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Winston-Salem Journal

• Dense fog returns for morning commute

  Winston-Salem Journal – 13 mins ago  

  The National Weather Service has issued a dense fog advisory for the Triad, the second straight day that thick fog has covered the area during the morning commute. Full Story »

• Grand jury indicts suspect in deaths of 3 women

  Winston-Salem Journal – 28 mins ago  

  GASTONIAA grand jury in North Carolina has indicted a 47-year-old man suspected in the deaths of three women over a 17-year period. Full Story »

• Relishing the Bad-Boy Role: WFU's McFarland is often an object of opponents' ire

  Winston-Salem Journal – Tue Dec 15, 12:55 am ET  

  As he has come to expect, senior Chas McFarland of the Deacons heard the boos. Full Story »

• NFL Update

  Winston-Salem Journal – Tue Dec 15, 12:35 am ET  

  NFL Update Full Story »

• NBA Roundup: Sixers win, snap long skid

  Winston-Salem Journal – Tue Dec 15, 12:35 am ET  

  Thaddeus Young had 26 points and 14 rebounds, Allen Iverson scored 20 points, and Philadelphia snapped a 12-game losing streak with a win over visiting Golden State last night. Full Story »

Greensboro News & Record

• Holiday stamps made in triad go world over

  Greensboro News & Record – 2 hrs 43 mins ago  

  In the world of stamps, Guilford County pulled off a rare one-two accomplishment this year. For the first time in recent memory, officials with the U.S. Postal Service say, its annual holiday stamps have been designed and printed in the same locale. read more Full Story »

• Tweaking their Twitter tactics

  Greensboro News & Record – 2 hrs 43 mins ago  

  GREENSBORO -- As constant updates from social networking sites such as Twitter become a routine part of the day, it’s not just kids and cubicle dwellers who are harnessing the power of social media. Local governments and their departments are joining in, so far with mixed results. read more Full Story »

• Chef-Owner finds dad at Table 16

  Greensboro News & Record – 2 hrs 43 mins ago  

  GREENSBORO — Graham Heaton keeps the four photos of his young kids taped beside his 10-eye gas stove. He looks at them at least a half-dozen times a night. There’s Evan, his 2-year-old boy. Evan loves trucks and trains. And his twin daughters, Reagan and Kendall, 9 months old. They love just about everything. read more Full Story »

• Board opposes College Hill housing plan

  Greensboro News & Record – Mon Dec 14, 9:06 pm ET  

  GREENSBORO — College Hill residents won the first battle Monday night with a developer hoping to build student housing off Spring Garden Street. read more Full Story »

• Suspects in Sunday chase identified

  Greensboro News & Record – Mon Dec 14, 12:06 pm ET  

  GREENSBORO — Police released the names Monday of four drug suspects arrested after a car chase that ended in a crash with a police cruiser near a crowded high school soccer field Sunday. read more Full Story »

WXII-TV Winston-Salem

• Female gorilla at NC Zoo loses battle with cancer

  WXII-TV Winston-Salem – 2 hrs 55 mins ago  

  A 42-year-old female gorilla has been euthanized at the North Carolina Zoo after undergoing more than two years of treatment for cancer. Full Story »

• Sheriff: Deputies Uncover Inmate's Plot To Smuggle Drugs

  WXII-TV Winston-Salem – Mon Dec 14, 5:09 pm ET  

  Two inmates at the Guilford County Jail and another woman were charged with trying to smuggle drugs into the jail. Full Story »

• Triad Post Offices Packed For Year's Busiest Mailing Day

  WXII-TV Winston-Salem – Mon Dec 14, 4:39 pm ET  

  Triad Post Offices were packed on Monday -- the busiest mailing day of the year -- as shoppers scrambled to make sure packages and holiday cards arrived in time for Christmas. Full Story »

• NC Appeals Court Temporarily Halts Inmate Release

  WXII-TV Winston-Salem – Mon Dec 14, 3:39 pm ET  

  North Carolina's appeals court has temporarily blocked the release of two convicted murderers sentenced under a 1970s law that limited life terms. Full Story »

• Dad Home From War Watches Son Graduate

  WXII-TV Winston-Salem – Mon Dec 14, 3:09 pm ET  

  A proud father home from serving in Afghanistan got to see his son graduate from North Carolina A&T University. Full Story »

FOX 8 WGHP

• Police Locate Vehicle in Wake Forest Hit and Run

  FOX 8 WGHP – Mon Dec 14, 6:03 pm ET  

  Investigators on Monday said they have located the vehicle that ran over a Wake Forest University student in a hit-and-run accident earlier this month, but police would not comment on who they think was driving the SUV. Full Story »

• College Hill Residents Protest Outside Zoning Meeting

  FOX 8 WGHP – Mon Dec 14, 5:33 pm ET  

  Forty-five minutes before the start of a Greensboro Zoning Commission meeting Monday, a handful of College Hill residents gathered outside to protest plans to build a UNCG student housing complex in their neighborhood. Full Story »

