Saturday, January 24, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO — From her hometown in India in 2010, Bhanu Challa said she had no reason to doubt that Tri-Valley University was a legitimate American school where she could pursue a master’s degree.
- Mannequin on billboard spurs 911 calls about possible jumper
Saturday, January 24, 2015
SPERRY, Iowa — A mannequin sitting atop a billboard in Des Moines County prompted several 911 calls from people who feared someone was about to take a leap.
- Police use robot to remove robbery suspect’s wired vest
Thursday, January 22, 2015
SALT LAKE CITY — Police in Salt Lake City say a bank robbery suspect’s suspicious vest that had wires coming from it turned out to be a hoax.
- Man demolishes home without telling wife
Thursday, January 22, 2015
MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. — Police say a New York man demolished his upstate home without telling his wife he planned to tear it down.
- High school coach charged with biting another coach in face
Thursday, January 22, 2015
MARIETTA, Ga. — A high school coach in suburban Atlanta is accused of biting another coach’s face, though her attorney says the attack never happened.
- Tourists get knockout photo with Stallone atop ‘Rocky’ steps
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
PHILADELPHIA — A group of tourists who ran up the “Rocky” steps got a knockout photo at the top — a selfie with Rocky himself.
Saturday, January 24, 2015
A total of 39 new graduates turned their tassels on Jan. 23 at the Tar River Academy commencement ceremony.
- Annual banquet to benefit Pregnancy Care Center
Saturday, January 24, 2015
The Pregnancy Care Center Board of Directors announced this week that Kirk Walden will be the keynote speaker of the 2015 Celebrate Life Banquet. Walden brings a captivating perspective on how the battle to create a true culture of life in America will be won in this generation.
- Golden LEAF offers scholarship grants
Saturday, January 24, 2015
The Golden LEAF Scholarship Program will award up to 215 grants, each valued at $12,000, for the 2015-16 academic year.
- Annual telethon to benefit Christian Fellowship Home
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Six years ago, Kirk Scott seriously thought he would soon be looking for another job.
- Corinthian Masonic Lodge installs new officers
Friday, January 23, 2015
The Corinthian Masonic Lodge recently installed officers for the year 2015.
- City extends loose-leaf collection
Friday, January 23, 2015
The Rocky Mount Public Works and Water Resources Department has extended loose-leaf collection into March.
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Rocky Mount police arrested a man wanted in Massachusetts Tuesday night.According to police reports, James Bowen was taken into custody without incident and charged with fugitive from justice.
- Police seek suspect in drug store robbery
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Rocky Mount police are looking for a man suspected of robbing the Rite Aid Pharmacy at 824 W. Raleigh Blvd., on Wednesday night.
- Tarboro police nab robbery suspects
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Tarboro police arrested two suspects in an armed robbery Wednesday shortly after the crime was committed.
- Police seek shooting suspect
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Rocky Mount police are investigating a shooting Tuesday night that left a man hospitalized.
- Police seek gunmen who robbed dollar store
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Rocky Mount police are searching for two men suspected of robbing the Dollar General store at 641 Tarrytown Center on Monday night.
- Police investigate shootings at apartment complex
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Rocky Mount police officers responded Monday night to a shooting into three apartment buildings in the 700 block of Branch Street.
Sunday, January 25, 2015
RALEIGH — The N.C. General Assembly reconvenes Wednesday following a two-week hiatus from opening-day ceremonies to get down to passing legislation for the next two years.
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg police trying to find serial robber
Saturday, January 24, 2015
CHARLOTTE — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police say they are looking for a suspect they believe is responsible for at least 15 armed robberies since June.
- Sign featuring Confederate battle flag removed from roadside
Saturday, January 24, 2015
GASTONIA — A Gaston County chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans has removed a sign featuring the Confederate battle flag from a roadside after determining it was in the highway’s right of way.
- Sign featuring Confederate battle flag removed from roadside
Saturday, January 24, 2015
GASTONIA — A Gaston County chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans has removed a sign featuring the Confederate battle flag from a roadside after determining it was in the highway’s right of way.
- Pigeon shoot scheduled for Rockingham County canceled
Saturday, January 24, 2015
WENTWORTH — A Rockingham County property owner has canceled plans to host a shooting contest that would have made 8,000 pigeons the target of hunters.
- Elizabeth City man recounts role in hacking investigation
Friday, January 23, 2015
ELIZABETH CITY — In 1983, 17-year old Neal Patrick sat before a senate science subcommittee to talk about computer safety.
