Father denied wrongful death award in abandoned child case
RALEIGH AP The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that Randy Lunsford cannot share in his daughter Candi Lunsford's wrongful death estate after abandoning the family. The panel upheld a lower court decision that the state law bars parents who abandon a child from inheritance, rejecting two exceptions and noting no sufficient compliance with support obligations.
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Raleigh
State Court of Appeals
Randy Lunsford
Candi
Surry County
Lunsford
Appeals Court
Douglas McCullough
Supreme Court
Jonathan Dills
Winston-Salem
Dawn Bean
Bean
West Virginia
Asheville
Candi Lunsford
McCullough
Activists protest Huntington Life Sciences tie in Uptown Charlotte
Animal rights protesters in Charlotte join others on Trade Street pressuring Stephens Group Inc the investment firm linked to Huntington Life Sciences activists accuse of killing hundreds of animals in experiments and urge action against animal testing corporate ties.
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Charlotte Area
Wsoc-Tv
Associated Press
Direct Action For Animals
Trade Street
On Stephens Group Inc
Huntington Life Sciences
City Council approves 1.3 billion budget for Charlotte
Charlotte City Council approved a 1.3 billion dollar budget for the next year including a 60 thousand dollar allocation for the McGill Rose Garden. The failed effort to raise city workers’ minimum wage ended 6 to 5 with a mayoral veto override attempt. Susan Burgess called for a commission to study the issue.
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Charlotte
McGill Rose Garden
Davidson Street
Charlotte City
Pat McCrory
Susan Burgess
Changes to Charlotte Pineville light rail plan
The Charlotte to Pineville light rail project will have 15 stations on the South Boulevard corridor down from 19. Construction has begun on the $331 million project, with completion expected for passengers near the end of 2005.
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Charlotte
Pineville
South Boulevard
Huntersville double shooting tied to self-inflicted wounds
Police say relatives Joseph Grier and Johnny Barnette were found dead in Grier's backyard on what would have been Grier's 74th birthday. Coroner notes Grier's wound appears self-inflicted, Barnette's does not, leaving open questions about accident possibility. Authorities state no other individuals are believed involved at this time.
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Huntersville
Joseph Grier
Johnny Barnette
Grier
Barnette
Michael Kee
Former Mecklenburg Democratic leader missing in Charlotte
Andrew Reyes, former Mecklenburg Democratic Party chairman and businessman, has been missing since May 4 after leaving for Boston. Police say the investigation is open with no foul play suspected, and a coworker noted Reyes planned a two week trip to visit clients in New England.
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Democratic Party
Andrew Reyes
Charlotte
Boston
Reyes
Mark Balmas
Wilson Reyes & Associates
New England
Impacto Latino
Democratic National Committee
Mecklenburg Democrats
North Carolina tax office recovers from delays and backlogs
Raleigh AP report says NC cleared last year's tax-time glitches. Norris Tolson, new revenue secretary, oversaw a near doubling of productivity, with on time returns by May 11 and most refunds issued within three weeks. On its busiest day, staff processed over 100,000 returns.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Norris Tolson
Mike Easley
Tolson
DuPont
General Assembly
Commerce and Transportation
Jim Hunt
Revenue Department
Teen Driver Killed in High Speed Wreck Near Fuquay Varina
Police say speed may have ruled in the early Monday crash that killed 17 year old Darrell Anthony Gunter and injured 16 year old Wesley Keith Tutor in Harnett County. Gunter had no license according to state records. Tutor was treated and released from WakeMed.
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Fuquay-Varina
Harnett County
Darrell Anthony Gunter
North Raleigh
Gunter
Wesley “Keith” Tutor
Counties Embrace Welfare Reform Findings University Study
A UNC led study based on 400 surveys from 100 counties shows officials adapting to welfare reform since 1997. Managers commissioners and social services staff shifted focus to job placement, transportation and child care, forming community alliances while welfare rolls fell from 84 612 in 1997 to 45 201 in 2000.
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Raleigh
University of North Carolina
Deil S. Wright
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Wright
Forsyth County
Graham Pervier
Lawyer argues home invasion policy bars shooting case
In Columbia South Carolina a man accused of fatally shooting a naked intruder in his daughter's bedroom seeks dismissal. Melvin Michael Hayes faces voluntary manslaughter charges after the 38 year old Thurman Trapp was shot in the heart at Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital. Hayes's attorney cites Attorney General Charlie Condon's home invasion policy as justification for not prosecuting residents defending their homes.
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8.C
Jack Swerling
Charlie Condon
Melvin Michael Hayes
Thurman Trapp
Cayce
Hayes
Trapp
Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital
Swerling
Condon
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