September 29, 2009
HICKORY — The owner of the now-closed Domino's Pizza in Conover said the notorious gross-out videos that two employees posted on YouTube cost him more than half his profits.The store closed Sept. 22.''My business was off 58 percent because of YouTub...
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September 23, 2009
Anyone who's been to an auction or has tried their hand at an online auction Web site such as eBay knows that the item up for grabs always goes to the highest bidder.So it took a little time for me to wrap myself around a really different twist to the auc...
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September 22, 2009
CHARLOTTE — Bank of America Corp. is making significant changes to its overdraft fee policies, as banks face increasing criticism and potential new laws around customer surcharges Starting Oct. 19, the Charlotte-based bank said Tuesday, it will no...
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September 9, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO — "Cash for Clunkers" may have ended, but some retailers are piggybacking on the popular federal car rebate program, offering their own deals with a clunker twist.There are cribs for clunkers, printers for clunkers and this f...
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September 5, 2009
A former Tabor City police chief was convicted in Pennsylvania this week of pointing a gun at a driver in a case of road rage, a prosecutor said.Willie Roland Gore, 63, was convicted Thursday of simple assault by physical menace and recklessly endangering...
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September 2, 2009
What a difference a year can make, at least when figuring how much it will cost to travel somewhere for the last holiday of the summer.During Labor Day weekend in 2008, the statewide price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline averaged $3.60 per gallon...
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September 1, 2009
WASHINGTON — If you're planning a garage sale or organizing a church bazaar, you'd best beware: You could be breaking a new federal law. As part of a campaign called Resale Roundup, the federal government is cracking down on the secondhand sales of...
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August 28, 2009
DURHAM -- The family of a master steamfitter killed last year at Duke University when a steam pipe ruptured at the Levine Science Research Center filed suit this week in federal court, seeking funeral expenses and other financial damages from Duke.Rayford...
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August 26, 2009
Tropical Storm Danny formed Wednesday on a path that could threaten North Carolina and the Eastern Seaboard by Saturday. At 11 a.m., the National Hurricane Center said the system had grown powerful enough to become the season's fourth named storm, with wi...
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August 24, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM — Winston-Salem police officers can stun people with Tasers on their torsos and legs when those people are fighting or resisting them, according to a policy released last week.Officers should use caution "to avoid firing probes to...
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August 19, 2009
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. — Brittney Thomas, 15, was used to her grandma dropping a thousand dollars at her favorite stores in the Galleria for her back-to-school wardrobe.She was in for an expectation adjustment this year."We've got to cut back,&q...
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August 16, 2009
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — For the N.C. Research Campus to reach the promise its founder had in mind, it will need more people like Randy Crowell. He’s the first former Pillowtex worker employed in a scientific capacity at the biotech complex created...
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August 13, 2009
WINSTON-SALEM - Winston-Salem police have finished their investigation of a drowning June 26 at Kimberley Park's swimming pool and concluded that no criminal actions were involved.Ja'Nae McCullum, 6, was found in the deep end of the pool during a Salvatio...
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August 7, 2009
RALEIGH - A 19-year veteran state Highway Patrol trooper will not be reinstated after an incident in which he sent a state credit union teller a doctored picture with an obscene image.An administrative court judge ruled to uphold the firing of Ronald Gene...
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August 5, 2009
In a state budget full of spending cuts, one line item contains a small spending increase that represents a significant victory for two Winston-Salem Democrats.State Reps. Larry Womble and Earline Parmon have been fighting for years to pass a law that wou...
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July 29, 2009
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Pregnant women, children and health care workers are among those who should be first to roll up their sleeves for swine flu vaccinations this fall, an advisory group said Wednesday. A panel of scientists, doctors and other ex...
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July 28, 2009
You know you're a certified frugal shopper when your holiday shopping starts in the summer. That's because you can save by using layaway plans and if you start payments now you'll be paid off by December.
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July 27, 2009
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — First, a little confession.While this story pretends to be about things becoming free, that's only in the sense of free samples; buy one, get one free; bare bones for free in hopes of selling the deluxe version; free but with adve...
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July 25, 2009
The dog-day cicadas, colloquially named for their appearance during the hottest days of the year, have started making their annual noise in North Carolina.Just don't call them locusts.These insects are notable for their size -- up to 2 or 3 inches long wi...
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SMITHFIELD — Chad Lee, a Smithfield lawyer reported missing this week, had gone to Wilmington to take a vacation from his mounting legal woes, Johnston County Sheriff Steve Bizzell said Friday.Bizzell and a sheriff's deputy found Lee, 32, behind a m...
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Weather experts are contemplating a new mystery of the deep blue sea: why it's been deeper than usual at high tide all along the East Coast for the past several weeks.
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July 23, 2009
Lilly, the five-legged puppy, may still end up in a New York freak show if John Strong gets his way.Strong, who owns a Coney Island exhibit featuring unusual animals, says he'll file a lawsuit today in Charlotte to stake his claim for Lilly. He's retained...
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Effie Steele of Durham was devastated with disbelief when the man charged with murdering her pregnant daughter two years ago did not receive an extra life sentence for the death of her unborn grandson.Steele's daughter, Ebony Robinson, 21, was shot to dea...
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Employers who hire ex-convicts can receive tax credits and temporary insurance that pays if the convict steals from the company.That was the message from a federal probation officer who spoke to a small group of employers and community activists Wednesday...
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July 20, 2009
ST. LOUIS — Your basement shelves are overflowing, but your bank account isn't.You're thinking: "GARAGE SALE."Sure, it's a great way to get rid of stuff you don't want and get some cold, hard cash.But beware: It takes hard work, organizati...
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