Article Archive
August 29, 2008
Five arrested in robberies using Web
GREENSBORO — Police have arrested five people in connection with robberies pulled in July that were set up through ads on the...... Continue
Drying out, cleaning up
Water that raged out of control Wednesday — from the sky, overtopping creeks, seeping into basements — retreated Thursday to... Continue
Asheboro business owners charged with defrauding customers
ASHEBORO - A Randolph County couple faces multiple charges of obtaining property by false pretense after investigators said thei... Continue
Panthers acquire QB McCown from Dolphins
CHARLOTTE (AP) - A day after backup quarterback Matt Moore suffered a leg injury, the Carolina Panthers have acquired veteran Jo... Continue
Forecasters: Gustav strengthens into a hurricane
NEW ORLEANS (AP)- On the same day that residents marked the three-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's wrath, another storm s... Continue
Easley declares 2 counties state disaster areas
RALEIGH (AP) - Gov. Mike Easley has declared two North Carolina counties state disaster areas by the remnants of Tropical Storm...... Continue
Edwards to emerge from seclusion for speech
RALEIGH (AP) - John Edwards will emerge from seclusion and speak next month at Hofstra University in New York, taking the stage...... Continue
State road crews to suspend most work for holiday
RALEIGH (AP) - Most road construction projects are being suspended around North Carolina during the Labor Day holiday weekend. T... Continue
Police ask for help locating missing man
GREENSBORO - Greensboro police are looking for a man who went missing in early July. LaMarr Kerone Sims, 31 went missing from 90... Continue
Stokesdale man charged in rape of girl, 13
STOKESDALE - A Stokesdale man was arrested Friday on charges he raped a 13-year-old girl multiple times over the last four years... Continue
Sheriff: Driver flees deputy, wanted to get car home before arrest
EDEN - A driver avoiding a license checkpoint sped off to elude deputies because he wanted to return his car before going to jai... Continue
McCain picks Alaska governor as VP
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — John McCain picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a maverick conservative with less than two years in office, as... Continue
Local woman arrested in slip-and-fall scheme
RALEIGH — A Greensboro woman has been charged in connection with three slip-and-fall incidents at retails stores in Rowan Coun... Continue
N.C. man indicted for Obama threats
CHARLOTTE (AP) — A North Carolina man accused of threatening to shoot Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has been...... Continue
Update: Fay's remnants help ease N.C. drought
RALEIGH — Torrential rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay this week helped pull North Carolina out of the worst catego... Continue
Easley pledges help for flood damage
CONCORD (AP) — North Carolina's governor is promising help for residents of Cabarrus County, where flooding from remnants of a... Continue
Trucker charged in wreck that killed toddler
ASHEVILLE (AP) — A West Virginia truck driver has been charged in the death of a toddler killed in a seven-vehicle wreck last...... Continue
Randleman Elementary closed today
RANDLEMAN — A water main break has closed Randleman Elementary today. Randolph County Schools did not immediately announce a m... Continue
Man with gun fails in robbery attempt
BURLINGTON — Police are looking for an armed man who tried to rob a hotel Thursday night. Burlington police said a man entered... Continue
Greensboro homicide suspect arrested in Charlotte
GREENSBORO — A man wanted in a recent homicide was apprehended Thursday in Charlotte.Greensboro police said Scotty Lamont Bric... Continue
A golden day for Olympic medalist
GREENSBORO — For a few precious minutes, Caroline Lind’s Thursday was just like the rest of ours: a quick trip to a Battlegr... Continue
School board passes 2008-09 budget
Five months after seeing the first draft, and three days after most of its students started the school year, Guilford County Sch... Continue
Sales-tax increase would go to schools
With a quarter-cent sales-tax increase before voters for the second time in a year, Guilford County commissioners passed a resol... Continue
Relief at the mall: Popular Oak Hollow store is saved
Teenagers tried on jeans and T-shirts Thursday as pop songs by Amanda Bynes and The Jonas Brothers blared on high-definition TV...... Continue
August 28, 2008
Obama tells huge Dem crowd he'll fix Washington
DENVER (AP) - Before an enormous, adoring crowd, Barack Obama promised a clean break from the "broken politics in Washington and... Continue
