Legal sharks are putting their competitive nature to use by raising resources to feed the hungry.
Attorney General Roy Cooper and the Young Lawyers Division of the North Carolina Bar Association are launching a competition between the state's law firms to collect food and funds for food banks. The lawyers' Feeding Frenzy competition kicks off Tuesday at the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina in Raleigh.
The law firm or organization that raises the most food receives an award called the Attorney General's Cup.
A recent study by Feeding America finds North Carolina has one of the highest rates in the country of citizens who don't know where they'll find enough to eat.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 5:44 PM EDT2013-05-22 21:44:18 GMT
A new study says more teens die from texting while driving than driving drunk. In fact, 9 percent more teens are killed while texting behind the wheel than from drunk driving.
A new study says more teens die from texting while driving than driving drunk. In fact, 9 percent more teens are killed while texting behind the wheel than from drunk driving.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:59 AM EDT2013-05-22 15:59:19 GMT
An audit of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services says it has failed to fully test a new $484 million computer system scheduled to begin processing Medicaid claims on July 1.
An audit of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services says it has failed to fully test a new $484 million computer system scheduled to begin processing Medicaid claims on July 1.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:20 PM EDT2013-05-22 02:20:27 GMT
There's a huge new development on the horizon in the core of the Triangle coming into public focus. A new technology area known as "Chatham Park" near Pittsboro is seeking official approvals for its newly
A new technology area known as "Chatham Park" near Pittsboro is seeking official approvals for its newly revised master plan.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 5:44 PM EDT2013-05-22 21:44:18 GMT
A new study says more teens die from texting while driving than driving drunk. In fact, 9 percent more teens are killed while texting behind the wheel than from drunk driving.
A new study says more teens die from texting while driving than driving drunk. In fact, 9 percent more teens are killed while texting behind the wheel than from drunk driving.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 10:21 PM EDT2013-05-23 02:21:23 GMT
The Durham Police Department is investigating an apparent domestic murder-suicide Wednesday afternoon in the parking lot of an office complex on Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard.
The Durham Police Department is investigating an apparent domestic murder-suicide Wednesday afternoon in the parking lot of an office complex on Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard.
Thursday, May 23 2013 4:23 PM EDT2013-05-23 20:23:21 GMT
The jury in the Shaniya Davis murder case asked for more photographs and soil samples Thursday as it continued to deliberate the fate of Mario McNeill. The jury has also asked for the definition of malice,
The jury in the Shaniya Davis case continued to deliberate Thursday.