Storm winds destroy buildings The Charlotte Observer | RALEIGH -- | A possible tornado destroyed several buildings in Rowan County on Monday, but no one was hurt. | The weather struck at about 6:30p.m. in the 300 block of Mountain View Road, as a line of thunderstorms moved from northern Iredell County into central Rowan, said Rowan Emergency Manageme...
VW, Toyota latest to buy TVA megasites The Examiner KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Map, News) - The Tennessee Valley Authority's "megasite" economic development program is proving to be a megahit with major manufacturers. | The plan hatched by the nation's largest public utility in 2004 to lure vehicle manufacturers to large consultant-certified, ready-to-go site...
NC studio says it will build huge production stage The State The Associated Press | WILMINGTON, N.C. -- | A studio said it plans to build a huge new production stage at its North Carolina facility that will include an indoor tank for underwater filming. | EUE Screen Gems Studios announced the stage project Tue...
VCU administrators resign from leadership posts The State By ZINIE CHEN SAMPSON - Associated Press Writer | RICHMOND, Va. -- | Several Virginia Commonwealth University administrators are stepping down following an investigation into the improper awarding of a bachelor's degree to Richmond's former police ch...
Teen to spend 5 years behind bars after shooting The State The Associated Press | CONWAY, S.C. -- | A 16-year-old boy has been ordered to remain in a juvenile jail until he is 21 after admitting he had a gun when a man was killed two months ago. | The boy pleaded guilty last month to being a minor in possess...
EU proposes crackdown on seal hunt The State By CONSTANT BRAND - Associated Press Writer | BRUSSELS, Belgium -- | The European Union proposed an import ban Wednesday on products derived from seals that are killed in a cruel way, a move that could hurt the annual seal hunt in Canada - the larges...
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A mixed performance for Medvedev in G-8 debut The State | RUSUTSU, Japan -- | Russian President Dmitry Medvedev came to his grandest global meeting yet with a mixed mandate: Start mending ties with the West, but stand fast on policies s...
Volkswagen mulls South for next auto plant Insurance Newsnet CHATTANOOGA, Tenn._If Volkswagen AG decides to build its U.S. assembly plant in the South, the German company will join other foreign automakers that are increasingly turning the r...
Volkswagen mulls South for next auto plant Wtop By BILL POOVEY | Associated Press Writer | CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - If decides to build its U.S. assembly plant in the South, the German company will join other foreign automakers...
Home Depot plans warehouse in central SC The State The Associated Press | COLUMBIA, S.C. -- | Home Depot plans to add a big depot in central South Carolina that will employ up to 300 workers. | Company and Lexington County officials said Tuesday the home building supplier will build a $25 million reg...
Judge to lift ban on building Calif sports center The State By MICHELLE LOCKE - Associated Press Writer | BERKELEY, Calif. -- | A planned sports center at the University of California at Berkeley that ignited a tree-sitting protest moved a step closer to reality when a judge gave campus officials the go-ahead...
Greece: 3 hurt in ferry collision The State The Associated Press | ATHENS, Greece -- | Two ferryboats carrying more than 1,500 passengers collided at a Greek island port Wednesday, injuring three people, authorities said. | The Super Ferry II was about to dock in Andros, an Aegean Sea island, ...
Bush drops opposition to Democratic-sponsored housing bill hours before expected House vote Star Tribune | WASHINGTON - President Bush dropped his opposition Wednesday to legislation aiming to calm the chaotic housing market despite his objections to a $3.9 billion provision. The House was expected to vote on the bill Wednesday, and it could become law as early as this week. | Under the bill, the government would help struggling homeowners get new, ch...
New law aims to curtail access to video game carnage Buffalo News | ALBANY -A bill enacting new restrictions on violent video games has been signed into law by Gov. David A. Paterson - a move civil libertarian groups say will be challenged in court on free speech grounds. | The measure was among three dozen the governor signed into law Tuesday. Another law expands civil orders of protection access to include alle...
