November 18, 2009
HIGH POINT — A clerk was shot this morning at a convenience store on Skeet Club Road.The shooting happened during a robbery about 11 a.m. at the SkeetClub Grocery at 1533-C Skeet Club Road. The store is part of Parrish Plaza, a small shopping center...
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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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The North Carolina State Health Director has issued a fish consumption advisory for walleye and largemouth bass in Lake Gaston, which is located between north-central North Carolina and south-central Virginia.
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GREENSBORO — The chief financial officer of Moses Cone Health System is leaving to become executive vice president and chief financial officer of Wellmont Health System in Kingsport, Tenn.Beth Ward joined Moses Cone in 1996 as corporate controller a...
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BURGAW AP) — Health officials say a high school student's death earlier this month was the result of the swine flu.
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RALEIGH (AP) — A North Carolina congressman says police got their facts wrong when they denied a messy Capitol Hill protest against corporate hog farms out of concern about spreading swine flu.
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FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Investigators handling the death of a 5-year-old girl say they can't file more charges until they decide where crimes occurred.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — With Cyber Monday, the unofficial start of the Internet holiday shopping season nearing, a Senate committee Tuesday condemned three online companies, saying they are tricking consumers into signing up for subscription services they...
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GREENSBORO — Police are looking for two men who kicked in a back door of an apartment Monday night.Greensboro police said Jowan Evan Smith was at 1705 16th St. when he heard a knock at the back door. One of the two men standing outside was holding a...
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RALEIGH (AP) — Jewels, art, cars and more than 150 bottles of fine wine will be auctioned off in North Carolina's capital city to help recoup nearly $70 million in losses for investors duped in an alleged Ponzi scheme.
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ATLANTIC BEACH (AP) — At least one person was injured after a boat hit a high-rise bridge on the North Carolina coast.
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RALEIGH (MCT) — Nicholas Lightner, the 20-year-old son of businessman and anti-gang activist Bruce Lightner, was shot three times Monday during a confrontation in Southeast Raleigh. He is expected to survive.
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GREENSBORO — If you’re a woman over 40, get a mammogram every year. Dr. Beth Brown , director of The Breast Center of Greensboro Imaging , gave that recommendation as a counter to the advice this week from a federal government panel, which sai...
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GREENSBORO — The city will recruit experts to speak to northeast Greensboro residents about the potential health affects of landfills.City Council members asked the city staff to set up that meeting Tuesday night, after hearing from state public hea...
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WENTWORTH — A judge has granted a convicted sex offender’s request to live in a home with a minor. Jonathan Eric Mason, 37, was released from prison Oct. 22 after serving two years on multiple counts of indecent liberties with a child, and...
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HIGH POINT — A father and son were found shot at 400 N. Main St. on Tuesday afternoon. James Gibbs, 40, was treated for a minor graze to the right side of the head. He was released from High Point Regional Hopsital on Tuesday. Christopher James Gibb...
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November 17, 2009
GREENSBORO — Around Thanksgiving, Pfc. David Sisson will get a surprise in the mail.The 10-pound care package will come from Sandra Worsham, a Greensboro woman and a stranger to Sisson, a member of the 82nd Airborne Division who’s statio...
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GREENSBORO – The City Council did not have enough votes to pass a controversial N. Elm Street rezoning that could mean the demolition of an historic home that stands in the way of planned condominiums. Abutters to the property filed a protest petiti...
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BURLINGTON — Burlington police are seeking a male suspect who they say attempted to rob two women at gunpoint Tuesday morning. At about 10:45 a.m., officers responded to the Biscuitville restaurant at 2045 N. Church St. on a armed robbery call. Two...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it will temporarily cut prices up to 60 percent on popular toys and video games on Saturday, almost a week ahead of the traditional sales blitz the day after Thanksgiving.
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JP Looney’s Sports Bar drew a $7,000 fine by the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission in connection with an underage drinking violation.
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WINSTON-SALEM — Forsyth County District Attorney Tom Keith announced today that he will retire on Nov. 30. Keith was elected as district attorney in 1990 and has served continuously since then.
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GREENSBORO — Two teens and two younger children escaped a burning home overnight after a blaze was sparked by an unattended candle.The Greensboro Fire Department said a fire broke out at 12:04 a.m. Tuesday at 2006 Lionne Drive. It caused about $80,0...
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HIGH POINT — Local law enforcement officials will participate in a town hall-style discussion regarding using Tasers in public schools.The event is sponsored by the High Point Human Relations Department and YWCA of High Point as part of its Front Po...
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