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Man accused of stealing Asheville police cruiser, series of chases
Police in Asheville have arrested a man in connection with the theft of a cruiser and a series of chases.
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UNDER THE DOME BLOG
Rep. 'Skip' Stam endorses NC House Speaker Thom Tillis for Senate
House Speaker Thom Tillis on Friday announced endorsements of his U.S. Senate campaign by several Republican members of his caucus. He singled out Rep. Paul "Skip" Stam of Apex as an endorsement that he was "especially honored" to have.
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TRAFFIC
Track work will curtail some Amtrak trains between Raleigh, New York
Amtrak will cut its daily Carolinian service between Raleigh and New York to just three days a week, starting next week, for a month while CSX performs railroad track maintenance work, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
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CRIME
Woman charged with trying to burn man's home, office in Raleigh
Police arrested a woman late Thursday on charges that she broke into a man's home and office and tried to set fire to both buildings.
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CRIME
Wake deputies find 51 pounds of meth in traffic stop; 3 face charges
Wake County sheriff's deputies charged a man from Texas and two women from Georgia with methamphetamine trafficking after deputies say they found 51 pounds of the drug in the trio's car on Interstate 40 early Friday morning.
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CELEBRITIES
Porsche exhibit opens at NC Museum of Art
Curator Ken Gross had his first encounter with Porsches in college, when the cool guys were driving Super 90 Coupes. His old Ford, which was fine for attracting girls in high school, didn't compare.
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LOCAL/STATE
Judge mulling dismissal in Shaniya Davis case
A judge is considering defense attorneys' request to drop charges against the mother of a Fayetteville girl who was murdered in 2009.
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CAROLINA HURRICANES
Red Wings spoil Hurricanes’ opener with 3-2 win in overtime
The Detroit Red Wings scored with 17 seconds left in regulation to tie the score and won on a goal by Stephen Weiss with 1:47 left in overtime to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 at PNC Arena in Raleigh.
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ECONOMY
Home Depot sends 20,000 part-timers to health care exchanges
Home Depot Inc., the world’s largest home improvement retailer, plans to end medical coverage for about 20,000 part-time employees and direct them to government-sponsored exchanges scheduled to open next month as companies revamp benefits to fit the Affordable Care Act.
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STATE POLITICS
Former Dole staffer and McCrory filmmaker lands job at NC DHHS
Aaron Mullins, a lobbyist and filmmaker, who made an election-night video for Gov. Pat McCrory is the new brand and marketing manager at the state Department of Health and Human Services.
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DUKE
Duke beats Memphis 28-14
The Duke Blue Devils managed a fourth-quarter comeback and beat Memphis 28-14 in front of an announced crowd of 44,237 at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Duke is off to a 2-0 start for the first time since 1998.



