Communities respond to Gov. Easley's call for more water conservation, two women are stabbed at a church in Rocky Mount and homeowners in a property dispute turn to bats, shovels and guns.
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TOP STORY: Easley Urges More Water Conservation, Orders Ban on Open Burning
Gov. Mike Easley on Monday called for further cutbacks in water consumption by every North Carolinian to conserve limited water supplies that he said will likely continue to shrink in the coming months.
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TOP STORY: Robbery Likely Motive For Knife Attacks at Rocky Mount Church
Police think robbery might have been the motive for the stabbings that killed one woman and critically wounded a second at Lakeside Baptist Church in Rocky Mount.
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TOP STORY: Shovels, Bat, Gun Used in Property Line Squabble
Fences may make good neighbors, but one tree line in Dunn has marked a feud that has included a battle with shovels, swings of a bat and a drawn gun.
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SUNDAY: Suspect Wanted in Durham Mall Slaying Surrenders to Police
Police said Xavier J. Moore surrendered in the stabbing death of a 22-year-old man at Northgate Mall in Durham.
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MONDAY: EQ Won't Rebuild in Apex
The hazardous waste company whose Apex site exploded in a fireball a year ago, forcing the evacuation of about half the town, agreed Monday not to rebuild in order to settle a dispute with state regulators.
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MONDAY: Teachers, Classmates Helping Blind Boy Get New Eyes
Teachers and students at a Raeford elementary school student are raising money to help a 7-year-old blind boy get new prosthetic eyes.
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MONDAY: I-85 Reopens After Fatal Wreck in Hillsborough
A fatal tractor-trailer crash forced authorities to close part of Interstate 85 North in Orange County late Monday, and the highway didn't reopen until Tuesday morning.
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MONDAY: Durham Bans Outdoor Watering, Except for Saturdays
The City of Durham will tighten water restrictions again Tuesday, eliminating lawn watering and irrigation.
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TUESDAY: Fayetteville Gas Leak Causes Evacuations, Traffic Diversion
Some businesses in downtown Fayetteville were evacuated Tuesday afternoon because of a gas leak, police said.
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TUESDAY: Raleigh Prohibits Lawn Sprinklers
Put the sprinklers away. Watering lawns in Raleigh is now prohibited except with hand-held hoses and watering cans.
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WEDNESDAY: Blind Raeford Boy to Get New Eyes
A 7-year-old Raeford elementary-school student will be getting a new set of prosthetic eyes.
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WEDNESDAY: Easley: Statewide Water Curbs 'Pretty Positive'
Two days after he called for statewide water conservation, Gov. Mike Easley said Wednesday that he is pleased with how well communities are pitching in for the effort.
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WEDNESDAY: Wake County Sheriff to Crack Down on Illegal Immigration
Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison said Wednesday he is working out plans to have deputies start policing immigration issues.
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WEDNESDAY: Apex Bans Outdoor Water Irrigation
The town of Apex has banned outdoor water irrigation.
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WEDNESDAY: Residents Question Flowing Fire Hydrants in Time of Drought
Gov. Mike Easley said he wants every citizen to try to save at least one gallon of water a day, but . But some Wendell residents said they have seen gallons of water pouring out of fire hydrants.
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THURSDAY: BB Gun Causes Lockdown at Raleigh Middle School
Ligon Middle School was locked down for about two hours Thursday morning after a teen brought a gun to the school, police said.
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THURASDAY: State Won't Defend Nifong in Lacrosse Players' Suit
The North Carolina Attorney General's Office declined former DA Mike Nifong's request to represent him in a federal lawsuit filed by three former Duke lacrosse players.
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THURSDAY: Johnston County to Ban Sprinkling
Johnston County has added its name to the growing list of areas to prohibit lawn watering in the face of the drought.
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FRIDAY: Durham Debuts New Video Monitoring System
Durham police have a new way to keep an eye on crime in the Bull City.
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FRIDAY: Building Boom Slowing in the Triangle
The national slowdown in the house industry appears to be catching up in Raleigh, where a new report shows the number of house-building permits are down about 10 percent from this time last year.
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FRIDAY: Search for Missing Harnett County Baby Continues
The search for an 11-month-old missing Harnett County girl continued on Saturday. Authorities issued a statewide Amber Alert on Friday after Harmony Jade Creech's grandmother reported her missing at 11:30 a.m.