November 22, 2009
HIGH POINT -- High Point forced 33 turnovers and used a 28-8 run midway through the second half to open up a tight game as the Panthers beat UNCG on Saturday. Monique Floyd scored 13 points to lead UNCG (1-2), while Lakiah Hyson had 10 points for the Spar...
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RALEIGH -- Tuomo Ruutu and Jussi Jokinen scored second-period goals, and Manny Legace made 20 saves to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 on Saturday night. Chad LaRose added a goal with 4:23 remaining in the game.
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EAST CAROLINA 37, ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM 21: Dwayne Harris caught eight passes for 108 yard and two touchdowns, including a kickoff return for a score, to lead East Carolina to a 37-21 win over Alabama-Birmingham on Saturday. Harris caught touchdowns passes o...
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BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Ryan Williams ran for 120 yards and four touchdowns and helped make sure No. 16 Virginia Tech would send its 21 seniors out of Lane Stadium with a win one last time as the Hokies beat N.C. State 38-10 Saturday.
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NO. 18 CLEMSON 34, VIRGINIA 21: C.J. Spiller scored a touchdown Saturday in his final game at Death Valley and No. 18 Clemson beat Virginia 34-21 on the day the Tigers wrapped up their first trip to the ACC title game.
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November 21, 2009
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- N.C. State coach Sidney Lowe couldn't help being impressed by his team's start. Tracy Smith had 16 points and 11 rebounds as State beat Akron 66-45 at the Glenn Wilkes Classic on Friday. Dennis Horner also scored 16 points for the W...
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November 20, 2009
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — State Treasurer Janet Cowell unveiled new rules Friday banning employees from taking gifts from companies that do substantial business with the agency and setting a limit on charitable solicitations.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of fears it would prompt political grandstanding against...
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RALEIGH (AP) — A poll says North Carolina residents like electing their judges, but some are open to letting an independent commission appoint them.
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DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — The driver of a Miley Cyrus tour bus was killed Friday when the bus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star wasn't on board, Virginia State Police said.The bus was heading to Greensboro, where the pop si...
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RALEIGH (AP) — Four female inmates say state prisons subjected them and other prisoners to sexual violence and harassment amounting to cruel and unusual punishment.
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FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — A man charged with raping and killing a 5-year-old girl is expected in court today, a day after authorities revealed what they believed happened to her in her final days.
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NO. 11 DUKE 69, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 42: Jasmine Thomas scored 12 points to lead a balanced offense and No. 11 Duke won easily in its home opener, routing Georgia Southern 69-42 on Thursday night. The Blue Devils (2-1) dropped from No. 6 to No. 11 in the poll...
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NO. 18 DAYTON 63, NO. 21 GEORGIA TECH 59: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Paul Williams scored seven of his 13 points in the final minute, including a go-ahead 3-pointer, in Dayton's 63-59 victory over Georgia Tech in the opening game of the O'Reilly Auto...
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November 19, 2009
RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina's appeals court is considering a lawsuit filed after a living man was declared dead, zipped into a body bag and taken to a morgue.
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GREENSBORO (AP) — Cigarette maker Lorillard Inc. has begun seeking a successor to Chief Executive Martin L. Orlowsky, whose contract expires next year, the company said in a regulatory filing Thursday.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mall operator General Growth Properties Inc., which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, said Thursday its lenders have agreed to restructure some $8.9 billion in shopping mall mortgage loans.The agreements, which cover loans on more...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months.The Federal Aviation Administration said the problem, which las...
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RALEIGH (AP) — Shoppers without the spare cash to drop into Salvation Army kettles can charge their good will this holiday season.The red kettles appearing outside Raleigh-area stores today include four equipped with credit card readers to take elec...
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FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — A search warrant says a man charged with kidnapping a 5-year-old girl picked her up in front of her home and drove her to the hotel where she was last seen alive.
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November 18, 2009
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina state government has at least $620 million at its disposal so far to close any budget hole this fiscal year. State budget director Charlie Perusse (pur-ROOS') and the General Assembly's top economist gave legislat...
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An environmental group says North Carolina's future with solar energy can be bright. The Environment North Carolina Research and Policy Center said Wednesday the state could generate solar power equal to 14 percent of its electr...
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Bev Perdue says 18 small North Carolina companies will receive federal stimulus grants to spur development in green technology. Perdue announced Wednesday that each company will receive grants up to $100,000 to develo...
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RALEIGH (AP) — Cell phone handset maker Sony Ericsson will move its North American headquarters from North Carolina to Atlanta and close a half-dozen sites worldwide as it retrenches against what it expects will be a tighter market and cuts about 1......
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CHARLOTTE (AP) — A state lawmaker has pleaded guilty to contempt of court for missing a client's trial in 2007.
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