NC Education Lottery makes latest revenue transfer
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- The NC Education Lottery has made its second transfer of lottery revenues to the state for fiscal 2013.An announcement from the lottery says it transferred $117.4 million. That...
View ArticleHagan seeks approval of Violence Against Women Act
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- US Sen. Kay Hagan says there's an urgent need for Congress to approve the bill that reauthorizes the Violence Against Women Act.Hagan will hold a conference call Tuesday to discuss...
View ArticleNC House speaker talks about 2013 session
GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated PressRALEIGH, NC (AP) -- The leader of the North Carolina House says focusing on government efficiencies and fixing the state's indebted unemployment insurance system will...
View ArticleCamp Lejeune sergeant pleads guilty to bribery charge
CAMP LEJEUNE, NC (WWAY) -- A Camp Lejeune Gunnery Sergeant pleaded guilty in federal court to a soliciting bribes from a government contractor while deployed to Iraq. Julio Arreola pleaded guilty...
View ArticleNC school board stands against paddling students
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- North Carolina's state school board says it opposes using physical pain to enforce discipline, saying corporal punishment does more harm than good.The State Board of Education on...
View ArticleNC lottery ad changes going to House panel
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- Bipartisan legislation to place more advertising restrictions on North Carolina's lottery and scale back its marketing connections to education is to be considered in the state...
View ArticleNC rallies put local face on gay marriage push
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- North Carolina advocates in favor of gay marriage are putting a local face on the issue as the U.S. Supreme Court decides the law of the land.The Campaign for Southern Equality and...
View ArticleNC Senate bill seeks to tear up lease for park
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- Senate Republican leaders are moving forward with legislation to throw out a lease that lets Raleigh build a large park on the old Dorothea Dix mental hospital campus, although city...
View ArticleBill stops NC cities, counties from pop limits
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- Some legislators say just because New York wants to ban supersized sodas and other sugary drinks doesn't mean North Carolina cities and counties can try it, too.Three state House...
View Article2 NC Democratic strategists stabbed in their home
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- Two North Carolina Democratic political strategists who have worked for high-profile candidates were seriously wounded after being stabbed in their Raleigh home, and a suspect has...
View Article3 charged in Bladen County native's murder; blunt force trauma cause of death
RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) -- Police say a Bladen County native found dead in her Raleigh apartment earlier this month died of blunt force trauma.According to investigators, on May 14th, Melissa Huggins-...
View ArticleReporter faces several charges after arrested while covering NAACP protest
RALEIGH, NC (AP/WSOC) -- A Charlotte Observer reporter was arrested Monday evening while covering an NAACP protest at the North Carolina General Assembly.The newspaper confirmed that veteran religion...
View ArticleNew Hanover County Democrats head to Moral Monday protest
RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) -- A group from the Port City made their way to Raleigh on Monday to participate in the latest Moral Monday protest.More than 100 people from New Hanover County made their way to...
View ArticleState health director resigns after 18 months
RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) -- North Carolina's state health director resigned Tuesday after 18 months on the job.In a statement, the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Aldona Wos said she...
View ArticleThe fourth Bishop of the Raleigh diocese dies
RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) -- Bishop Emeritus F. Joseph Gossman, the fourth Bishop of the Raleigh diocese, died Monday at the age of 83 following a long illness.He served as Bishop of Raleigh from 1975 until...
View ArticleFuneral arrangements set for Bishop Gossman
RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) -- The Diocese of Raleigh announced funeral details for Bishop Emeritus Joseph Gossman, who passed away Monday at 83.Sunday, Aug. 187:00 p.m. Solemn Vespers with Reception of the...
View ArticlePart of I-40 West closed due to rockslide
RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) -– The right lane of Interstate 40 West is closed in Haywood County near the Tennessee border due to a rockslide that happened around 7:45 Monday night.According to a news release,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Raliegh City Council discusses rules on feeding homeless
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- Raleigh's city council is scheduled to start what's being termed as a "community discussion" on a weekend crackdown on groups offering free food to homeless people in a downtown...
View ArticleNC protesters rally to keep pressure on lawmakers
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- North Carolina civil rights activists are using the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington to keep pressure upon state legislators to repeal policies they argue hurt minority...
View ArticleRaleigh increases number of propane-powered cars
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- The Raleigh Police Department is increasing the number of police vehicles powered by propane gas.The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that the move comes after a two-year...
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