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Governor Requests Disaster Declaration For Onslow County
Governor Easley says if approved, those in neighboring Jones County with storm damage will also be eligible for low-interest SBA loans to help with repairs.
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Governor Easley says if approved, those in neighboring Jones County with storm damage will also be eligible for low-interest SBA loans to help with repairs.
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7 S.C. Edwards Delegates Back ObamaSeven South Carolina delegates who once supported John Edwards are throwing their support behind Barack Obama.
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Hope For The Warrior a part of the family for one Florida mother
Tomorrow is the 3rd annual Run for The Warriors. Civilians and service members can register to run for 3 different races in hopes of raising money for the Wounded Warriors. It's also a homecoming for all the Marines who didn't get one since they were injured. Nine On Your Side's Laura Vesco met a mother who drove up from Florida becauseHope For The Warrior took such excellent care of her injured son. She explains what the program did for him and how she will always consider them family.Join Nine On Your Side tonight for more on this story.
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Tomorrow is the 3rd annual Run for The Warriors. Civilians and service members can register to run for 3 different races in hopes of raising money for the Wounded Warriors. It's also a homecoming for all the Marines who didn't get one since they were injured. Nine On Your Side's Laura Vesco met a mother who drove up from Florida becauseHope For The Warrior took such excellent care of her injured son. She explains what the program did for him and how she will always consider them family.Join Nine On Your Side tonight for more on this story.
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Easley seeks disaster declaration for Onslow County
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Gov. Mike Easley has sent a letter to the Small Business Administration requesting a disaster declaration for Onslow County in the wake of last weekend's severe weather.If approved, the declaration makes residents and business owners in Onslow County eligible for low-interest loans to assist with repairs. Individuals would also be eligible for financial help from the state disaster assistance program.The governor's office says a disaster declaration requires a county to have 25 or more homes or businesses with 40 percent or more uninsured damage.Easley toured areas damaged by tornados Wednesday, and met with local officials and emergency responders.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Gov. Mike Easley has sent a letter to the Small Business Administration requesting a disaster declaration for Onslow County in the wake of last weekend's severe weather.If approved, the declaration makes residents and business owners in Onslow County eligible for low-interest loans to assist with repairs. Individuals would also be eligible for financial help from the state disaster assistance program.The governor's office says a disaster declaration requires a county to have 25 or more homes or businesses with 40 percent or more uninsured damage.Easley toured areas damaged by tornados Wednesday, and met with local officials and emergency responders.
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1,000 Camp Lejeune Marines & Sailors due home from Iraq next week
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE N.C. Approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, are returning from Iraq early next week after supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.The battalion returns from their scheduled deployment after conducting counterinsurgency operations in the city of Ramadi, the provincial capital of Al Anbar province, as a part of Regimental Combat Team-1.
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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE N.C. Approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, are returning from Iraq early next week after supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.The battalion returns from their scheduled deployment after conducting counterinsurgency operations in the city of Ramadi, the provincial capital of Al Anbar province, as a part of Regimental Combat Team-1.
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NC jury returns life sentence for NY teen's killer
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina jury has returned a life prison sentence for a man convicted of killing a New York teenager in Fayetteville in 2005.A Cumberland County jury decided Thursday against a death sentence for James Christopher Stitt, who was convicted of killing 16-year-old Jenna Bologna. Defense lawyer Jim Parish said Stitt was relieved.Stitt also was convicted of killing the girl's boyfriend, 21-year-old Army Spc. George Katsigiannis, in the home the three shared. The three knew each other growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y.The Fayetteville Observer reported the 22-year-old Stitt was sentenced to about 16 years to 19 years for killing the soldier. The sentences will be served consecutively, along with another six to eight years for robbing Katsigiannis.
