Saturday, March 8, 2014
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.— There appears to be another arcane world record in Grand Rapids, this time for the most people wearing sunglasses at night.
- Son charged with killing parents
Saturday, March 8, 2014
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A 19-year-old man was charged Friday with shooting his parents to death and trying to kill two of his siblings inside their luxury Southern California home in a complex case that took investigators weeks to unravel.
- Couple accused of letting 2-year-old smoke pot
Saturday, March 8, 2014
BOZEMAN, Mont. — A Montana couple faces charges for allegedly letting a 2-year-old boy smoke marijuana.
- Family falls ill after eating LSD-tainted meat
Saturday, March 8, 2014
TAMPA, Fla. — Authorities say a Florida woman who was 9 months pregnant and her family became ill after eating meat tainted with LSD.Tampa police say doctors induced labor and the woman had a healthy baby boy.
- Substitute teacher allegedly found masturbating in hallway
Thursday, March 6, 2014
A 72-year-old substitute teacher was arrested in Stamford, Conn. after he was allegedly found masturbating in a school hallway.
- Farmer builds 50-foot snowman
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
GILMAN, Minn. — A farmer in central Minnesota has created a towering tribute to winter’s excess.
Saturday, March 8, 2014
WASHINGTON — Americans spent more in January, but the increase came from a surge in spending on heating bills during the harsh winter. Spending in areas such as autos and clothing declined.
- Garden club welcomes Rosearian
Saturday, March 8, 2014
The Rocky Mount Garden Club recently heard a presentation from Cyndy Scalf of Nashville, who is a consulting Rosearian.
- Parks named chair for the Youth Advisory Council
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Ricky Parks is a staunch advocate for Rocky Mount. Anyone who follows him to local businesses will quickly learn that everyone knows and respects him.
- NCC meets with state leaders about redesign
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Nash Community College was invited on behalf of the North Carolina Community College System to present an update to legislators in December regarding its successful developmental curricula redesign.
- Nash to host recycling event Saturday
Friday, March 7, 2014
Local residents will have an opportunity to recycle old electronics, paper documents and a variety of other items this weekend during a recycling event in Nashville.
- Radiologist joins Nash Health Care board
Friday, March 7, 2014
Dr. Ivan Peacock, a board-certified diagnostic radiologist with Nash X-ray Associates, was recently named to the Nash Health Care Board of Commissioners.
Saturday, March 8, 2014
A Rocky Mount man was apprehended Sunday morning in connection with a wreck that sent two people to the hospital.Rodney Keith Mercer, 41, was charged with felony hit and run with injury.
- Police bust suspected pot dealer
Friday, March 7, 2014
Rocky Mount police seized more than a pound of marijuana Thursday during a search of a home.
- Traffic stop nets alleged heroin dealer
Friday, March 7, 2014
Two Scotland Neck men were arrested on drug charges Wednesday following a traffic stop for erratic driving.
- Domestic dispute leads to seizure of stolen handgun
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Police said a Rocky Mount businessman used a gun stolen from a customer’s car in a Wednesday night domestic dispute.
- Three charged in heroin bust
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
A Rocky Mount woman is back behind bars after authorities seized heroin from her vehicle and house.
- Teen charged with sexual assault
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
A Rocky Mount teenager was jailed Saturday following an alleged sexual assault.Lamonte Jamal Funderbruke, 17, was charged with second-degree sexual offense.
Saturday, March 8, 2014
CHARLOTTE — Duke Energy’s CEO says while the company and its shareholders will pay to clean up a coal ash spill in the Dan River, its customers will shoulder the costs of closing the rest of the utility’s coal ash ponds across North Carolina.
- Report: Drones have wide government uses in North Carolina
Saturday, March 8, 2014
State and local governments in North Carolina could use unmanned aircraft for law enforcement, hurricane recovery and monitoring wildlife, a new state report suggests.
- Almost 245,000 remain without power
Saturday, March 8, 2014
RALEIGH — About 245,000 customers remain without power as the Piedmont of North Carolina thaws out from a late winter storm.
- Raleigh security guard faces extortion charge
Saturday, March 8, 2014
RALEIGH — A private security guard at a Raleigh department store already facing an extortion charge has been arrested a second time in connection with two shoplifting incidents.
- N.C. licenses, IDs to carry veteran designation
Saturday, March 8, 2014
RALEIGH — Qualified North Carolina military veterans may now carry the designation of veteran on their driver licenses and identification cards.
