Get Your Pocket Book!
Eastern NC
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11/7/2009 |
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ A North Carolina flea market that annually
closes for the state fair is reopening in Raleigh.
The Raleigh Flea Market opens its doors again Saturday morning
at the State Fairgrounds. The year-round market closed in early
October for the State Fair.
Vendors are expected to sell everything from antiques to video
games. Other weekend events include a handbell festival and
furniture consignment sale.
The market is open every Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6
p.m.
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Let's Hear It For The Girls!
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11/7/2009 |
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) _ A North Carolina business school is
giving female entrepreneurs an extra boost of knowledge about how
to run their companies.
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro's Bryan business
school is holding a program Saturday to help women strengthen their
companies.
Organizer and business school lecturer Channelle James says the
program aims to help women new to running a small business.
The conference offers workshops on how to create a cash flow
statement and build a strong marketing strategy as well as the tax
implications of starting a new business.
The conference also will encourage high school girls to become
young moguls. They'll participate in workshops on product
development and financial literacy and pitch their product in a
hurry.
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Political Backing
Eastern NC
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11/7/2009 |
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ The state Senate's top leader is endorsing
Senator Martin Nesbitt of Buncombe County to become his top
lieutenant. Senate President Pro Tempore Marc Basnight wrote a
letter yesterday to Senate Democrats asking them to support Nesbitt
as the next majority leader.
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Mental Killing?
Eastern NC
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11/7/2009 |
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ A pastor says a real estate developer was
showing signs of mental illness and agreed to get treatment several
hours before his killed his wife, two children and himself. The
Reverend John Cook says William Maxwell Junior admitted to
irrational thoughts and was monitoring phone calls out of fear
someone was trying to track him.
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Tobacco Leaders Off The Hook
Eastern NC
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11/7/2009 |
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ The state's highest court says three
cigarette companies no longer have to make payments to tobacco
farmers in Maryland and Pennsylvania through a decade-old
settlement. The court ruled the companies -- which include R.J.
Reynolds -- could stop making the payments.
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No Surprise
Eastern NC
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11/7/2009 |
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CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (AP) _ The stepmother of the police officer
who shot an Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow
soldiers says the woman's heroics are not surprising. Sergeant
Kimberly Munley was wounded while stopping the shootings.
Authorities say Munley shot and wounded Major Nidal Malik Hasan.
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Nation's Oldest Vets Parade
Duplin
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11/6/2009 |
Here in the East it is a weekend for remembering and honoring our service men and women. The city of Warsaw has almost 90 years of experience of doing exactly that.
This is the 89th annual Warsaw Veteran's Celebration. This year the parade will focus on veterans from the War On Terror.
A memorial will be held Saturday morning at 10, and then the parade will start at 11. |
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Veterans' Day Parade
Carteret
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11/6/2009 |
North Carolina's largest Veterans' Day parade is almost here.
Saturday morning about 2,500 people will march in the Veterans' Day Parade on Highway 70 in Morehead City. More than 10,000 people are expected to come honor the men and women who have fought for our freedom.
The parade starts at 11 a.m. and goes from 17th Street to 3rd Street in downtown Morehead City. |
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Embezzlement Arrest
Pitt
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11/6/2009 |
An employee is accused of stealing about $75,000 on the job.
Alecia Staton allegedly stole about $75,000. She worked at Energy Savers Windows and Doors in Pitt County. Staton was arrested today and faces embezzlement charges.
She is in jail under a $100,000 bond. |
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Murder Trial
Craven
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11/6/2009 |
Prosecutors have finished their case against a man accused of a Havelock murder.
Police say Gary Hayes gunned down Odell Foster in front of The Bayside restaurant on Highway 70. After Foster was hit three times with a shotgun friends rushed him to the hospital in Morehead City where he died.
Next week Hayes will give his side of the story directly to the jury. |
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UPDATE: One Dead in FL
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11/6/2009 |
Police in Orlando say a gunman has been
apprehended after killing one person and injuring five others at a downtown office building where he was let go two years ago.
The police chief says Jason Rodriguez, 40, surrendered to police at his mother's home after officers saw him through a window and asked him to come out.
She confirms that one person was killed in the shooting at the Legion Place office building downtown. Five others were hurt.
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BREAKING: Murder on Base
Onslow
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11/6/2009 |
Military police are investigating a murder onboard Camp Lejeune today. 21-year-old Private Jonathan Law has been arrested for the murder of a fellow Marine. Police say it happened early this morning, but no other details are being released about the killing.
Law was a supply administration clerk assigned to 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC.
Military officials say they are not identifying the victim until his family is notified.
Military officials say Law joined the Marine Corps in August 2006. He deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from August 2007 to March 2008. His awards include the Iraqi Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Medal and the National Defense Service Medal. |
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Sex Toys at Duke
Eastern NC
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11/6/2009 |
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) A sex-toy study at Duke University has raised some eyebrows in the campus religious community.
The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Friday that the director of the Duke Catholic Center has lodged a complaint with
researchers. The Rev. Joe Vetter says the study doesn't promote relationships.
The study asks female students over age 18 to attend the events that are similar to Tupperware parties but only with erotic toys, lingerie and games. The women complete surveys about their sexual attitudes before and after the parties and get product discounts.
A spokesman for Duke said the sex-toy party project went through the peer review process. Vetter says he plans to discuss the topic at Sunday mass.
