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Greensboro man wins $1 million in lottery drawing
May 16, 2012 at 3:21 PM

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A local employment consultant won $1 million in the May 9 Powerball drawing.
Terry Stout, of Greensboro, matched all five balls in the Powerball drawing and will receive $680,000 after taxes are taken out.
“This money really gives us peace of mind,” said Stout who...more said he plans to spend his winnings wisely.
Stout purchased his winning ticket from the Circle K on New Garden Road in Greensboro.
According to the N.C. Education Lottery, Guildford County education programs have received more than $102 million in funding from the lottery which pays for teachers’ salaries, school construction, need-based college scholarships and pre-K programs.
East Greensboro, West Greensboro

Google introduces new search tool
May 16, 2012 at 3:02 PM
SAN FRANCISCO — Google is introducing a new tool designed to make its search engine smarter. The new feature debuting...

Roy’s Folks: Catfish Noodlers
May 16, 2012 at 2:48 PM
Ever run out of bait on a fishing trip? Try using your finger. Some of Roy’s Folks have...

LOVE, NC: Fort Defiance
May 16, 2012 at 2:37 PM
LENOIR, N.C. — In the rolling foothills of Caldwell County — not far from Blowing Rock and the...

Made in NC: MegaTone Amps
May 16, 2012 at 2:20 PM
Musicians are constantly searching for the right tone. It’s hard to describe but they know it when they...

Report: One killed in head-on crash on Hwy 67 in Yadkin County
May 16, 2012 at 2:01 PM
YADKIN COUNTY, N.C. — Troopers have responded to a deadly head-on crash involving three vehicles on Highway 67 in Yadkin...

Man loses 100 lbs. after being denied access to roller coaster
May 16, 2012 at 1:15 PM
RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia man said it was a “life-defining moment” when he was denied access to...

Lawyer: John Travolta ‘vindicated’ in sex suit
May 16, 2012 at 11:47 AM
LOS ANGELES — The withdrawal of one of two massage therapists from a sex battery lawsuit against John Travolta “completely...

Former UNC president Friday in critical condition
May 16, 2012 at 11:29 AM
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — University of North Carolina President Emeritus William Friday is in critical condition at UNC Hospitals. Hospital...

Theft charges filed against ex-US House candidate
May 16, 2012 at 11:08 AM
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. — A former chairman of the University of North Carolina’s governing board and two-time Democratic congressional candidate faces...

Police to groom of slain bride: Turn yourself in
May 16, 2012 at 10:23 AM
CHICAGO — Police are urging a newlywed suburban Chicago man wanted in the stabbing death of his wife to turn...

Winston-Salem Dash manager suspended for three games
May 16, 2012 at 10:17 AM

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Winston-Salem Dash Manager Tommy Thompson has been suspended by the Carolina League for three games for an on-field incident with umpires last weekend against Lynchburg.
Thompson was not in uniform for this afternoon’s game at BB&T Ballpark with the Myrtle Beach...more Pelicans but was at the ballpark and was seen before the game.
Thompson is allowed to be in the clubhouse but can not have any contact with his team during games while he’s suspended.
Running the team in his absence will be Kirk Champion, an on-field coordinator with the Chicago White Sox, the parent organization for the Dash.
Thompson missed this afternoon’s game and he will miss Thursday’s final game of the four-game series with the Pelicans and Friday’s game with Lynchburg.
Champion has been with the White Sox organization for the last 24 years. Before this season he was the minor-league pitching coordinator for nine seasons.
Brian Boesch, the Dash’s director of media
North Winston Salem, South Winston-Salem

Skechers to pay $40M to customers over ‘Shape-Ups’
May 16, 2012 at 10:00 AM
RALEIGH, N.C. — Skechers USA, Inc. has agreed to pay customers $40 million to settle charges that they deceived consumers...

Man killed in Fayetteville home; woman missing
May 16, 2012 at 9:54 AM
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Police said a man is dead and his girlfriend missing after a shooting in the victim’s Fayetteville...

NC school evacuated after students exposed to mercury
May 16, 2012 at 9:14 AM
LENOIR, N.C. — An elementary school in Lenoir was evacuated after four children were exposed to mercury on Wednesday afternoon....