How to move an army (photos)

06/11/11 After a two-vehicle, 15-hour haul for a normally nine- to 10-hour trip, with two kids (including a 1-year-old toddler), six dogs, a trailer and one sore back, Nicole and Brian Lowen at last arrived in Crestview. That was 10 months ago. Since then,...

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Budget cuts for early-childhood programs worry parents

06/11/11 Debbie Short worries that pending cuts to the North Carolina state budget will soon make it more difficult for her family to pay for day care for her granddaughter.

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Women sky divers set N.C. record

06/11/11 Twenty-two women sky divers in Raeford set a North Carolina record Saturday for the largest women's formation sky-dive. Susan Saxon, an instructor at Raeford Parachute Center, said four of the women failed to get in formation during the group's first attempt.

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Fort Bragg medic from Texas found dead in barracks

06/08/11 A medic with the Army's 82nd Airborne Division has been found dead in the barracks at Fort Bragg

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Carvers Creek State Park master plan goes online Wednesday

06/07/11 A draft of the master plan for Carvers Creek State Park will be available online beginning Wednesday, state officials said today.

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Special Ops museum exhibit honors NC soldiers

06/07/11 An exhibit opening next week at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville celebrates the contribution of North Carolina veterans.

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New Panthers coach remains upbeat during lockout

06/04/11 MIKE CRANSTON AP Sports Writer FORT BRAGG, N.C. As Carolina Panthers players organized a week of workouts, their new coach was forced to find out secondhand how they went. "Guys who have been able to go out and see them have been able to tell me some really nice things about our guys," Ron Rivera said Friday. "They say, 'Coach, they're working hard. It's good to see. They have 54 guys out there ...

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Books: Field guide details wildflowers of the Sandhills

06/04/11 Resinous Boneset. No, that's not the name of a character from the "Harry Potter" series. Resinous Boneset is the name of some weedy-looking flowers that grow alongside some roads and ditches around wooded areas here.

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SMITH Advertising Expands Social Media Department

06/04/11 Triangle - SMITH Advertising, a fully integrated advertising and marketing agency, is pleased to announce the hiring of Lisa Hagedorn, Senior Account Manager; Zack May, Account Manager and Melinda Joffre, Social Media Administrator, Department of Social Media Marketing.

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NC House approves higher consumer finance costs

06/03/11 North Carolina Storefront lenders who sought for years to raise borrowing costs on small consumer finance loans won a victory Thursday as the House passed a measure opposed by the Pentagon, commanders at the state's three largest military bases, the AARP and consumer advocacy groups.

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NC miliitary brass targets consumer loans bill

06/02/11 The Pentagon is taking the unusual step of opposing the bill because of the fear that higher-cost consumer loans would hurt troop readiness.

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NC military brass targets consumer loans bill

06/02/11 A scheduled vote by the North Carolina House on legislation to allow consumer finance companies to charge more for small, unsecured loans often obtained by troops in uniform has been delayed until Thursday.

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Taking the Greyhound from downtown to Ft. Benning in '66: Cleveland Remembers

05/30/11 Out of thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of young Cleveland men who answered the summons to stand up, be a man, then step forward to serve your country, our group represented the neighborhoods and wards -- Collinwood, West Park, Bellaire, Brookpark, Miles, Parma, Mayfield, Brooklyn, Murry Hill, the East Side and the West Side, all of which represented America's best.

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NC Man, Wife Charged In Baseball-Bat Killing

05/29/11 Authorities say a North Carolina husband and wife have been charged with murder in the fatal baseball-bat beating of a man who owed them money.

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Accused mother's brother: 'I stand by my sister, whether she did this or not'

05/26/11 Jeffrey Coleman, an older brother of Tania R. Coleman, said he last saw his sister at her apartment in January on a visit back to Erie. He also saw Tania Coleman's daughter, Alayja, then 10 months old, who was found dead inside a suitcase on Tuesday.

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Need To Know for Friday, May 27

05/26/11 1Col. Merle D. Hart, commander of the 440th Airlift Wing at Pope Field, is slated to speak at the Fayetteville VA Medical Center's annual Memorial Day observance today at 11a.m. The event will be in the hospital's third floor auditorium and the public is invited.

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Mayville Takes Reins At Fort Riley

05/25/11 Major General William Mayville took over as leader of the Big Red One in a ceremony at the post Wednesday.

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Epic, Insomniac, And More Talk Growth In Roundtable In North Carolina's Triangle

05/24/11 Today, the North Carolina Department of Commerce held a Video Game Developers Roundtable at Durham's burgeoning American Underground, a dedicated space for early-stage startups, and home to Joystick Labs, the region's first and only gaming accelerator. Durham, along with nearby Raleigh and Chapel Hill, anchors North Carolina's Triangle, home to 40+ gaming companies, as well as the East Coast ...

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NC mulls raising costs on consumer finance loans

05/19/11 EMERY P. DALESIO Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. A legislative panel is hearing arguments on why North Carolina should allow higher borrowing costs on consumer finance loans, a move opposed by military leaders. The House Banking Committee on Thursday heard consumer installment loan companies ask the state to allow them to raise borrowing costs that have stayed level since the 1980s. Fort Bragg ...

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Planning on Being 'Left Behind' on the May 21 Rapture? Enjoy the Live-Streaming Judgment Day Party

05/17/11 Comedians, educators, activists and others are gathering for a live-streaming Judgment Day Party to air 24 hours straight on May 21. While they're gathering for a great cause, if anyone happens to see Jesus, they'll be sure to report it.

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