February 9, 2010
GREENSBORO — Steve Arnold, the Guilford County Commissioner who has served the last 20 years as a staunch advocate of limited local government, has decided not to run for re-election this year.
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GREENSBORO — A woman died early today in a fire at the Cumberland Courts apartments just east of downtown. Authorities identified the victim as 82-year-old Katherine Harris, whom firefighters found inside the apartment as they battled the blaze at 3...
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GREENSBORO — A Greensboro man will spend at least the next 41 years in prison after admitting to killing a woman, tying her up and setting her body on fire, a judge ruled Monday.Guilford County Superior Court Judge Andy Cromer sentenced 25-year-old...
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CHARLOTTE (AP) — Julius Peppers no longer wants a long-term contract with Carolina, saying the Panthers have ignored him this offseason.
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GREEENSBORO — The female-friendly Curves gyms are asking ladies to fork over their extra food for charity in exchange for a free membership or another treat.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — State elections officials have asked 17 gubernatorial candidates since 2004 for more information about campaign airplane travel after it was made public recently that the current and previous governor each took dozens of previou...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Tuesday cut its outlook on Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. to "negative" from "stable," saying bond holders could take a hit if the government steps in again to s...
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GREENSBORO — The Greensboro Mayor’s Committee for Persons With Disabilities announced recipients of the Distinguished Service Awards on Tuesday. April Lee of the News & Record, Tammy Grubb-Newton of Guilford Center, Ellen Atkins of EMM Fin...
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GREENSBORO – Following a judge’s ruling that overturned a 2009 Greensboro annexation, the city will gradually shut down its services to three McLeansville subdivisions. Laurel Park, Hartswood Village and Whitehurst Village are now no longer a...
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The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office charged a woman with using a credit card issued to the American Red Cross for her own use. Joan Rebecca Eastwood, 22, of 27 Circle Drive in Reidsville was charged with financial card theft and financial card fr...
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RALEIGH (AP) — A North Carolina court has halted the retrieval of a John Edwards sex tape after a former aide to the presidential candidate balked at a judge's demand that a security officer travel to get it.
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North Carolina has expanded a state quarantine for the imported fire ant to include portions of Guilford and Alamance counties.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Government safety officials are recalling drop-side cribs sold at Buy Buy Baby, Kmart, Walmart and other stores after the deaths of three infants.
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WINSTON-SALEM — Forsyth County deputies are searching for a man who robbed a bank this morning.The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office said the SunTrust bank branch at 2820 Old Hollow Road was robbed at 11:08 a.m. Tuesday. The lone suspect fled on foot...
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BURLINGTON (MCT) — Authorities say a man charged last week with killing his wife allegedly lied about an injury to his hand, was having an extramarital affair and had concocted a liquid to induce sleep prior to his wife's murder.
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GREENSBORO — UNCG is launching a need-based scholarship program that will help some low-income students graduate with little or no debt.The first students receiving aid through the UNCG Guarantee will enter school this fall. The program was created...
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RALEIGH (AP) — A man imprisoned for almost 17 years for a murder he says he didn't commit testified Tuesday before a three-judge panel that could release him, sticking to the same story that he has told since he was arrested.
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DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines Co. is offering a sale geared toward leisure travelers who want to make short trips this spring. The discount carrier said Tuesday it will sell tickets starting at $39 each way on some routes under 500 miles.
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CHERRYVILLE (AP) — The Highway Patrol says a man was run down by a car in his front yard after coming outside to investigate gunshots from men who had been shooting deer at night.
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MEBANE — Two people were killed when two vehicles collided early this morning on Interstate 40/85 in eastern Alamance County.The Highway Patrol said a Honda Civic with four people inside was going westbound on I-40/85 when it stopped on the highway.
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LEXINGTON — A Union County man has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge in the November death of a 21-month-old child in Davidson County.
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GREENSBORO — A winter weather advisory for Guilford County has been canceled after temperatures rose above freezing.
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GREENSBORO - A 22-year-old woman was sentenced to 18 months probation on Monday for killing her former roommate’s pet maltese last July. Amanda Todd pleaded guilty to felony animal cruelty in Guilford County Superior Court for killing Carrie Stedman...
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WINSTON-SALEM (MCT) — Hanes Mall is apparently considering banning unsupervised teens from the mall on Friday and Saturday evenings.Mall officials plan to announce a new policy Thursday at a news conference but declined to give specifics yesterday.
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