Hurricane center Beware of the storm surge

By JENNIFER KAYAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - The National Hurricane Center is changing the way it talks about storm surge in hopes that emergency officials, the media and the public can better understand the dangerous phenomenon. Storm surge is the hurricane hazard that poses the greatest threat to life and property. It is the abnormal rise in sea water during a hurricane, and it can happen ...

York County veteran finally learns he was officially a hero in Vietnam

Nearly 45 years ago, a certificate arrived by mail in Fort Mill from Vietnam.David Simpson has kept the certificate – dated June 17, 1967 – beside a Purple Heart Award letter and other military honors, including a Silver Star and a Bronze Star. The U.S. Army combat medic carried it with him from Fort Mill to Rock Hill, to Limestone College, through a marriage, to seminary and ...

N.C. prisoners might lose legal advocates

RALEIGH North Carolina has its share of prisoners who like to think of themselves as jailhouse lawyers, competent enough to argue their way out of prison. But since the state Senate rolled out a spending plan that eliminates the $2.89 million contract with North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services, some worry that these inmates who fight their ...

Zagunis HR in 9th leads Hokies past Seminoles

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Mark Zagunis homered with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Virginia Tech a 3-2 victory over Florida State in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament ...

Questions raised over checks at center of sweepstakes probe

RALEIGH One check is written with loopy cursive handwriting. Another features neat all-capital lettering. And a third is marked by its messy script. But all bear the signature of the same campaign donor – raising questions about how the checks were directed to state lawmakers and Gov. Pat McCrory and whether state law was violated. Chase Burns, an Internet sweepstakes company executive ...