North Carolina News

“Let's just hope we can duplicate it in '08.”

More than a million revelers in Times Square cheered as the giant crystal ball made its 100th drop on Monday night and a ton of confetti rained down on the urban canyon, ushering in the new year.

University of North Carolina junior Reid Medlin, 21, attended the celebration with his friends Rachel Rand, 20, and Jeremy Crouthamel, 20. They were in the city for the first time and planned to stay up all night because they had no hotel.

'I think the best part is being here with friends,' Medlin said as confetti floated down on him and people kissed around him. 'This was beautiful. It makes you appreciate everything.' Read more

Happy New Years Eve 2007 -2008! May all your and our New Year resolutions be set tonight and lets ring in the New Year with peace in our hearts.

“If you win the Iowa caucuses, you are going to be heard very loudly and clearly in these other places.”

John Edwards predicts his financial disadvantage against Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama would be quickly overcome if he were to pull off a victory in the Iowa presidential caucuses Thursday. via ABC News

SCRIPT: John Edwards: "I'm John Edwards and I approve this message. For 25 years, corporate greed has gotten its way in Washington, destroying American jobs and the middle class while the establishment did ... via The Modesto Bee

“This work highlights a previously unappreciated vulnerability within tumor cells. It also suggests a powerful technique by which new chemotherapeutic agents could act”

Posted: Today at 7:10 a.m. Editor's note: This article is part of WRAL Local Tech Wire's efforts to highlight research at universities across the Carolinas and Georgia. via Local Tech Wire

State Rep. Phillip Frye said he will plead guilty to driving while impaired after being arrested on Christmas Eve. via WXII12

North Carolina named sixth fastest-growing state in U.S. WASHINGTON, 12.27.2007 AP North Carolina's population has grown to more than 9 million people, and the state is one of the fastest growing in the ... via WBT-AM Charlotte

Bob Young, founder of publishing company Lulu and a co-founder of Linux software developer Red Hat, will be the keynote speaker at the North Carolina Technology Association's annual meeting on Jan. via Local Tech Wire

Access to the outdoors and portable toys can boost just how much exercise youngsters get at a day-care center, researchers say. via WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

“If we have another year just like 2007, then this is going to get much worse.”

The record-setting drought that has forced the governor to plead for conservation, homeowners to shelve their lawn sprinklers and farmers to drain their ponds for irrigation is only forecast to get worse in the ... via Canadian Business Magazine

A Marine based at North Carolina's Camp Lejeune traveled to Pittsburgh for a Christmas Eve encounter with a 13-year-old girl he met online, authorities said. via Charlotte Channel 9

CHAPEL HILL A journalism student at the University of North Carolina who apparently drew the ire of the John Edwards campaign has won a job with MTV. via Editor & Publisher

A nor'easter was forecast to develop off the Carolina coast Wednesday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to North Carolina and the mid-Atlantic, while a Pacific storm was dumping rain and snow on the Northwest.

Heavy snow was anticipated in the Cascades, with Mount Rainier expected to see up to 16 inches of snow. Accumulations were expected throughout the region, though the heaviest snow was to be limited to the mountains.

North Carolina's Outer Banks were expected to see substantial rain and intense wind gusts, making them vulnerable to flooding and beach erosion. Large surf was forecast for the barrier islands. Read more

“Having sunshine on that is very important so that the public knows who these contributors are”

Public officials with legal defense funds and candidates for public office will be affected by some new laws that are set to take effect on New Year's Day. via Kinston Free Press

“I am very excited about these results because of their clinical implications”

Submitted by News Account on 25 December 2007 - 5:48pm. Psychology People with clinical addictions know first-hand the ravages the disease can take on almost every aspect of their lives. via Scientific Blogging

“They've got to focus on kitchen table issues and not ideological issues”

For the first time since 1992, the year he won his first term as state attorney general, a presidential election year will pass in 2008 without North Carolina Gov. via Wral.com

“New Jersey is doing the right thing. By abolishing capital punishment, we will no longer lower ourselves to the level of those who commit murders.”

"For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists." - Albert Camus, "Resistance, Rebellion and Death" This week, two ... via The Dispatch

First Lady Mary Easley knows her Christmas gift this year came from the same place as last year's. Gov. via WFMY 2 Greensboro

Dakota Fanning and Alicia Keys are in final negotiations to join the cast of "The Secret Life of Bees," a female-oriented coming-of-age tale based on the Sue Monk Kidd best-seller. Queen Latifah, Jennifer ... via XtraMSN Real Estate

The clock is ticking for last-minute shoppers, but those out Monday are finding deep discounts as stores look to boost sales figures. via WLKY