Duke lacrosse players file lawsuit, a teacher is caught up in meth bust, and the Hurricanes open their season.
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WRAL News REWIND: Sept. 30-Oct. 6
Duke lacrosse players file lawsuit, a teacher is caught up in meth bust, and the Hurricanes open their season.
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TOP STORY: Durham Faces Federal Lawsuit From Ex-Lacrosse Players
Attorneys for three ex-Duke lacrosse players sued the city of Durham on Friday seeking reform to the way the city's police department handles criminal cases.
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MONDAY: Perdue Launches Gubernatorial Campaign
Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue on Monday officially joined the race to be North Carolina's next governor.
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MONDAY: Report: Tar Heels Have No. 1 Sewn Up – in Sports Fundraising
When it comes to money raised or pledged to athletics, a Chronicle of Higher Education survey put the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at the top of the list nationwide.
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MONDAY: Meeker, Commissioners Hash Out Differences
Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker on Monday called it unacceptable for Wake County to use hundreds of mobile classrooms and called for better communication between the Board of Commissioners and Board of Education to deal with booming growth in area schools.
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TUESDAY: State Officials Sidestep Execution Debate
The North Carolina Council of State on Tuesday tossed the debate over the death penalty back to the courts, saying it wasn't their place to sort out the controversial issue.
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TUESDAY: Fuquay Residents Take Stand on Proposed Pet Limit
It was standing room only at a public meeting Monday night to discuss a pet ordinance proposal in Fuquay-Varina. The ordinance would restrict homeowners living on less than a half-acre to a maximum of three pets.
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TUESDAY: K-9 Officers Don't Dog It in Competition
Dozens of police dogs are chasing top honors – not to mention sniffing and biting their way to the top – in an international competition this week in Fayetteville.
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WEDNESDAY: Internal Review Calls for DOT Changes
The Department of Transportation issued a status report Wednesday on an internal investigation begun in the wake of criticism for troubled projects and inefficiency.
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WEDNESDAY: Police Charge Uncle of Boy Found Along Roadside
A boy found walking along a road in the Sampson County town of Roseboro was under his uncle's care when he wandered away Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
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THURSDAY: Easley Calls for Collaboration as Drought Tightens Grip
As drought conditions worsen throughout the state, Gov. Mike Easley wants state agencies to work more closely with communities on water conservation.
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THURSDAY: Campbell Law School Moving to Raleigh
City officials confirmed Thursday that Campbell University's law school would relocate to a downtown Raleigh office building by 2009.
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THURSDAY: Smithfield's Founder Loses $1.15M Verdict in Sex Harassment Case
A jury Thursday ordered the founder of the Smithfield's Chicken 'n Bar-B-Q chain to pay $1.15 million to a male former employee who had sued him for sexual harassment.
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THURSDAY: Canes Name Francis Assistant General Manager
The job came open a week before the season, when Jason Karmanos, the son of the owner, resigned suddenly. Karmanos said he was resigning for personal reasons.
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THURSDAY: Pets Apparently Poisoned in Harnett Neighborhood
Residents say more than 20 dogs and cats have been poisoned in a Harnett County neighborhood over the past three years. The latest death happened on Tuesday.
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THURSDAY: ATM Thieves Don't Get Far
An attempt to steal an automated-teller machine from a bank branch in Wakefield in the early hours of Thursday morning did not get far.
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FRIDAY: Gov. Easley Sending Rapid Response Team to Flextronics
Gov. Mike Easley announced that a Rapid Response Team from the N.C. Department of Commerce will be deployed to the Flextronics plant in Youngsville after the company announced it will close its facility over the next six months.
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FRIDAY: Lifelong Friends Describe Jumping to Escape Fire
Two women credit their friendship for helping them survive jumping from their second-story balcony to escape a fire that destroyed a Carrboro apartment building.
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FRIDAY: N.C. Losing Millions in Sales Tax Each Year
About $200 million to $300 million a year – that’s the estimate on how much North Carolina loses in sales tax each year for online and mail order purchases.
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FRIDAY: Fayetteville, Cumberland Ban 'Jesus' From Officials' Prayers
Fayetteville and Cumberland County have banned their employees from invoking the name of Jesus - or any deity - in prayers at city- and county-sponsored events.
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SATURDAY: Apex Marks First Anniversary of Chemical Fire
This weekend marks the one-year anniversary of a chemical fire that forced the evacuation of 17,000 Apex residents. But a year later, the state has yet to revoke Environmental Quality's operating permit, and the company is fighting to reopen in Apex.