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Chris Collins remembers the day vividly.It was February 1996, Collins’ senior year at Duke, and the guard sat in Mike Krzyzewski’s office for a meeting with the Blue Devils’ coach.
- Bishops basketball wins doubleheader against Huntingdon
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Long-time N.C. Wesleyan coach John Thompson is looking for consistent effort and performance from his team as conference play is starting to heat up.
- Johnson, Tar Heels hold off Florida State
Saturday, January 24, 2015
CHAPEL HILL – North Carolina coach Roy Williams has spent much of this season trying to drag more intensity and toughness out of Brice Johnson.
- Northern Nash's Marshall becomes school's first East-West boys' soccer selection
Saturday, January 24, 2015
When Tristan Marshall transferred from Southern Nash to Northern Nash near the end of his junior year, he knew that he would be playing for veteran soccer coach Joe McCarthy, and he wasn’t sure what to expect.
- Knights inefficient down the stretch in loss to Wilson Fike
Friday, January 23, 2015
Being competitive until the end of the game is no longer a problem for Northern Nash’s boys’ basketball squad.
- Southern Nash rallies to beat Rocky Mount High in overtime
Friday, January 23, 2015
Southern Nash seemed to have run out of gas yet again.
Friday, January 23, 2015
LOS ANGELES — A healthier U.S. housing market and economy helped to winnow foreclosures in 2014 to levels not seen since before the housing bust.
- NFL players find new careers as entrepreneurs
Friday, January 23, 2015
NEW YORK — As Eddie George neared the end of his nine seasons in the NFL, the running back began pondering his next play.
- Cooper outlines economic challenges at Chamber meeting
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Local business leaders, community leaders and dignitaries attended the Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce’s 111th annual meeting Thursday night at Nash Community College’s Brown’s Auditorium.
- Tootsie Roll Industries CEO dies at 95
Thursday, January 22, 2015
CHICAGO — Melvin Gordon, who led Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. for more than five decades, has died at age 95.
- Google, Fidelity invest $1 billion in SpaceX
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
HAWTHORNE, Calif. — SpaceX has raised $1 billion from Google and Fidelity in a deal that values the spaceship manufacturer at about $10 billion.
- Bulluck Furniture set for warehouse sale
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
People from all across North Carolina are expected to converge at one of the oldest local furniture store’s biggest sales of the year this weekend.
Sunday, January 25, 2015
NEW YORK – How’s that “new year, new you” fitness pledge going?
- Manual transmissions near the end of the road
Friday, January 23, 2015
DETROIT – The last time Marlo Dewing went shopping for a car, she only had one requirement: a manual transmission.“Any car that was only available as an automatic was a deal breaker,” Dewing, 44, said. “I love to drive.
- Shuttered church’s bell will peal again
Thursday, January 22, 2015
HOUSTON – On a patch of grass near the entrance to the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum sits a 750-pound, cast-iron bell forged in the late 1890s in Philadelphia.
- Pittman exhibit shows his inspiration
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
TARBORO – Hobson Pittman left Edgecombe County as a promising young artist, but reminders of the area he grew up in helped fill many of the paintings he later created.
- ‘Sniper’ draws conservative audience
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
NEW YORK – Empty seats were hard to come by at Clint Eastwood’s “American Sniper” over the holiday weekend, where the R-rated Iraq War drama – all words seldom attached to “blockbuster” – rolled to the kind of runaway success that makes Hollywood take notice.
- Guacamole goes the whole nine yards
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Whether or not you like avocados, you really have to admire the way their marketers have totally owned the Super Bowl.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Telegram editorial writers weigh in on local, state and national issues.
- Cooperation needs more than lip service
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Members of Congress certainly have paid at least token lip service to the notion of bipartisan cooperation since the beginning of the year.
- Virtual charters come with drawbacks
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Online instruction in specialized classes can be a glorious thing, capable of connecting teachers and students over hundreds of miles with one-on-one lessons and quick feedback.
- Dismissal of Ross a puzzling decision
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Politics is an ugly, temperamental beast, but it usually follows some sort of rationale.County managers can be fired over budget proposals.
- Pipeline hearing important for Nash
Monday, January 19, 2015
Anyone whose property could be affected by a proposed natural gas pipeline running from West Virginia to Robeson County will want to check the agenda, at least, for a pubic meeting scheduled next week in the Nash County Agriculture Center.
- Remember King’s sacrifices for the cause
Monday, January 19, 2015
We celebrate today the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose vision of America shone brighter than recent events might lead one to think our country is capable of achieving.
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