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45k Dogs, Cats Euthanized in Year at Triad Animal Shelters
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:39:55 -0800
Sarah Johnson and three coworkers at the Stokes County Animal Shelter euthanize pets every day, but they said it never gets easier emotionally.
Tonight: North Carolina Residents, Leaders from Both Parties Join National Experts in Demanding Increased Education ...
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:53:00 -0800
Tonight, parents, children, teachers, and community leaders will join with nationally-recognized, award-winning civil right leader Dr. Howard Fuller to call for increased education
Horse owners wary after virus arrives in state
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:20:42 -0800
Area horse owners are on alert after a dangerous equine virus has turned up in North Carolina, having already spread through stables across the country.The contagious EHV-1 virus doesn't affect humans. But it can be transmitted not only from horse to horse, but also to healthy equines by...
Three Miss America candidates have ties to Winston-Salem
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:33:40 -0800
Three women competing in the 85th annual Miss America Pageant tonight — Miss North Carolina, Miss Georgia and Miss West Virginia — have connections to the Winston-Salem area.
UNC recruit leads Webb in his first game of season
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:22:50 -0800
North Carolina basketball recruit Isaiah Hicks scored 28 points Friday night in his first game of the season as he led Oxford Webb to a 79-59 victory over Northern Vance.
Marines Welcomed Home With Open Arms
Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:45:07 -0800
ONSLOW COUNTY Families gathered at New River Air Station to meet their loved ones from the HM-LA 269 squadron.
Unemployment Decreases in 74 NC Counties
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:39:59 -0800
Unemployment rates decreased in 74 of North Carolina's 100 counties from October to November 2011, according to the NC Department of Commerce.
Black farmers stake claims against USDA
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:34:20 -0800
On the day set aside to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy, hundreds of North Carolina black farmers met individually with attorneys from the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, seeking recompense for decades of discrimination.
5-year-old rescued from Rocky Mount house fire
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:37:24 -0800
Investigators said Friday that six children were home alone at 927 Stokes St. when the fire broke out shortly before 11 p.m.
Lawmakers look at same-day registration
Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:21:08 -0800
Same-day voter registration pulls more citizens to the polls, causes no major headaches or expenses, and is almost devoid of fraud, West Virginia lawmakers were told Monday by North Carolina election authorities. While no bill actually was before Judiciary Subcommittee C, the issue likely will arise as the 2012 session kicks into gear at midweek.