State capital: Raleigh
Entered Union: Nov. 21, 1789
Population: 8,541,221 (2004 estimate)
Area 48,711 sq mi. (126,161 sq km)
Governor: Mike Easley (Democrat)
U.S. Representatives: 13
State nickname: Tar Heel State

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Basketball: Pittsburgh No. 1

Pittsburgh is No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for the first time.

Woman killed in Candler slayings planned to move

CANDLER A relative says a woman killed in a North Carolina home where she rented a room had planned to move out in less than two weeks.

N.C. to use reservation system for campsites

Planning a camping trip to a state park during a popular time of the year will become less of a gamble for North Carolina residents beginning in April.

Florida Man Charged With Raping Delaware Teen

A 19-year-old Florida man is charged with traveling to Delaware to have sex with a 13-year-old girl he met on the Internet.

Grandma, guardsman, girl: War's toll felt at home

When her son got his orders to head back to Iraq, Rosa Lamourt hatched her scheme to keep him stateside.She didn't sleep much during the four months Spc. Jobel Barbosa spent in Iraq in 2004, driving a Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle with the North Carolina National Guard. The idea of her only son, born when she was just 15, spending an entire year overseas was too much.So when Barbosa _ a 29-year-old single father _ asked his mother to care for his daughter Christian, as she'd done during his first deployment, she simply refused.

Tuition, budget on agenda

For the next couple of months, officials with the UNC system and at public university campuses across the state will deal with two intertwined economics issues: budget cuts and tuition increases.

Daniel Bernard Roumain To Perform At McGlohon Theater 1/17

One of music's most innovative composers, Daniel Bernard Roumain, will perform on Saturday, Jan.

Don't run, fight, says father of murder victim

'CRIME should not make people leave Trinidad, I think we should stay and fight the criminals,' said Edgar Vidale, 65, father of former national junior shot put champion, Gabrielle 'Gabby' Kinard, who was ...

Quadruple-Murderer Loses Death Penalty Appeal - Fort Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette

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'Single Ladies' goes wild online

A number of high profile musicians have made enormous dents on YouTube: Soulja Boy, Rihanna, the Jonas Brothers and Chris Brown among them.

Perdue announces first cabinet appointments

Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue on Friday named some holdovers from her predecessor's administration _ as well as a veteran Marine prosecutor and judge _ to run three public safety-related agencies.

Smith to lead NC administrative court operations

A trial judge has been named to lead the day-to-day administration of North Carolina's court system.

New Payroll System Still Causing Problems For State Workers

State workers in North Carolina say they still have problems with a new payroll system despite officials' efforts to make sure employees get their full pay.

Man reported abducted in October is back home

The victim of an alleged abduction is safe at home with his family, but the investigation of his disappearance continues, according to the Henry County Sheriffa s Office.

Leaving office, Easley reflects on tenure

Gov. Mike Easley entered North Carolina's Executive Mansion facing a budget crisis.

Giving Comfort: Corporate chaplains fill a need in nation's busy workplaces

During one of his regular visits to a local fast-food restaurant, the Rev. Ron Lewis got an unusual request.

State legislators will grapple with budgets in '09

Worsening budget shortfalls will prompt many state lawmakers to ask a basic question when they return to work in January: What must government provide its citizens? In all but a handful of states, that list is ...

Caution light rerouted Marine in fatal jet crash

The military says a Marine pilot killed in a crash this week began having problems shortly after takeoff, prompting him to try to return to his North Carolina base.Capt. Alberto N. Bencosme was piloting the AV-8B Harrier on a training mission Monday when he crashed about a mile short of the runway at the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.Marine officials say Bencosme was instructed back to base shortly after takeoff by a cockpit caution light that came on, indicating that aircraft canopy latches may not have been secured.

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