Raleigh Metro News http://www.topix.com/metro/raleigh-durham-chapel-hill-nc http://www.topix.com/rss/metro/raleigh-durham-chapel-hill-nc.xml Local, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png Blue Cross Blue Shield Pledges $10 Million For Uninsured http://www.topix.net/metro/raleigh-durham-chapel-hill-nc/2008/04/blue-cross-blue-shield-pledges-10-million-for-uninsured?fromrss=1 "There was no way that we were going to back away from our commitment to continuing to serve as many of the uninsured as we can through these free clinics"

RALEIGH, N.C. Free clinics around the state will get a boost from a big insurance company foundation. via WNCN-TV Raleigh

]]> WNCN-TV Raleigh Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:51:23 GMT 080409I6G6FF 0 NC voter registrations surge ahead of May 6 primary http://www.topix.net/metro/raleigh-durham-chapel-hill-nc/2008/04/nc-voter-registrations-surge-ahead-of-may-6-primary?fromrss=1 "All of you know about 20 trifling people in your lives, that after a whole long year, still don't know there's a presidential election coming up. You have to pick up the phone."

More than four times as many blacks have registered to vote in North Carolina during the first few months of 2008 as four years ago, contributing to the booming number of new voters expected to cast ballots in ... via WCNC

]]> WCNC Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:32:19 GMT 08040976K4IF 0 DSI donating to YMCA in April http://www.topix.net/metro/raleigh-durham-chapel-hill-nc/2008/04/dsi-donating-to-ymca-in-april?fromrss=1 "The partnership we have with DSI Comedy Theater is a perfect example of how local businesses are giving back by investing in the future leaders of our community"

There's nothing funny about kids whose families can't afford summer camp, youth basketball or after-school programs. via Chapel Hill News

]]> Chapel Hill News Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:17:20 GMT 0804098K7A3L 0 Judge placed on probation in DWI case http://www.topix.net/metro/raleigh-durham-chapel-hill-nc/2008/04/judge-placed-on-probation-in-dwi-case?fromrss=1 "I wish it would never have happened I shouldn't have been driving after consuming beer."

Adkins: 'I shouldn't have been driving after consuming beer' GARY L. WRIGHT gwright@charlotteobserver.com Superior Court Judge Karl Adkins has been placed on probation after pleading guilty in Randolph County ... via Charlotte.com

]]> Charlotte.com Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:44:53 GMT 0804094285PL 0 Raleigh panel: Repeal ban on disposals http://www.topix.net/metro/raleigh-durham-chapel-hill-nc/2008/04/raleigh-panel-repeal-ban-on-disposals?fromrss=1 "We're not aware of any research done on this in North Carolina"

A City Council committee this morning called for repealing Raleigh's ban on new garbage disposals. via Charlotte.com

]]> Charlotte.com Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:12:44 GMT 080409GBM1KQ 0 Wake school board caps enrollment http://www.topix.net/metro/raleigh-durham-chapel-hill-nc/2008/04/wake-school-board-caps-enrollment?fromrss=1 The Wake County school board voted this afternoon to cap enrollment at Forest Pines and Cedar Fork elementary schools to help relieve their overcrowding. via News Observer

]]> News Observer Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:50:14 GMT 08040865LK0U 0 Michelle Obama to appear in Raleigh tonight http://www.topix.net/metro/raleigh-durham-chapel-hill-nc/2008/04/michelle-obama-to-appear-in-raleigh-tonight?fromrss=1 Michelle Obama will appear at a rally tonight in Raleigh in support of the presidential campaign of her husband, Democratic U.S. Sen. via News Observer

]]> News Observer Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:37:59 GMT 08040838LVLD 0 Dry Airways Play A Key Role In Asthma And Smoker's Lung http://www.topix.net/metro/raleigh-durham-chapel-hill-nc/2008/04/dry-airways-play-a-key-role-in-asthma-and-smokers-lung?fromrss=1 "We found changes that are not only typical for cystic fibrosis, but also for other chronic obstructive lung diseases such as asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema"

Main Category: Respiratory / Asthma Also Included In: Cystic Fibrosis ; Biology / Biochemistry ; Allergy Article Date: 08 Apr 2008 - 7:00 PDT newsletters Dry airways may not only play a central role in the ... via Medical News Today

]]> Medical News Today Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:36:54 GMT 080408QSS1SB 0 Wake Commission Buys 684 Acres For Greenspace http://www.topix.net/metro/raleigh-durham-chapel-hill-nc/2008/04/wake-commission-buys-684-acres-for-greenspace?fromrss=1 "It will provide a lot of opportunity for open space, recreation, and because it's so large, lots of buffer between wildlife and people"

Wake County is growing so fast, county officials estimate almost one acre of open space is lost to development every hour. via NBC 17

