February 9, 2010
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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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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WASHINGTON (AP) — Government safety officials are recalling drop-side cribs sold at Buy Buy Baby, Kmart, Wal-Mart and other stores after the death 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 more than 18 years ago.
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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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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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GREENSBORO — Three McLeansville subdivisions are no longer part of the city, after a judge declared their 2009 annexation void.
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GREENSBORO — Last year’s campaign finance reports finally have been turned in to the state and local boards of election. Here’s a roundup of where money exchanged hands during the 2009 Greensboro City Council election:
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A major section of Portrait Homes’ unfinished condominium project, Ridge Creek, will go on the block today in a foreclosure auction at the Guilford County Courthouse. Portrait pulled out of Greensboro in 2009 when it began defaulting on loans for it...
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GREENSBORO - A few English boys picking up a manual on survival in the wilderness turned into one of America’s most treasured organizations nearly a century later. A couple thousand of the khaki-clad corps from the Old North State Council assembled...
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EDEN — Fewer students dropped out of Rockingham County’s four high schools in 2008-09 than in any year during the past decade, according to preliminary figures.
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Candidates running for Congress, state legislature and county offices began filing Monday to run for election. The filing period will remain open until Friday, Feb. 26 at noon. The following people filed at the Guilford County or Rockingham County boards...
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RALEIGH — Even though he was snowbound in Washington, Education Secretary Arne Duncan was playing to the crowd Monday at the Raleigh Civic and Convention Center.
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During the recent ice/snow storm my neighbor John cleared off my steps and front walk. Since I have to take my dog out, it was most helpful as it was most precarious prior to the shoveling. He also offered to get groceries for me. In addition, the newspap...
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February 8, 2010
GREENSBORO — School officials are proposing a middle school program with longer days and a longer school year as a way to close the achievement gap. They also want to house the program in the former Allen Jay Middle School.
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