Thursday - 08/24/06

Tax increase slips under radar

No more 'catch-and-release' policy for non-Mexicans, Chertoff says

Balance of N.C. House may tip on Black’s aid

Woman admits stealing to play Lottery

Lotto fever strikes folks in McDowell

DA probes assaults at juvenile prison

Jury considering case against owners of labor camps in N.C., Fla.

Auditors- DSS fails to follow law in child welfare cases

Drunken driver gets 90 days in fatal crash

Ready for segregated 'Survivor'?

FDA Eases Limits on Plan B Sales

Higher rates bring bigger bills to mailboxes

Easley approves driver's license changes

Christian Coalition losing chapters

S.C. woman charged with hosting teen sex parties

Syria Opposes U.N. Forces on Its Border

RNC confirms it paid for Wal-Mart voter registration group

Protesters fight for the right to boogie

Beach town adopts wedding registration policy

Astronomers say Pluto is not a planet

Pressured, Ben & Jerry's to replace their egg supplier

Judge to rule if 'meowing' is harassment

'Largest mackerel we've ever seen'

Wednesday, 8/23/06

Towns weighing English-only rules

Study- Charter schools lagging

Businesses file suits against their competitors' use of illegal aliens

Double Standard in Standardized Tests

Warren Wilson in top pot spot

Paramount cuts ties with Cruise

Masked gunmen kill protester in Mexico

Judge- Prosecutors can't seek death penalty for 74-year-old woman

'Dancing man' gets go-ahead to go back on lawn

Number of U.S. troops in Iraq climbs
Also: McCain faults administration on Iraq

Voter registration group with GOP ties banned from Wal-Marts

Reports Document Post-Katrina Failures

Parents continue waiting game

Playground equipment, art supplies are potential threats, agency says

Hundreds of body parts from N.C. broker recalled

Half-blind surgeon to do laser work

Boy Scouts save toddler from river

Tuesday 08/22/06

Easley vetoes bill

Activists say city zoning is too lax

Homes could be a lure for teachers

Rockslide could close part of Blue Ridge Parkway for weeks

New Orleans Mayor Blames Bureaucracy

Buy only from blacks for a day, coalition says

Referendum petition falls short

Iwo Jima Photographer Rosenthal Dies

Prominent Raleigh businessman, political powerhouse, philanthropist dies

Immigration plan's cost projected at $49 billion

Fewer gay television characters?

GOP panel to fill House seat, ballot

Luxury spending angers agency

Edwards stumps for Shuler today

Task force aims to end chronic homelessness

Friday! - 08/18/06

Interview: Conservative Mojo needs a kick start in the GOP

Close high schools- Judge could decide

LaRoque draws fire from county GOP

N.C. executes Flippen for 2-year-old's slaying

Smoky air gets easier to breathe

Teachers radical 9-11 views raises red flags

U.S. Warns Against N. Korean Nuke Test

TV found to be a painkiller for children

What happened to the fries-- School menus get healthier as kids get bigger

Chertoff asks for states' support on driver's licenses

Quarry opponents will ask Jackson commissioners to take a stand

Dancing halted at Weaver Street Market

Landis top cop faces child porn charges

Progress Energy to offer benefits to partners

Feds say Charlotte woman owns brothel

Natural gas cost may rise in November

oCourt papers reveal NASCAR driver/owner feud

NC unemployment increases, matches national rate

Edwards says his vote on Iraq was wrong

Justin Timberlake on Taylor Hicks

Wednesday, 8/16/06

Deportation plan lacks support

Two Democrats want Black out as speaker
Also: N.C. lawmakers who banned lobbyist donations still taking them

Diverse sources fund Taylor-Shuler race

DWI effort nets 22,455 charges

Census- More than a third of new Charlotte residents foreign-born

Kids Voting helps youth learn an essential American rite

Future troopers might be wetter behind the ears

Country singer faces federal charges for killing bear

Oral rabies vaccine airdropped over WNC counties

Pawnshop slaying suspect arrested after chase, gunfire

Homeowner shoots, kills suspected robber

Solar system getting 3 new planets?

Minister's wife accused of murder released from jail on bond

Enforcing ordinances on unsightly property

Lawmakers demand funding for Real ID requirements

Immigrant Crackdown Is Challenged in Pa.

Judge dismisses councilman's prayer lawsuit

Ex-Bobcat arrested near White House

Florida killing about 7,000 alligators each year

Many Israelis furious at how war was run

NASA Searching for Moon Landing Tapes

Woman accused of burning husband

Neb. man's rap sheet up to 226 arrests

Tuesday 08/15/06

Watchdog group to voice complaints about Taylor

Black's use of defense fund questioned

White populations drop while Hispanic numbers increase

Immigration on Asheville’s agenda
Also: Asheville police may enforce immigration laws

Mills River post office open for business


Navy chaplain accused of disobeying order seeks admiral's e-mails

Lawmakers make last dash for lobbyist cash

Bumper apple crop forecast

Man threatens newspaper staff

State shows renewed interest in buying Chimney Rock

Wal-Mart says second-quarter earnings off 26 percent

Sylva mulls over creating ETJ

Wal-Mart Workers Mixed on New Pay Caps

NFS workers gather in force to protest hiring of replacement workers

Parking deck plans on Buncombe County agenda

Smart Start leader announces resignation

Anti-tailgating plan snarls traffic

Katrina Victims Blamed for Houston Crime

Dining tax offered up as most appealing way to satisfy need

Black Leaders Urge Fight Against AIDS

Blue Ridge Paper turns a profit

More than 100 guns stolen during Westside slaying

Couric- Viewers Want News to Be an Hour

Time isn't Poison to singer

FBI- No Terror Groups in Cell Phone Case

LeBron James & Co. Visit U.S. Troops