Thursday, February 26, 2015
PHOENIX — Two quick-footed llamas dashed in and out of traffic in a Phoenix-area retirement community before they were captured by authorities Thursday, causing a stir in the streets and on social media.
- Daughter testifies against fugitive father in ‘92 slaying
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
PHILADELPHIA — Rachel Pedroso had not seen her father since a bloody night at a crowded restaurant in 1992 until she swiveled Wednesday in a Philadelphia courtroom and eyed the graying defendant.
- Massachusetts man selling, shipping snow from his yard
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
MANCHESTER-by-the-SEA, Mass.— A Massachusetts man has found a way to profit from the several feet of snow in his yard: He’s shipping it to people in warmer climates for the bargain price of $89 for six pounds.
- Houston surgeons separate 10-month-old conjoined twin girls
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
HOUSTON — Doctors in Houston are optimistic that 10-month-old formerly conjoined twin girls will survive after a recent surgery that separated them.
- Alabama woman set for trial in granddaughter’s running death
Monday, February 23, 2015
GADSDEN, Ala. — A prosecutor calls Joyce Hardin Garrard the “drill sergeant from hell,” a woman so mean she made her 9-year-old granddaughter run until the girl collapsed and died, all as punishment for lying about candy.
- NYC, Orthodox Jews in talks over ritual after herpes cases
Monday, February 23, 2015
NEW YORK — With a swift swipe of his scalpel, Rabbi A. Romi Cohn circumcises the baby boy, then leans down and sucks the blood from the wound as prayers in Hebrew fill the Brooklyn synagogue.
Friday, February 27, 2015
The recent inclement weather will not delay the fundraising “Shaggin’ for Shelter” dance tonight at the Imperial Centre.
- Nash UNC Health Care honors volunteers
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Nash UNC Health Care recently held its annual Volunteer Recognition Banquet at the DoubleTree hotel.
- SouthWest students earn honors at regional business competition
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Two SouthWest Edgecombe High School students were award winners at the Future Business Leaders of America Triangle East Region Competitive Events Leadership Conference recently at Panther Creek High School in Cary.
- Annual banquet to benefit Pregnancy Care Center
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
The annual fundraising banquet for the Pregnancy Care Center has been rescheduled for Tuesday night.
- Jaycees step up recruitment efforts
Sunday, February 22, 2015
The Rocky Mount Area Jaycees will hold its next recruitment social at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Benvenue Country Club.
- Local fourth-graders tapped for publication in poetry contest
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Three M.B. Hubbard Elementary School students were chosen to be published writers after submitting work to a multi-national poetry contest through Poetry Power.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
A Rocky Mount man was jailed Wednesday after allegedly assaulting his wife with a handgun.
- Police search for break-in suspects
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Police search for break-in suspectsRocky Mount police are searching for three teenage boys suspected of breaking into and damaging a vacant house.
- Man charged with selling stolen goods
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Man charged in selling stolen goodsA 27-year-old Rocky Mount man was charged Tuesday night in connection with selling stolen property.
- Police respond to more than 40 wrecks
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Officials have been hard at work since before the sun rose Wednesday to clear roadways and help stranded drivers.
- Teenager robbed at motel
Monday, February 23, 2015
Authorities are searching for a group of teenagers suspected of robbing another teen Friday night at a motel.
- Homeowner nabs suspected burglar
Monday, February 23, 2015
A Rocky Mount man was jailed Friday after allegedly being caught in the act of burglarizing a house by the homeowner.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
DURHAM — Across the Carolinas, people were digging out Thursday from another wintry mix of snow and icy weather. Some areas received less snow than predicted by forecasters.
- Man arrested in shooting of man in Asheville in 2012
Thursday, February 26, 2015
ASHEVILLE — Buncombe County sheriff’s deputies have arrested an Asheville man in the shooting death of a man more than two years ago.
- Charlotte police say man killed mother, himself
Thursday, February 26, 2015
CHARLOTTE — Charlotte police think a man shot and killed his mother before killing himself.
- School nurse supervisor accused of trying to hire killer
Thursday, February 26, 2015
CHARLOTTE — A school nurse supervisor in Charlotte has been accused of trying to hire someone to kill her ex-husband.
- North Carolina senators oppose native Lynch confirmation
Thursday, February 26, 2015
RALEIGH — Both of North Carolina’s U.S. senators are opposing the confirmation of Greensboro native Loretta Lynch for attorney general, citing in part pending elections-law litigation by the Justice Department against the state.
