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Charlotte's DNA backlog slows effort to solve crimes

Evidence with the potential to solve or provide leads on hundreds of burglary and robbery cases awaits DNA testing as Charlotte-Mecklenburg police grapple with a backlog.Testing is still a top priority for murder, rape and...

N.C. seat in Senate a brief job

N.C. seat in Senate a brief job Rob Christensen, Staff Writer Comment on this story A U.S. Senate seat representing North Carolina is looking like an increasingly rickety political perch these days. In the past 36 years, only...

Former state senator Webster expects indictment

Former state senator Webster expects indictment YANCEYVILLE, N.C. - Former state Sen. Hugh Webster was indicted on two felony charges of embezzlement and exploitation of an elder adult, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Roy...

Peterson attorney seeks new trial

Posted: Today at 5:38 a.m. Updated: 10 minutes ago Raleigh, N.C. — A Virginia attorney filed a motion Wednesday alleging prosecutorial and juror misconduct in the 2003 murder trial of Durham novelist Mike Peterson. Anthony...

Turf battle?

Outgoing State Treasurer Richard Moore, seeking to recoup money lost by North Carolina's pension fund in investments with Freddie Mac, the federal government-backed mortgage company, wants the state named as lead plaintiff in a...

Women dominate new Council of State

executive branch of state government. Voters picked women for governor, treasurer, auditor, secretary of state, labor commissioner and superintendent of public instruction, according to unofficial election results that include...

Craigslist Working with Attorneys General to Curb Sex Ads

Craigslist said Thursday that it had forged an agreement with 40 state attorneys general to institute procedures aimed at curbing prostitution ads. Among other measures, Craigslist will soon start requiring a credit card and...

Many incumbents return to office

Many state offices will see fresh faces after results from the General Election become official, while others will not see changes.For the seat of Attorney General, Roy Cooper will be returning for another term after defeating...

Obama wins NC!

Finally, my state officially turned Blue on the map! We haven't gone Blue since Jimmy Carter won in 1976.President-elect Obama has won North Carolina, a symbolic triumph in a state that hadn't voted for a Democrat in more than...

Regrets? Some Democrats may have a few

Regrets? Some Democrats may have a few Many Democrats celebrated Sen. Elizabeth Dole's defeat. The Salisbury Republican referenced a contentious issue raised in two last-minute ads linking Democratic Senate candidate Kay Hagan...

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