• One Killed in Davidson County Head-On Collision

  FOX 8 WGHP – Sun Dec 13, 10:18 pm ET  

  A head-on collision killed one driver in Davidson County and injured another Sunday night. Full Story »

• Greensboro Residents Fight UNCG Student Housing Plans

  FOX 8 WGHP – Sun Dec 13, 6:48 pm ET  

  The Greensboro Zoning Commission will meet Monday to decide whether to rezone an area near UNCG for student housing. Full Story »

• Greensboro Police Chase Ends With Collision, Arrests

  FOX 8 WGHP – Sun Dec 13, 6:18 pm ET  

  Four people were arrested after a Greensboro Police chase ended in a head-on collision near the Four Seasons Town Centre. Full Story »

WFMY News 2 Greensboro

• Former Davie County Teacher Facing More Sex Offense Charges

  WFMY News 2 Greensboro – Mon Dec 14, 9:02 pm ET  

  A grand jury has indicted Douglas Ebersback on two counts of statutory rape. Full Story »

• Tom Joyner And Julian Bond To Be Honored At Civil Rights Museum's 50th Gala

  WFMY News 2 Greensboro – Mon Dec 14, 7:46 pm ET  

  The event will be held on Saturday, January 30, 2010 at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center in Greensboro. Full Story »

• NC Zoo Says Goodbye To Female Gorilla Who Lost Battle With Cancer

  WFMY News 2 Greensboro – Mon Dec 14, 7:16 pm ET  

  Donna, who was 42 was euthanized Monday after undergoing more than two-and-a-half years of treatments for cancer. Full Story »

• Incentives Considered To Lure Jobs To Triad

  WFMY News 2 Greensboro – Mon Dec 14, 7:16 pm ET  

  Lexington City Council members consider offering incentives to lure furniture manufacturer and 125 jobs to the city. Full Story »

• Reidsville Police Find Counterfeit Money While Investigating Theft From K-Mart

  WFMY News 2 Greensboro – Mon Dec 14, 6:31 pm ET  

  Officers found $3,100 in counterfeit money when they searched the suspects car. Marquise Brown was charged with possession of counterfeit money and possession of a gun by a felon. Full Story »

The Lexington Dispatch

• New Lexington City Council members take oath

  The Lexington Dispatch – Mon Dec 14, 10:13 pm ET  

  BY HEATHER J. SMITH The Dispatch The composition of the Lexington City Council changed Monday night, as longtime Ward 1 council member Louise Miller retired and newcomer Ronald Reid was sworn in to replace her. Full Story »

• Telworx Communications owners honored with donation

  The Lexington Dispatch – Mon Dec 14, 10:13 pm ET  

  BY HEATHER J. SMITH The Dispatch Employees of Welcome-based Telworx Communications got into the spirit of holiday giving when the 40-employee staff gave $480 to the Empty Stocking Fund in honor of owners Tim and Brenda Scronce. Full Story »

• Group opens membership to all college alumni

  The Lexington Dispatch – Mon Dec 14, 4:31 pm ET  

  By DENEESHA EDWARDS The Dispatch A refreshed and reorganized group is extending its membership to all college alumni while still emphasizing scholarships to students. The Lexington/Davidson Education Support Association is hoping to become a viable part of the city and county by helping students in schools. Full Story »

• Lexington Police arrest suspect in church break-in

  The Lexington Dispatch – Mon Dec 14, 3:46 pm ET  

  A Lexington teen has been charged in connection to a break-in that occurred earlier this month at the First Wesleyan Church on Winston Road. Full Story »

• Woman killed in traffic accident; charges pending

  The Lexington Dispatch – Mon Dec 14, 11:31 am ET  

  Charges are pending on a Lexington woman after a traffic accident in which she was involved killed another motorist. Sharon Farrell Ward, 61, of Bowers Road, was killed in a car wreck shortly after 5:30 p.m. Sunday on Turner Road, near Lohr Road. Full Story »

The Alleghany News

• REALITY CHECK

  The Alleghany News – Tue Dec 8, 9:15 pm ET  

  I took a stay-home day last Saturday as the snow started falling, taking the opportunity to get myself out of trouble and also spend a bit of time with the kids. Full Story »

• McCall moves forward with Invis-A-Rack ladder rack invention

  The Alleghany News – Tue Dec 8, 9:02 pm ET  

  Donny McCall of Sparta has turned his practical solution to a personal need into a new product with strong financial potential for himself and others. Full Story »

• Snowy Weekend

  The Alleghany News – Tue Dec 8, 9:02 pm ET  

  The annual Choose and Cut weekend turned out to be a snow day in Alleghany, with up to four inches of snow falling on Saturday. In the photo above, Rick, Cindy and Bailey Wilson of Winston-Salem pick out a tree. Full Story »

• Edwards retiring from Piney Creek

  The Alleghany News – Tue Dec 8, 9:01 pm ET  

  After four-and-a-half years as principal at Piney Creek School and a combined 30 years in the field of education, Mike Edwards is retiring Dec. 31, with Dec. 18 being his last day of being with students. Full Story »