- U.S. Postal Service to honor Maya Angelou with Forever Stamp
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service says it will honor poet and author Maya Angelou with a Forever Stamp.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
With the NCHSAA basketball playoffs postponed yet another night, the two-week layoff has made life miserable for student-athletes and coaches alike.
- Spring sports taking brunt of weather delays
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
There’s a reason why professional baseball teams spend six weeks of February and March in Florida and Arizona and the PGA Tour starts its season in Hawai’i: to escape cold and snow.
- State playoffs basketball games postponed
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Steady snow and below-freezing temperatures shut down Nash-Rocky Mount and Edgecombe county schools Tuesday and today, forcing state playoffs basketball games involving area teams to be postponed until at least Thursday.
- Athletes specialist reaches settlement with UNC
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
CHAPEL HILL – The former North Carolina learning specialist who questioned the literacy level of Tar Heels athletes has reached a settlement to end her lawsuit against the school.
- Area teams prepare for state playoffs
Monday, February 23, 2015
It is playoffs time in the Twin Counties as 12 teams begin their quest for a state championship.
- Walfish: Blue Devils playing with swagger
Monday, February 23, 2015
There’s something different about Duke.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
WASHINGTON — Internet activists declared victory over the nation’s big cable companies Thursday, after the Federal Communications Commission voted to impose the toughest rules yet on broadband service to prevent companies like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T from creating paid fast lanes and slowing or blocking web traffic.
- Other retailers follow Wal-Mart in raising pay
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
NEW YORK — The owner of T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods stores became the latest retailer to boost pay for its U.S. workers, putting pressure on other chains to do the same.
- Fundraising continues for new N.C. Wesleyan business center
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Plans are still in the works for the new Eastern N.C. Center for Business & Entrepreneurship on the N.C. Wesleyan College campus.
- German company putting nearly 140 jobs in Henderson County
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
MILLS RIVER — A German company that makes medical equipment is building a plant in Henderson County that will employ nearly 140 people.
- Local farmers honored for innovation
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Three young Nash County farmers recently were honored for their creativity and profitability within the changing landscape of the agriculture industry.
- Applications for unemployment aid plummet
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, a sign that a recent string of strong job gains may continue.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
LOS ANGELES – When Bart Campolo broke with the church almost five years ago, he immediately began to feel something missing.
- Page revels in new Zeppelin remasters
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
LONDON – Jimmy Page started the project because he couldn’t believe how bad Led Zeppelin sounded.
- Sweet potato is one versatile vegetable
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
If you’re looking for a little variety to spice up your life, cooking with a versatile veggie such as the sweet potato may give your menu the satisfying kick you crave, along with a healthy dose of the nutrients your body needs.
- Privatized prison care raises concerns
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Months after he landed in Florida’s Manatee County Jail, Jovon Frazier’s pleas for treatment of intense pain in his left shoulder were met mostly with Tylenol.
- Tyke tradition enjoys a comeback
Sunday, February 22, 2015
COLUMBUS, Ohio –
During the Depression, former kindergarten teacher Violet Shinbach canvassed Ohio neighborhoods looking for yards with wading pools, tricycles and toys strewn about.
- ‘Kidpreneur' is all about business
Friday, February 20, 2015
DETROIT – Asia Newson’s schedule is exhausting, even for a company CEO.In one recent week, her agenda included:Addressing a crowd at the North American International Auto Show.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Telegram editorial writers weigh in on local, state and national issues.
- I-95 interchange has great retail potential
Thursday, February 26, 2015
We wish it was on a faster timeline, but a new Interstate 95 interchange – and a healthy prospect for the local economy – has been given the green light.
- Raising grant cap for film makes sense
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
The political fight over financial incentives for the television and film industry in North Carolina has played out like a bad episode of “The West Wing.”Republican leaders in the N.C. General Assembly moved last year to convert incentives packages for Hollywood producers to a modestly funded grant program of $20 million.
- Property revaluation an important task
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
There is a lot more than just a driver riding around in those cars and trucks marked “Nash County Revaluation.”Since the beginning of the year, a fleet of vehicles has been crusing Nash County, taking notes, taking pictures and taking stock of the future.
- United Way reaches thousands of people
Monday, February 23, 2015
The United Way Tar River Region has a lot of mouths to feed.
- State must reform care for mentally disabled
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Telegram staff writer Brie Handgraaf detailed some of the issues facing people with mental disabilities in an excellent series of reports earlier this year.
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