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Death Row Inmate Boasts of 'Leisure' Life

'Kill me if you can suckers,' he writes to hometown paper

(Newser) - A murderer awaiting execution in North Carolina wrote a letter to his hometown newspaper ridiculing the justice system and describing his life in prison as one of "leisure." 50-year-old Danny Robbie Hembree Jr. is on death row for killing teenager Heather Catterton in 2009, reports ABC News . Hembree...

Guy Pays Walmart Tab With $1M Bill
 Guy Pays 
 Walmart Tab 
 With $1M Bill 
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Jan 7, 2012 7:00 AM CST

Guy Pays Walmart Tab With $1M Bill

Store employees weren't buying it

(Newser) - He definitely wanted to keep the change: Cops have charged a North Carolina man after he attempted to pay a $476 Walmart tab ... with a $1 million bill. Seems that 53-year-old Michael Fuller bought a vacuum, microwave, among other items, and forked over the bill when it came time to...

Store Clerk Derek Mothershead Knocks Out Armed Burglar
 Clerk KOs 
 Armed Burglar 
Dec 27, 2011 2:41 PM CST

Clerk KOs Armed Burglar

Instead of money, he gets a knockout punch

(Newser) - It looked like the thief's lucky day: A shop clerk in North Carolina who was usually armed didn't have his gun on him. But when an armed robber threatened him, the clerk dealt the intruder a knockout punch—and the whole thing was caught on security cameras, WYFF4...

Organs From Mary Ann Holder's Victims Save 12 Lives
 2 Slain Kids Save 12 Lives 
Nov 25, 2011 4:43 AM CST

2 Slain Kids Save 12 Lives

Organs donated from victims of NC mom's rampage

(Newser) - Donated organs from two children killed in a North Carolina mom's murder-suicide rampage have given life to a dozen others. Mary Ann Holder killed both her sons, one of their girlfriends, and a niece she was raising before turning the gun on herself last week. A spokesman for Carolina...

On Campaign Trail, Some Dems Dodging Obama

Few say so publicly, but congressional reps are steering clear

(Newser) - The official message from Democratic leadership is that no one considers President Obama to be a political liability. However, as next year's election race heats up, there are growing signs that Democrats in battleground states aren't exactly clamoring for the president's help. In Obama's trips to...

John Edwards' Daughter Cate Marries Trevor Upham
 Cate Edwards Gets Married 
Oct 23, 2011 10:49 AM CDT

Cate Edwards Gets Married

John Edwards' daughter marries college sweetheart Trevor Upham

(Newser) - If anybody has reason to steer clear of the institution of marriage it's probably Cate Edwards, but John Edwards and his oldest daughter marched down the aisle yesterday nonetheless. With a candle at the altar lit in memory of mom Elizabeth, Cate Edwards married her college sweetheart Trevor Upham...

Obama Fights for Longtime Red States

North Carolina, Virginia key to 2012 strategy

(Newser) - It's not just about Ohio and Florida anymore. President Obama heads to North Carolina today then continues on to Virginia, hoping he can once again capture the longtime Republican strongholds in 2012; next week, it's off to the Mountain West, where he'll look for victory in Colorado,...

NC Governor: Just Kidding About Suspending Elections

Bev Perdue says critics didn't get her 'hyperbole'

(Newser) - Today's weirdest political brouhaha: North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue spoke to the Rotary Club today and said this: "I think we ought to suspend, perhaps, elections for Congress for two years and just tell them we won't hold it against them, whatever decisions they make, to just...

NC Inches Closer to Vote on Gay Marriage Ban

House already passed bill, so it will go to voters

(Newser) - North Carolina residents will vote on a constitutional amendment banning gay marriages, after the state Senate voted 30-16 yesterday to put it on the ballot in May. Every Republican in attendance voted yes, giving the bill exactly the 30 votes it needed to pass, the News & Observer reports. The...

NC House OKs Vote on Gay Marriage Amendment

It will be held during Republican primary

(Newser) - North Carolina took a big step toward a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage last night, when the House passed a bill that would let voters decide the matter during next May’s GOP primary. The vote was 75-42 in favor, according to the Raleigh News & Observer . Afterward, hundreds of...

