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Palin resigns as governor, adding to 2012 speculation
3 Jul 2009 at 3:51pm
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, raising speculation that she would focus on a run for the White House in the 2012 race.The former Republica...

Thick smoke marks Rock Hill fire
3 Jul 2009 at 3:55pm
Rock Hill residents reported hearing explosions and seeing flames shoot through the roof of the former Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Co. about 1:40 p.m. Saturday, when a huge fire broke out at t...

S.C. officers search for killer of 4
3 Jul 2009 at 4:07pm
GAFFNEY, S.C. - Sheriff's deputies searched Friday for a serial killer blamed for four deaths over the past six days as terrified residents wondered who might be next.Investigators have not figured...

Divers recover Charlotte man's body
3 Jul 2009 at 2:08pm
Divers pulled the body of a 27-year-old Charlotte man from the Catawba River near Interstate 77 around noon Saturday, officials said.Friends and family told The Herald that Gildardo Perez had been ...

Ants, roaches found in Charlotte eatery
3 Jul 2009 at 9:29am
Ants and roaches caused trouble for one local restaurant this week and that's just the beginning.At Don Carlos Bar and Restaurant on Nations Ford Road, inspectors found dead ants inside the freezer...

Military: 4 NC soldiers killed in Iraq
3 Jul 2009 at 7:11am
Four North Carolina National Guard soldiers were killed in Baghdad on the last day of regular combat operations for U.S. forces in Iraqi cities, the military said Thursday.It was the North Carolina...

Hard times take a toll on Perdue
3 Jul 2009 at 6:23am
Six months after taking office, Gov. Bev Perdue's political honeymoon is over.Perdue has been politically whipsawed from the left and the right. Teachers, state employees and advocates for the poor...

Fire at martial arts school ruled arson
3 Jul 2009 at 5:38am
York County fire investigators have ruled the blaze that destroyed a martial arts academy near Rock Hill as a case of arson.Fire destroyed Pak's Martial Arts Fitness Center, off Cherry Road, on Jun...

Officer shot responding to burglary call
3 Jul 2009 at 5:38am
Police officials in North Carolina say an officer is in stable condition after being shot during a call to a burglary in progress in Durham.The Durham Police Department said Officer D.J. Youmans wa...

Officials to attend bald eagle release
3 Jul 2009 at 5:31am
Local and state officials are expected to join the public Saturday morning when the Carolina Raptor Center releases a bald eagle into freedom, to honor North Carolina's veterans and fallen service ...

Officer won't face charges for killing hunter
3 Jul 2009 at 5:31am
State wildlife officials say a veteran officer will not face charges for fatally shooting a turkey hunter.The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission said state and local investigators have determined t...

Man arrested on child rape charges
3 Jul 2009 at 5:26am
A Denver man has been arrested on several charges involving sex with a child, authorities reported Thursday.Michael Dorsey Needham, 34, was charged with one count of first-degree rape of a child; o...

Wildfire contained near SC coast
3 Jul 2009 at 5:23am
Fire officials near the S.C. coast say a wildfire has been contained after it burned several acres not far from the area where a fire burned 30 square miles earlier this year.The fire was contained...

Free agents McDyess, Bass intrigue Bobcats
2 Jul 2009 at 10:35pm
Looking to address the Charlotte Bobcats' need for a backup power forward, general manager Rod Higgins has contacted agents for Antonio McDyess and Brandon Bass.McDyess, who played for the Detroit ...

Panthers claim rookie TE from Jets
3 Jul 2009 at 1:31am
The Carolina Panthers claimed rookie tight end Andrew Davie off the waiver wire Thursday. Davie was recently cut by the Jets, who had signed him as an undrafted free agent in April.D...


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