• County accepts EMS sprinkler bid

  The Alleghany News – Tue Dec 8, 9:01 pm ET  

  The Alleghany County Board of Commissioners on Monday accepted a bid on a new sprinkler system for the Alleghany EMS building. Also at the meeting, the commissioners re-elected their leadership—Chairman Ken Richardson and Vice Chair Randy Miller. Full Story »

Eden Daily News

• Federal drug trial opens in Danville

  Eden Daily News – Mon Dec 14, 8:43 pm ET  

  Attorneys gave opening statements and questioned witnesses Monday during the trial of Carlos Santana Morris, who faces four drug distribution counts and two firearm counts in Danville’s federal court. Full Story »

• Top business plans could earn low-interest loan

  Eden Daily News – Mon Dec 14, 8:43 pm ET  

  The Industrial Development Authority of Danville is sponsoring a business plan competition that could net the winners low-interest loans. Full Story »

• 10 arrested, more sought, on Caswell drug charges

  Eden Daily News – Mon Dec 14, 8:43 pm ET  

  Ten people have been arrested in the culmination of a year-long Caswell County, N.C., undercover drug investigation dubbed Operation “Gift Wrapped.” Full Story »

• Intermet Corp. lays off 76 at New River foundry

  Eden Daily News – Mon Dec 14, 9:04 am ET  

  For the first time in more than 100 years, no foundry is operating in Radford. Full Story »

• Senate sends $1.1 trillion spending bill to Obama

  Eden Daily News – Mon Dec 14, 6:33 am ET  

  The Senate on Sunday passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill with increased budgets for vast areas of the federal government, including health, education, law enforcement and veterans’ programs. Full Story »

Burlington Times-News

• Boarding house fire leaves 11 homeless, without possessions

  Burlington Times-News – Mon Dec 14, 7:31 pm ET  

  Burlington firefighters were digging through debris Monday trying to determine what caused a fire that destroyed the second floor of a boarding house on Apple Street early Sunday. Meanwhile, the 11 people displaced by the blaze were trying to find... Full Story »

• Three charged in Gibsonville vehicle theft

  Burlington Times-News – Mon Dec 14, 6:49 pm ET  

  GIBSONVILLE — Three people were charged Monday in Durham for their role in the theft of a car early Monday on Bethel Street in Gibsonville. Gibsonville police were called about 5 a.m. Monday after the car was stolen. Information about the vehicle... Full Story »

• Couple's relationship tense in days leading up to deaths

  Burlington Times-News – Mon Dec 14, 6:34 pm ET  

  In her application for a domestic violence protective order signed by a judge a few days before Janet McPherson was killed Friday, she wrote that just last month her husband threatened to kill her and himself. While it will be up to a medical... Full Story »

• Late Christmas tree grower loved Burlington, customers loved him back

  Burlington Times-News – Mon Dec 14, 5:50 pm ET  

  Ernie Lee Crouse harvested a fieldful of friends while selling tons of Christmas trees in Burlington over more than two decades. The Sparta native loved coming to the city, and went out of his way to help folks, customers-turned-friends say. But last... Full Story »

• Alamance mental health faces state funding cut while it seeks partner

  Burlington Times-News – Mon Dec 14, 5:05 pm ET  

  With the blessing of the county commissioners, mental health leaders for Alamance and Caswell counties have decided to delay joining another management system and accept a 1-percent funding cut from the state. Early in 2009, Rockingham County... Full Story »

Asheboro Courier-Tribune

• Tales of Valor: Ronald Strickland, U.S. Army, Silver Star

  Asheboro Courier-Tribune – 1 hr 5 mins ago  

  Sgt. 1st Class Ronald Strickland could just see the outline of the CH-47 Chinook as it dropped off paratroopers on the outskirts of a village in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province. Full Story »

• Brighter Christmas Fund: Disabled adult seeks assistance

  Asheboro Courier-Tribune – 1 hr 5 mins ago  

  An area disabled adult with severe breathing problems is requesting help with the purchase of an air cleaning/purifying machine. The purchase of this machine is beyond their financial means due to a low, fixed income. Full Story »

• Partnership to help renovate barn for PGHS

  Asheboro Courier-Tribune – 1 hr 5 mins ago  

  CLIMAX — A more than 60-year-old gray barn sits at one corner of the Providence Grove High School campus, awaiting renovation and extensive use by Randolph County Schools students for hands-on agricultural education activities. Full Story »

• Students work to help classmate

  Asheboro Courier-Tribune – 1 hr 5 mins ago  

  TRINITY — “Candy Grams” are being sent at Uwharrie Middle School as a fund-raiser for a former student who was injured in a June accident. Full Story »

• Christmastime comments to chew on and ponder

  Asheboro Courier-Tribune – 1 hr 6 mins ago  

  Friday night they held the Fifth Annual Christmas on Sunset, sponsored by Asheboro/Randolph Chamber of Commerce Downtown Development Committee and City of Asheboro. Full Story »