NewsTin - North Carolina http://www.newstin.com/us/north-carolina Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Ailing fugitive headed back to Maryland years after prison escape http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57640805 An ailing 81-year-old man who escaped from a Maryland prison 43 years ago was taken into custody Friday in North Carolina to face extradition, a move his attorneys decried as a waste of time because he is ill and aging. Willie Parker, who suffers from several health problems, only served about a... Fri, 16 May 2008 23:20:26 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57640805 2008-05-16T23:20:26Z Jogger killed by bus identified as exchange student http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57625977 Police identified the jogger who was struck and killed by a bus as an exchange student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.A statement from Chapel Hill police on Friday said Lisa Carolyn Moran, who was from Scotland, was jogging through south campus on Manning Drive just before 11... Fri, 16 May 2008 21:03:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57625977 2008-05-16T21:03:00Z Energy West Reports Net Income Increase of 20% for Fiscal 2008 Third Quarter (PR Newswire) http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57604284 GREAT FALLS, Mont., May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- News ) today reported consolidated results for its fiscal 2008 third quarter and nine months ended March 31, 2008. Net income for the third quarter of 2008 increased 20% compared to net income of $1.9 million or $0.42 per diluted share in the... Fri, 16 May 2008 18:24:01 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57604284 2008-05-16T18:24:01Z Tanger Elects Directors and Officers (PR Newswire) http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57610361 GREENSBORO, N.C., May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Shareholders of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (NYSE: SKT - News) at its Annual Shareholders Meeting on May 16, 2008, elected the following directors to serve for the ensuing year: Stanley K. Tanger Chairman of the Board and Chief... Fri, 16 May 2008 19:09:10 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57610361 2008-05-16T19:09:10Z Police release surveillance of slain UNCC student 5:10 PM http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57627166 CHARLOTTE, N.C. --Mount Holly police released surveillance video on Friday that shows the last moments that Irina Yarmolenko was seen alive. The video shows Yarmolenko dropping off items at a Goodwill store near the University of North Carolina-Charlotte campus just hours before she was found... Fri, 16 May 2008 21:20:01 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57627166 2008-05-16T21:20:01Z Lawmakers debate on prison spending http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57595121 State lawmakers are debating the best way to handle North Carolina's growing prison population as they hash out the budget.The News & Observer reported Friday officials say growth in prison population is mostly due to growth in the overall state population.In one meeting, legislative fiscal... Fri, 16 May 2008 16:58:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57595121 2008-05-16T16:58:00Z HIV Infection Stems From Few Viruses http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57582904 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A new study reveals the genetic identity of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the version responsible for sexual transmission, in unprecedented detail. The finding provides important clues in the ongoing search for an effective HIV/AIDS vaccine, said researchers at the... Fri, 16 May 2008 15:57:35 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57582904 2008-05-16T15:57:35Z Wachovia Names John Papadopulos President Of The Retirement And Investment Products Group http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57594803 WEBWIRE – Friday, May 16, 2008 CHARLOTTE, NC—Wachovia Corporation today announced that it has named John Papadopulos, age 49, President of the Retirement and Investment Products Group (RIPG), one of three businesses within the Capital Management Group. Papadopulos succeeds Robert Reid, who... Fri, 16 May 2008 17:16:40 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57594803 2008-05-16T17:16:40Z Duke Energy Announces Academic Scholars for 2008 (PR Newswire) http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57602026 CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS Mitchell Bowers of Rochester, Ind. - a student at Rochester High School in Rochester, he is the son of Larry Joe and Terri Bowers. Ben Garren of Concord, N.C. - a student at Northwest Cabarrus High School in Concord, he is the son of... Fri, 16 May 2008 18:06:34 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57602026 2008-05-16T18:06:34Z N.C. unemployment rises to 5.4% http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57595131 Unemployment in North Carolina has reached its highest level since August 2005.The state's jobless rate increased to 5.4 percent in April.The Employment Security Commission said Friday that North Carolina's unemployment rose .2 percentage points from March. Officials predict jobs will open up... Fri, 16 May 2008 17:09:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57595131 2008-05-16T17:09:00Z