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Ospreys in Afghanistan
Onslow
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11/6/2009 |
For the first time, the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit flew 10 MV-22B Ospreys into Afghanistan today, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
The Osprey aircraft is designed to lift-off the ground like a helicopter and fly like a plane. It's a multi-faceted engineering that allows the aircraft to operate well in a desert setting.
The aircraft, part of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 will be transferred to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 and serve as part of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade's Aviation Combat Element.
The 22nd MEU was the first Marine Expeditionary Unit to conduct a ship-based deployment with the tiltrotor aircraft in September 2008, and was also the first squadron to deploy with the aircraft to Iraq in 2007.
"It is a great honor for us to support 2d MEB and we are proud to be the first unit to bring this aircraft into Afghanistan," said Col. Gareth F. Brandl, 22nd MEU commanding officer. "We have spent more than a year working with the MV-22B and know that the added capabilities this aircraft brings will benefit the Marines currently engaged against the enemy."
The Ospreys flew off in three waves today, making the flight in just over two hours.
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H1N1 Clinic
Carteret
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11/6/2009 |
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Carteret County will be offering the H1N1 vaccine today. The clinic will be held at the Health Department in Morehead City, from 9am to 4pm. The clinic is open to all the priority groups, and children under 10 getting their second dose of the vaccine. The Health Director says they still haven't received as much of the vaccine as they would like, but expect more to be available soon. The vaccine is free. |
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Texas Shooting Hits Home
Eastern NC
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11/5/2009 |
A former Army soldier who searved at Fort Hood, and a retired army general gave us their take on the horrific massacre.
The two men are still trying to piece together the terrible events that happened at Fort Hood Texas Thursday afternoon.
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UPDATE: 13 Dead at Ft. Hood
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11/5/2009 |
The base commander at Fort Hood says soldiers who witnessed a shooting rampage that left 13 people dead
reported that the gunman shouted "Allahu Akbar!" before opening fire at the Texas post.
Lt. Gen. Robert Cone told NBC's "Today" show this morning that suspected shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, made the comment, which is Arabic for "God is great!" before the rampage Thursday that also left 30 people wounded.
Military officials say they are still piecing together what may have pushed Hasan, an Army psychiatrist trained to help soldiers in distress, to turn on his comrades.
Cone says Hasan was not known to be a threat or risk.
Hasan was shot four times during the rampage. Cone says he is hospitalized in stable condition and that military officials will interrogate him as soon as possible.
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Graffiti in Jacksonville
Onslow
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11/5/2009 |
(STORY) Pastor Mike Padgett of Potter's House Church on Gum Branch Road said that spray painters got to both sides of the Youth Ministry building a couple weeks ago.
"This is where they come and did some artwork," he said, pointing to the side of the cleanly painted brick side of the building. "Then we did a little of our own... restored it back and cleaned it up."
The Onslow County Sherriff's Department has an ongoing investigation about that very activity. Deputies said that although there is some evidence of gang grafitti in Jacksonville, the verbage painted on buildings along Gum Branch Road are not likely to be part of it.
The phrase "The Hand Of God" and the letters T, H, O, and G are among the recently painted pieces of eyesore-artwork. Citgo, Super Scoop, and Potter's House Church have all been targets most recently.
Sherriff Ed Brown said that these taggers do not have much respect for any location.
"The fact that it's a house of God, a house of worship, a temple or whatever, it doesn't matter to them. It's just another building and they have no more respect for it than they would a bar or any other structure."
Spray paint is an oil based paint. That chemical composition makes cleaning up the mess difficult. In most cases heavy chemicals, primer, and paint are all required for a full restoration.
The Jacksonville Police Department is carrying out its own investigation on graffiti in the area, with a tighter focus on gang graffiti.
As both divisions of law enforcement continue their investigations, Pastor Padgett offers one more solution to this problem in his community.
"The best method, we thought, was just prayer. Just to pray for those individuals and hope that they would have a change of heart."
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New Pro Baseball Team Coming
Carteret
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11/5/2009 |
The world series ended last night here but baseball fever has hit one city like never before.
Today Morehead City leaders announced the semi-pro Marlins coming to town next year.
The team was called the New Bern River Rats but couldn't get enough fans to come to games.
The owners decided to bring the team to Morehead City where the city has built a two point three million dollar stadium for them to play.
Concession stands will also sell beer unlike field the team used in New Bern.
Owner Sabrina Bengel said, "Beer is big. It's just something about going to a game, having a beer and having a hot dog that makes it kind of neat."
The stadium will have seats for at least one thousand fans.
Owners expect to get some summer tourists to also come out for a baseball game. |
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911 Tapes Released
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11/5/2009 |
Police have released 911 recordings that contain the sounds of a gunshot and a relative pleading for ambulances to get to the scene of a quadruple murder-suicide.
In one of the recordings, a voice can be heard quietly moaning before the sound of a shot. A 911 operator tries in vain to get someone to speak.
On the second recording, a relative urges police and ambulances to get to the house. The relative says he can see blood and bodies, but he can't get inside.
In the background, a woman can be heard wailing, "I knew it. I knew it."
Authorities say William Maxwell killed his wife and two teen children before shooting himself Monday night at their Fayetteville home. Friends say Maxwell's behavior changed in the weeks before the shootings.
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