Gas fire in Cary shuts down a major intersection, Easley says the drought could push the state into an emergency, and the North Carolina State Fair kicks off.
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WRAL News REWIND: Oct. 7-13
Gas fire in Cary shuts down a major intersection, Easley says the drought could push the state into an emergency, and the North Carolina State Fair kicks off.
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TOP STORY: Crews Working Around the Clock to Reopen Busy Cary Intersection
A contractor drilled into a gas main at Kildaire Farm and Tryon road in Cary, sparking a fireball that took more than six hours to extinguish. Crews hope to have the intersection reopened by Thursday morning.
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TOP STORY: N.C. Close to Water Emergency, Tougher Restrictions
A report released Thursday found 86 of the state's 100 counties are suffering from extreme drought. Without significant rainfall soon, Gov. Mike Easley said he may have to impose tougher restrictions.
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TOP STORY: Fair Officials Hope for ‘Seriously Twisted Fun’ + Great Weather
The 2007 North Carolina State Fair boasts the largest midway in North America. Organizers hope it will help draw enough visitors to set new attendance records.
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SUNDAY: Security Stepped Up at Festifall
Past trouble at Chapel Hill street festivals, prompted extra security measures at this year’s Festifall along Franklin Street.
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SUNDAY: North Carolina Commercial Fishing Industry Taking a Spill
Cheaper imports, inexpensive foreign labor and consumers looking for a deal are taking a toll on the North Carolina commercial fishing industry.
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MONDAY: UNC Professor Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine
A professor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday. Dr. Oliver Smithies is the first full-time UNC faculty member to ever win the prize.
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MONDAY: Judge Drops Murder Charge Against Mentally Retarded Man
A Durham County judge has dismissed a murder charge against a Dorothea Dix patient who has been awaiting trial for 14 years.
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MONDAY: Drought Causing Distress for Trees
Most of the state is in dire straits when it comes to the drought. The record-setting heat has turned grass brown, and trees are showing signs of distress, too.
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MONDAY: I-440 East Reopened After Accident
The Outer Beltline has been reopened after a chain-reaction accident shut down all four lanes earlier Monday afternoon.
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TUESDAY: Upsets Mark Cary Mayor, Raleigh Council Races
Former Cary Town Councilman Harold Weinbrecht beat out incumbent Mayor Ernie McAlister, while two members of the Raleigh City Council went down to defeat Tuesday night.
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TUESDAY: Progress Energy CEO McGehee Dies
Robert McGehee, 64, chairman and chief executive officer of Progress Energy, died early Tuesday of a stroke, the company said.
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TUESDAY: Cold Case Solved With Help of NC Wanted
A wanted fugitive is off the streets after 27 years on the run, thanks to a knowledgeable viewer and the television show "NC Wanted."
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TUESDAY: NAACP Wants Increased Ethical Standards for Attorneys
The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP on Tuesday called on state legal associations to add to their ethical bylaws a phrase that "prosecutors in criminal cases should not discriminate upon race."
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TUESDAY: 50 in Raleigh Part of Nationwide Sweep of Alien Gang Members
U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents announced Tuesday that they had arrested 50 gang members in Raleigh as part of a nationwide effort to combat gang violence.
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WEDNESDAY: Weinbrecht's Balanced Growth Approach a Hit with Cary Voters
One day after becoming Cary’s mayor-elect, Harold Weinbrecht said he overcame “a lot of money and a lot of power and a lot of negative campaigning” to win.
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WEDNESDAY: Harnett Students Taken to Hospital After Bus Accident
Authorities said a school bus was rear-ended by a pickup truck Wednesday morning in Harnett County.
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THURSDAY: Drought Conditions Remain Same for Most of N.C.
Despite the expected arrival of lower temperatures later in the week, drought woes continue throughout most of North Carolina.
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THURSDAY: Wake Schools Have Most Students in N.C.
The Wake County school system is officially the largest in the state, officials said Thursday, announcing that enrollment has surged past 134,000 students.
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THURSDAY: Drought Exposes Rare Boat in Tar River
Low river levels caused by a statewide drought have exposed a rare, sunken boat in the Tar River.
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FRIDAY: Drought Putting Cattle Farmers in Bind
With grass dying and hay wilting in the fields, farmers cannot afford to feed their herds and are having to sell off their cattle.
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FRIDAY: College President: Fatal Shooting Happened in 'Problem Area'
A homeless man was killed early Friday less than 100 yards from the St. Augustine's College campus, prompting the school's president to call for better law enforcement in the east Raleigh neighborhood.
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FRIDAY: Ex-Lacrosse Coach Sues Duke, Says School Violated Settlement
Several months after settling his legal claims again Duke University over his forced resignation, former lacrosse coach Mike Pressler sued the school on Friday.
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FRIDAY: Raleigh Fire Dept. Recommends Tougher Codes
From the ashes of a fire that destroyed 38 townhomes in north Raleigh came new recommendations to make townhouses and apartments safer.
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SATURDAY: Man Stabbed to Death at Durham Mall, Suspect at Large
Police are searching for Xavier J. Moore, pictured, who is a suspect in the stabbing death of a 22-year-old man at Northgate Mall in Durham.
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SATURDAY: Couple Weds at N.C. State Bell Tower
A couple of "die-hard fans" were married at the N.C. State Bell Tower Saturday while Mr. and Ms. Wuf cheered on.