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Airport parking rates going up (Aug 21, 2008 13:56)

Businessman pleads guilty to a tax charge (Aug 21, 2008 13:56)
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A Charlotte businessman pled guilty on Thursday to a tax charge relating to a..

Jump in measles outbreaks worries health officials (Aug 21, 2008 13:26)
ATLANTA (AP) - The number of measles cases in the U.S. has reached its highest point in more than a ..

HHS: Doctors can refuse to provide abortions (Aug 21, 2008 13:26)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration is proposing stronger job protections for doctors who refu..

FDA: Irradiating spinach, lettuce OK to kill germs (Aug 21, 2008 12:26)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government will allow food producers to start zapping fresh spinach and iceber..

Suspect holds authorities at bay in Md. motel (Aug 21, 2008 12:11)
HANCOCK, Md. (AP) - Police say a burglary suspect wanted in four states is still holed up in a weste..

Woman leaps from Ohio hospital 5th-floor window (Aug 21, 2008 11:57)
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - A hospital in Toledo says 1 of its patients leaped through a 5th-floor window, l..

Soldier to plead guilty to lower desertion charge (Aug 21, 2008 11:57)
FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) - A lawyer for a Fort Carson soldier who fled to Canada after his learning h..

SC Ports post record revenues, earnings in fiscal 2008 (Aug 21, 2008 11:42)
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina State Ports Authority had record revenues and earnings fo..

NC audit: improper monitoring at NC Autism Society (Aug 21, 2008 11:41)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The state auditor's office says improper monitoring of money led to a $1.5 mill..

Tropical Storm Fay forces more evacuations in Fla. (Aug 21, 2008 11:32)
MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) - Torrential rains from Tropical Storm Fay have triggered new flooding along Fl..

FDNY report lists many problems at fatal WTC fire (Aug 21, 2008 11:17)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Fire Department of New York has issued a report that details a litany of problem..

Widow of slain Democratic chairman to attend convention (Aug 21, 2008 11:17)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The widow of the Arkansas Democratic Party chairman who was killed last wee..

NC looking at tax increases for road construction (Aug 21, 2008 11:17)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The chairman of a panel looking for ways to solve North Carolina's multibillion..

Grand jury meets again in polygamist case (Aug 21, 2008 10:48)
ELDORADO, Texas (AP) - A West Texas grand jury is meeting again to consider possible charges against..

Insurance gap leads some elderly to forgo medicine (Aug 21, 2008 10:48)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Researchers say that when many people who enrolled in Medicare hit what's called t..

Bush calls Musharraf and Pakistan's prime minister (Aug 21, 2008 10:48)
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush has expressed solidarity with Pakistan, which has been wracked..

RI bishop wants US to halt mass immigration raids (Aug 21, 2008 10:48)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop is taking a public stand against U.S. i..

Pa. police make arrest in 1985 slaying of boy, 13 (Aug 21, 2008 10:48)
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, Pa. (AP) - Police have arrested a man in connection with the 1985 killing of a 13-..

Feds say fire destroyed structure next to towers (Aug 21, 2008 10:48)
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) - Government investigators have issued a report refuting conspiracy theories ..

FDA: Irradiated spinach, lettuce OK to kill germs (Aug 21, 2008 10:47)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government will allow food producers to start zapping fresh spinach and iceber..

NC man shoots himself after wounding sheriff's deputy (Aug 21, 2008 10:47)
INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. (AP) - Authorities say a man who shot and injured a Union County sheriff's deputy..

Sixteen-year-old charged with raping 11-year-old girl (Aug 21, 2008 10:47)
GRAHAM, N.C. (AP) - A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the statutory rape of an 11-year-old gir..

911 call reveals details about Charlotte teen's murder (Aug 21, 2008 10:47)
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Police have released the call into 911 following a deadly shooting in northwe..

Technology Turns the Page for Ink-on-Paper Textbooks (Aug 21, 2008 10:32)
The next generation of eBooks is almost here, nearly ready to replace conventional textbooks with in..