]]> NBC 17 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:32:10 GMT 080408L5RGPD 0 Umstead hospital warned it could lose insurance reimbursements http://www.topix.net/metro/raleigh-durham-chapel-hill-nc/2008/04/umstead-hospital-warned-it-could-lose-insurance-reimbursements?fromrss=1 John Umstead Hospital has been told by federal officials to shape up by April 25 or lose federal insurance reimbursements for patients being treated there. via News Observer

]]> News Observer Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:30:29 GMT 080407KHQQG2 0 WIPP yields samples of ancient organic compound http://www.topix.net/metro/raleigh-durham-chapel-hill-nc/2008/04/wipp-yields-samples-of-ancient-organic-compound?fromrss=1 Scientists have apparently found cellulose estimated to be 253 million years old in salt crystals at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. via The Dispatch

]]> The Dispatch Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:27:07 GMT 080407M4MC6I 0 I-77 widening would cost $1 billion http://www.topix.net/metro/raleigh-durham-chapel-hill-nc/2008/04/i-77-widening-would-cost-1-billion?fromrss=1 "Needless to say, it's going to be down the road. But you have to start the process."

Widening Interstate 77 in south Charlotte, from uptown to I-485, would cost at least $1 billion -- twice the price of building the 9.6-mile Lynx Blue Line. via Charlotte.com

]]> Charlotte.com Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:41:29 GMT 080407C7QEGC 0 US varsity offers fellowship in memory of Mahato http://www.topix.net/metro/raleigh-durham-chapel-hill-nc/2008/04/us-varsity-offers-fellowship-in-memory-of-mahato?fromrss=1 "I attended the memorial services where your son's professors and his many friends described him with glowing admiration"

From correspondents in New York, United States, 10:30 PM IST The Duke University in the US has established a fellowship in the memory of the slain Indian graduate student, Abhijit Mahato, varsity president ... via India eNews

]]> India eNews Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:24:48 GMT 080406SU7Q4T 0 Falls Lake officially full http://www.topix.net/metro/raleigh-durham-chapel-hill-nc/2008/04/falls-lake-officially-full?fromrss=1 Falls Lake was one-tenth of a foot above full late Saturday evening. "Full" for Falls Lake equals 251.5 feet. via News Observer

]]> News Observer Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:16:35 GMT 080406M9862L 0 Voters in N.C. focus on economy http://www.topix.net/metro/raleigh-durham-chapel-hill-nc/2008/04/voters-in-n-c-focus-on-economy?fromrss=1 "Thank God, I'm fairly healthy"

After seeing textile plants close all around him, there is only one issue in the election for Robert Bridges -- the economy. via Charlotte.com

]]> Charlotte.com Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:48:45 GMT 08040628KA6V 0 13 coastal projects will get state funding http://www.topix.net/metro/raleigh-durham-chapel-hill-nc/2008/04/13-coastal-projects-will-get-state-funding?fromrss=1 State officials have approved funding for 13 projects to improve public access to North Carolina's rapidly developing coast. via WNCT-TV Greenville

]]> WNCT-TV Greenville Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:35:25 GMT 080405J404RI 0 Sex trafficking continues as authorities look for ways to stop it http://www.topix.net/metro/raleigh-durham-chapel-hill-nc/2008/04/sex-trafficking-continues-as-authorities-look-for-ways-to-stop-it?fromrss=1 "We've been called in Chicago a hub of human trafficking, and we've identified several victims of trafficking in the last two years"

Thousands of women and children are transported into the Southeast each year as part of a sex trafficking trade that remains hidden from authorities whose role it is to stop it, government and agency advocates ... via HendersonvilleNews.com

]]> HendersonvilleNews.com Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:20:54 GMT 08040584AH9R 0 Pieces Coming Together In Parkinson's, Cholesterol Puzzle http://www.topix.net/metro/raleigh-durham-chapel-hill-nc/2008/04/pieces-coming-together-in-parkinsons-cholesterol-puzzle?fromrss=1 "Low LDL cholesterol and increased risk of Parkinson's disease: Prospective results from Honolulu-Asia Aging Study"

In 2006, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers published a study that found people with low levels of LDL cholesterol are more likely to have Parkinson's disease than people with high LDL ... via MediLexicon

]]> MediLexicon Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:12:51 GMT 080405LHC7PL 0 North Carolina lobbyists question campaign donation rules http://www.topix.net/metro/raleigh-durham-chapel-hill-nc/2008/04/north-carolina-lobbyists-question-campaign-donation-rules?fromrss=1 North Carolina lobbyists are asking questions about a new law that prevents them from contributing or raising money for political candidates. via HendersonvilleNews.com

]]> HendersonvilleNews.com Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:56:48 GMT 080404BCM6KF 0 Michelle Obama To Visit Winston-Salem On Tuesday http://www.topix.net/metro/raleigh-durham-chapel-hill-nc/2008/04/michelle-obama-to-visit-winston-salem-on-tuesday?fromrss=1 Michelle Obama, the wife of presidential candidate Barack Obama, will visit North Carolina next week to campaign for her husband. via WFMY 2 Greensboro

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