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Duke Energy, one of the largest electric utilities providers in the nation, is also the third largest user of pulverized coal technology that does not allow for the control of carbon dioxide or mercury ...

Some time ago I was given a cartoon with the title "The Friendliest Church In The Valley." It pictured a stately church with a tall steeple and white columns in a peaceful setting with a well-manicured lawn, ...

Coal and climate activists have really been stepping it up in Charlotte and North Carolina. via It's Getting Hot In Here

“They do it live, and 99.99 percent of the time, they do it well.”

Sometimes, money and ratings speak louder than words. So for better or worse, "Bob and the Showgram" was back on the air this week, despite what the host of the Triangle's No. via News & Record

“Job growth in the region has been essentially non-existent for more than a year, but this is not unique to the region”

BOONE- Two consecutive months of growth may be keeping a recession at bay for Western North Carolina, but job growth remains flat across the mountains, according to a new report from Appalachian State ... via Asheville Citizen-Times

North Carolina's men and Virginia Tech's women took an early lead at the Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday. via HendersonvilleNews.com

“And if we can win this nomination, then I think we can beat John McCain.”

Sen. Barack Obama, after accusing Sen. Hillary Clinton of "playing gotcha games," declined Thursday to commit to a debate in North Carolina before the state's May 6 primary. via NBC 17

Hey, read the rules! Officials say wildfires have consumed about 1,000 acres in North Carolina's mountains and could burn for days because of the rugged terrain despite the hope that light rain and higher ... via WITN

A move by SunTrust Banks to outsource some operations to a Canadian company may mean some job losses in Virginia, North Carolina and other states. via The Dispatch

Marine Corps officials say three fires have burned more than 1,000 acres on training areas of Camp Lejeune. via News & Record

“We will have nine early voting sites and they will be set up for higher volume, we are offering expanded and more convenient hours”

There is still time to make sure you have a say in the primary, even if you haven't registered to vote yet. via NBC17.com

“We need to move slowly with how we proceed at this point”

The federal government will hold back at least $138 million from North Carolina's mental health system until it's convinced the state has fixed problems with community support services, the state said Thursday. via News Observer

A Florida court has approved a settlement between Ag-Mart Produce Inc. and a farmworker couple whose baby was born without limbs after the mother worked in the company's North Carolina tomato fields while ... via News & Record

“We felt like we just had to do it. It doesn't mean we're not scared, but we take all the precautions we can.”

No one knows all the twists and turns Giotto's "Peruzzi Altarpiece" took as it made its way from Italy in the 14th century to the North Carolina Art Museum hundreds of years later. via The Dispatch

“We're delighted that a Fibrowatt plant is coming to eastern North Carolina. The citizens of Sampson County have been very supportive of this project and have worked hard to bring this important development to our area”

A Pennsylvania company has chosen a site in eastern North Carolina to build a plant that will produce electricity from poultry waste. via WXII12

Nearly every commercial television station in North Carolina will broadcast the same program this weekend about the transition to digital TV signals in 2009. via WNCN-TV Raleigh

A freeze warning has been issued in the North Carolina's mountains as a spring cold snap persists across most of the state. via WITN

“Would an accidental laboratory release at these locations have the potential to affect nearby livestock?”

The only U.S. facility allowed to research the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease experienced several accidents with the feared virus, the Bush administration acknowledged Friday. via News Observer

It was a year ago that farmers across North Carolina farmers saw their apples, peaches and plants devastated by an Easter weekend freeze. via WNCN-TV Raleigh

“The TASER Safety Project is not calling for a ban on TASERs”

Police use of TASERs in North Carolina needs to change, according to a report released Thursday by the North Carolina TASER Safety Project. via WNCN-TV Raleigh