center Fr…
Jason Young May Take Witness Stand in Retrial
Giorgio Fochesato/Vetta/Getty Images(RALEIGH, N.C.) — Defense attorneys are spending the weekend deciding whether Jason Young, the North Carolina man who is on trial a second time for allegedly killing his pregnant wife, should take the stand on Monda…
More Trouble For Suspended NASCAR Driver Mayfield
Sam Greenwood/Getty Images(CATAWBA, N.C.) — More trouble for suspended NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield. The 42-year-old was indicted by a grand jury in North Carolina Monday on four charges, including three felony counts of possession of stolen goods.Ma…
Scoreboard Roundup – 2/15/12
Getty Images/Hemera(NEW YORK) — NBA: The New York Knicks (15-15) walloped the Sacramento Kings (10-19), 100-85.The Orlando Magic (19-11) vanquished the Philadelphia 76ers (20-10), 103-87.The San Antonio Spurs (21-9) defeated the Toronto Raptors (9-22)…
Rivers Stuns North Carolina, 85-84
Mitchell Layton/Getty Images(CHAPEL HILL, N.C) — Duke guard Austin Rivers had a game he’ll never forget on Wednesday night in North Carolina.
With just seconds remaining and his father, Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers in the stand, Rivers nail…
Retrial Begins for NC Man Accused of Killing Pregnant Wife
Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock(RALEIGH, N.C.) — The second trial of a man who is accused of beating his pregnant wife to death in their North Carolina home began this week with testimony from the dead woman’s sister that the defendant was unfaithful with…
Woman Uses Bible Verses to Ward Off Attacker
George Doyle/Thinkstock(SHELBY, N.C.) — A North Carolina woman read the Bible to her attacker for an hour and a half after he slashed her throat before the man apologized and left.Lindsay Wood, 32, of Shelby, N.C., had just arrived home from Bible stu…
Rep. Heath Shuler, N.C. Democrat, Not Seeking 4th Term
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Heath Shuler, the North Carolina chairman of the centrist Democrat Blue Dog coalition, announced Thursday he will not seek a fourth term in the House of Representatives this fall.He’s the sixth member …