Why Hurricane Irene Is Good for the Outer Banks
Why Hurricane Irene Is
Good for the Outer Banks
analysis
Aug 27, 2011 8:29 AM CDT

Why Hurricane Irene Is Good for the Outer Banks

It carries new sand to the area, which helps prevent it from eroding

(Newser) - It's counterintuitive, but it's true, says a Duke University geology professor. Hurricane Irene "is just what" the Outer Banks need. In a conversation with the Los Angeles Times , Orrin Pilkey acknowledges the many, many downsides of the storm: "We are going to see an awful lot...

Hurricane Irene Nears NC
 Hurricane Irene Hits NC 
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Aug 27, 2011 7:00 AM CDT

Hurricane Irene Hits NC

Its winds have slowed slightly, but its bite hasn't faded, say experts

(Newser) - The good news: Hurricane Irene's power faded slightly overnight, with the National Hurricane Center reporting that the storm's top sustained winds have slipped from 100mph to 90mph. The bad news: "The hazards are still the same," according to an NHC hurricane specialist. "The emphasis for...

Thousands Flee Irene, Flights Canceled

 Thousands Flee Irene, 
 Flights Canceled 
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Aug 26, 2011 7:53 AM CDT

Thousands Flee Irene, Flights Canceled

Storm expected to wallop southeast tomorrow

(Newser) - Frightened North Carolinians fleeing Irene are jamming highways as the East Coast steels for what could be the biggest hurricane in decades. At least seven states have now declared a state of emergency, and hundreds of flights are being canceled. Gas stations are running out of fuel and ATMs have...

NC Island Evacuates as Irene Wallops Bahamas

Landfall expected on East Coast this weekend

(Newser) - Tourists started evacuating the North Carolina border island of Ocracoke today, as Hurricane Irene strengthened to a Category 3 storm and headed toward the East Coast. A local tells the AP evacuations are going smoothly so far. Year-round residents were ordered to begin evacuating tomorrow . Irene’s winds neared 120mph...

NC Island Evacuated as Irene Approaches

Storm could be Cat 4 monster by the time it reaches coast

(Newser) - North Carolina is bracing for what could be the strongest storm to hit the state since 1998's Hurricane Bonnie. Thousands of people have been ordered to leave the barrier island Ocracoke as Hurricane Irene, currently a Category 2 storm but expected to strengthen further, moves toward the coast, the...

It's Official: Irene First Hurricane of Season

Expected to affect Florida, could hit Georgia, Carolinas

(Newser) - The first hurricane of the Atlantic season has officially developed. Irene is currently moving over Puerto Rico; it could eventually rattle Florida and skim Georgia and the Carolinas later this week. First, though, it’s headed toward Hispaniola, the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The storm has...

Kids to Cops: Mom Tried to Kill Us in Car Crash

North Carolina mother is charged with assault with a deadly weapon

(Newser) - Two young sisters have told police that their mom intended to hurt them in a deliberate car wreck because she was "mad at daddy," according to investigators. The girls, ages 7 and 8, were treated for cuts and bruises after mom Teresa Caffrey of North Carolina drove their...

Teen Busted for Body in Car Trunk

Cops tracked him on the cell phone

(Newser) - A North Carolina man was busted Friday after parking his Mustang in Virginia with a woman's body in the trunk, police report. Cops tracked cell phone calls by the 19-year-old suspected killer after discovering a crime scene, and kept watch on his parked car until he returned to it....

NC Locals Hail &#39;Kudzu Jesus&#39;
 NC Locals Hail 'Kudzu Jesus' 
Jun 30, 2011 3:00 AM CDT

NC Locals Hail 'Kudzu Jesus'

A little bit of paradise near a hotdog stand

(Newser) - Other states might be green with envy, but it's only North Carolina that can claim its very own "miraculous" Kudzu Jesus. The mass of runaway weeds growing up a power utility pole and wires near the town of Kinston looks remarkably like Jesus Christ on the cross, say...

Guy Robs Bank ... to Get Prison Health Care

NC man aimed for 3-year sentence with $1 heist

(Newser) - A North Carolina man with a bad back, a growth on his chest, and no job or money decided to swap his freedom for prison health care by robbing a bank. Richard James Verone, 59, walked into a bank, handed the teller a note demanding just $1—then sat down...

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