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina jury has returned a life prison sentence for a man convicted of killing a New York teenager in Fayetteville in 2005.A Cumberland County jury decided Thursday against a death sentence for James Christopher Stitt, who was convicted of killing 16-year-old Jenna Bologna. Defense lawyer Jim Parish said Stitt was relieved.Stitt also was convicted of killing the girl's boyfriend, 21-year-old Army Spc. George Katsigiannis, in the home the three shared. The three knew each other growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y.The Fayetteville Observer reported the 22-year-old Stitt was sentenced to about 16 years to 19 years for killing the soldier. The sentences will be served consecutively, along with another six to eight years for robbing Katsigiannis.
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Weldon man arrested on multiple charges
On Thursday Night May 15, 2008 Deputy Phillip Milan with the Halifax County Sheriff's Office responed Ransome Circle in rerference to a damage to property call. During the investigation Deputy Milan discovered that there had been an altercation and the victim's car had been shot at 11th and Washington Street, Weldon. Deputy Milan obtained warrants on Fredrick Danielle Epps 28 y.o.a. of Weldon for Discharging a weapon into occupied property and Damage to personal property. Epps was arrested on 05/16/2008 by Deputy Travis Clark. Epps was placed under a $15,000.00 bond and has a court date of 06/24/2008 in Halifax.
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On Thursday Night May 15, 2008 Deputy Phillip Milan with the Halifax County Sheriff's Office responed Ransome Circle in rerference to a damage to property call. During the investigation Deputy Milan discovered that there had been an altercation and the victim's car had been shot at 11th and Washington Street, Weldon. Deputy Milan obtained warrants on Fredrick Danielle Epps 28 y.o.a. of Weldon for Discharging a weapon into occupied property and Damage to personal property. Epps was arrested on 05/16/2008 by Deputy Travis Clark. Epps was placed under a $15,000.00 bond and has a court date of 06/24/2008 in Halifax.
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Falkland Shooting
A store clerk is recovering in the hospital this afternoon after being shot in the chest.Meanwhile-- Deputies are still searching for the person who shot him.Deputies say the Roadside Grocery in Falkland was robbed just before 9p.m. last night.The store is on 5967 South Main St.The clerk was shot when the armed robber came into the store.Deputies say the clerk is in stable condition at PittMemorialHospital.The incident is under investigation and investigators will be talking with the victim this afternoon to try and get a description of the suspect.In the meantime-- anyone with information can call the Pitt County Sheriff's Office at (252) 830-4141.
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A store clerk is recovering in the hospital this afternoon after being shot in the chest.Meanwhile-- Deputies are still searching for the person who shot him.Deputies say the Roadside Grocery in Falkland was robbed just before 9p.m. last night.The store is on 5967 South Main St.The clerk was shot when the armed robber came into the store.Deputies say the clerk is in stable condition at PittMemorialHospital.The incident is under investigation and investigators will be talking with the victim this afternoon to try and get a description of the suspect.In the meantime-- anyone with information can call the Pitt County Sheriff's Office at (252) 830-4141.
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Lawmakers debate on prison spending
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - State lawmakers are debating the best way to handle North Carolina's growing prison population as they hash out the budget.The News & Observer reported Friday officials say growth in prison population is mostly due to growth in the overall state population.In one meeting, legislative fiscal analyst Doug Holbrook told lawmakers that projections show the state could need an additional 6,100 beds to keep up with a growing prison population by 2017.Options presented to the lawmakers included building more prisons, adjusting the state's sentencing grid, or both. Holbrook says the state would need to spend between $85 million and $120 million soon to meet a 1,854-prison bed shortage by 2012
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - State lawmakers are debating the best way to handle North Carolina's growing prison population as they hash out the budget.The News & Observer reported Friday officials say growth in prison population is mostly due to growth in the overall state population.In one meeting, legislative fiscal analyst Doug Holbrook told lawmakers that projections show the state could need an additional 6,100 beds to keep up with a growing prison population by 2017.Options presented to the lawmakers included building more prisons, adjusting the state's sentencing grid, or both. Holbrook says the state would need to spend between $85 million and $120 million soon to meet a 1,854-prison bed shortage by 2012
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Stars Shine At BMW Pro-Am TourneyOur cameras caught up with some of the stars hitting the links during the BMW Pro-Am
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