November 20, 2009
Health officials are reaching out to faith communities to spread the word about upcoming flu shot clinics. “We know that lots of churches are taking steps to reduce the transmission of illness — like making changes in communion, even how perso...
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STONEVILLE — When Town Administrator Kevin Baughn said last week that he wanted to hire a new police chief as quickly as possible, he meant it. Less than a week after former Chief Mike James left the job, the Town Council hired Lt. Franklin Moore to...
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I went to my annual appointment with my ophthalmologist one morning on the other side of town only to be told that I was a day early. I was given the choice to come back the next day or to stay and hope that sooner or later I could be squeezed in.
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GREENSBORO — Arthur Burton III testified Thursday that he got everything he wanted from the Aman Mini Mart on Nov. 25, 2006. After he and two other masked men stormed into the store at gunpoint, he told jurors he shoved a shotgun in the clerk&rsquo......
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November 19, 2009
GREENSBORO — Nickelback today announced the North American leg of its Dark Horse World Tour, which includes a date in Greensboro.
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HIGH POINT — Three teens have been charged in the shooting of a clerk and robbery of a convenience store Wednesday.
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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 — The Florida Marlins will play an exhibition game here in April.The Marlins will face their Single A affiliate Greensboro Grasshoppers at 3 p.m. April 3. Gates will open at 1 p.m.
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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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RALEIGH (AP) — The U.S. Army plans to prevent media from covering Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg, fearing the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama, officials said Thursday.
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SATURDAY Fall bazaar, 7-11 a.m., Flat Rock Methodist Church, 6720 Highway 158 East, Stokesdale. Large country-style breakfast, desserts, breads, plant sale, jewelry, clothes, crafts and Tupperware. 643-5700.
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ASHEBORO — A male California sea lion died Wednesday at the North Carolina Zoo while being examined by veterinarians for a variety of medical problems.
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GREENSBORO — City offices will close and city service schedules will change to observe the Thanksgiving holiday next Thursday.Here are the closings and schedule changes:City offices: Closed Thursday and Friday.
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RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina officials said Thursday that a group of violent inmates who were nearly set free because of a quirky 1970s law that limited a life sentence to 80 years are not eligible to receive good behavior credits that would shorte...
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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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HIGH POINT — A raccoon found on Blain Street has tested positive for the rabies virus.This is the 11th reported case of rabies in Guilford County this year.The raccoon had contact with one dog, which was not current on its rabies vaccine.North Carol...
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DANVILLE, Va. — A police officer was shot in one leg Wednesday morning with a pellet from an air rifle.A 15-year-old boy faces a felony charge after the incident at 9:12 a.m. Wednesday.
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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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WINSTON-SALEM (MCT) — Having six weeks' heads-up didn't make losing their jobs any easier for more than 400 local Dell Inc. employees.
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WINSTON-SALEM (MCT) — A 34-year-old woman was sentenced to more than eight years in prison after pleading guilty to killing her girlfriend's br
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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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A dense fog advisory is in effect for portions of central North Carolina until 10 a.m. today.The National Weather Service in Raleigh issued the advisory for nine counties. In the Triad, Davidson, Randolph and Montgomery are included in the alert.
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RALEIGH (MCT) — The glittering former possessions of former Raleigh financier William Wise flew off a local auction block Wednesday.At the same time, federal officials tried to toss an international net around the missing Wise and the remains of the...
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HIGH POINT — In the media room of the converted two-story brick home housing the I Am Now program, poster-sized cap-and-gown graduation pictures show the boys who succeeded here.
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