- Winter storm prompts McCrory to declare state of emergency
Friday, March 7, 2014
CHARLOTTE — Gov. Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency for North Carolina on Friday, hours after the latest winter storm left portions of the state coated in ice and in the dark because of power outages.
Sunday, March 9, 2014
DURHAM – If Saturday turns out to be the final time Jabari Parker and Rodney Hood play at Cameron Indoor Stadium, it was a nearly perfect sendoff.
- 2014 SPRING OUTLOOKS: Big East Conference set for 'year of the pitcher'
Saturday, March 8, 2014
The list of names is obvious and recognizable, at least to the dozens of Big East Conference batters that have been sent back to the dugout wondering what else they could have done.
- Irish routs ’Pack in semis
Saturday, March 8, 2014
GREENSBORO – N.C. State’s offense had run through Markeisha Gatling inside all season.
- After six decades, Maryland to depart ACC
Saturday, March 8, 2014
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Sixty-one years of heated rivalries, heartbreaking defeats and unforgettable victories will come to an end today for Maryland when the Terrapins play their final home game as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
- Logano wins pole in Las Vegas
Saturday, March 8, 2014
LAS VEGAS – Joey Logano believes two facts are abundantly clear after he emerged from the organized chaos of NASCAR’s first three-round knockout qualifying session Friday with the pole position at Las Vegas Motor
Speedway.
- NFL free agency begins with increased salary cap
Saturday, March 8, 2014
NEW YORK – Let the bidding binges begin.Armed with another $10 million or so to spend thanks to the increased salary cap, NFL teams dive into free agency Tuesday.
Friday, March 7, 2014
WASHINGTON — Brutal winter weather snarled traffic, canceled flights and cut power to homes and factories in February.
- Consumer borrowing rises $13.7 billion in January
Friday, March 7, 2014
WASHINGTON — Consumers increased their borrowing in January on autos and student loans but cut back on their credit card use.
- Encouraging jobs report lifts stock market
Friday, March 7, 2014
NEW YORK — Investors were looking for any reason to look past the cold weather that has hampered the U.S. economy in the last few weeks, and they found it.
- Red Ventures moving jobs to Charlotte
Friday, March 7, 2014
CHARLOTTE — A company that handles customer calls for corporations and creates websites for companies and sells and markets their products is consolidating its operations in Charlotte.
- Tech chief resigns as Target revamps security
Thursday, March 6, 2014
NEW YORK — Target Corp.’s executive ranks have suffered their first casualty since hackers stole credit card numbers and other personal data of millions of the retailer’s shoppers last year.
- Appeals court upholds Duke-Progress deal
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
RALEIGH — A North Carolina appeals court upheld Tuesday the state’s regulatory approval of the deal that made Duke Energy Corp. the country’s largest electric company when it purchased Progress Energy.
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Sacrifice plays a large role in many religions, whether that be Jesus on the cross or Eid al-Adha, the Festival of the Sacrifice, in Islam.
- Expert restores painting hidden from Nazis
Friday, March 7, 2014
MINNEAPOLIS – In 1944, the German artist Max Beckmann lived in exile in Amsterdam, laboring secretly over a painting he dared not show in public.
- ‘Downers’ are up for a conversation
Friday, March 7, 2014
Sometime ago, I was talking to a man who explained something rather clearly and I would like to give him credit but I forgot his name.
- Doctor combines faith and healing
Saturday, March 8, 2014
WILMINGTON –
Before Kristy Shelton found Haven Ministries, she had lost everything.
- Falls Road Baptist honors longtime pastor
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Falls Road Baptist Church recently recognized its retired long-serving minister by naming him pastor emeritus.Dr. Frank Hamrick was honored at the 11 a.m.
- Minister's book prompts prayer challenge
Thursday, March 6, 2014
A Rocky Mount-reared minister and writer will return to the area this month to start a 30-day prayer challenge based on her recently finished first book of devotions for women.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Telegram editorial writers weigh in on local, state and national issues.
- Nesbitt set fine example of public service
Saturday, March 8, 2014
North Carolina certainly has lost a good friend and dedicated public servant with the death last week of N.C. Sen. Martin Nesbitt.
- Recycling efforts paying off in Nash
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Nash County residents do a pretty good job of recycling.
- DMV snafus join long list of computer ills
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
It’s enough to make you want to reboot state government – literally.
- A farm shutdown affects all involved
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
The closing of a farm -- even a large one -- doesn’t draw the kind of headlines or political hand-wringing that the shuttering of a factory or bank generally does.
- New bank building a welcome addition
Monday, March 3, 2014
Downtown Rocky Mount continues to rebuild – business by business, customer by customer.
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