August and who is reportedly fearful about staying in her current residence. "Every time I come, I come with more people" Cornell said. "You're not doing your job." McNeil sat beside Cornell for much of the meeting and addressed the council herself. The mother thanked District 5 Councilwoman Trudy Wade.

Families USA, a consumer health organization, reported that family healthcare premiums rose five times faster than wages for North Carolina workers from 2000 to 2009 in a study earlier this month. During the 10-year period, family healthcare premiums rose by 96.

The NC General Assembly has passed legislation to grant urban localities the power to levy a sales tax to pay for major public transportation projects such as lightrail. The Congestion Relief/Intermodal Transport Fund bill has been sent up to Gov. Beverly Perdue.

A bill that would expand the state's film tax credit from 15 percent to 25 percent passed the Nc senate on Aug. 6. The bill, sponsored by sen. Linda Garrou (D-Forsyth), will give film production companies that spend a minimum of $250,000 a 25-percent rebate on in-state expenditures.

A Guilford County jury returned a verdict against Greensboro Mayor Pro Tem Sandra Anderson Groat on July 28, holding her responsible for paying back a creditor. The elected official was the president of Sandra Anderson Builders, a company that was forced to close its doors last year in the wake of the collapse of the residential mortgage lending industry.

Items from across the Triad and Beyond, compiled by Keith T. Barber and Jordan Green.

After receiving Rogers' complaint, Cunningham said investigators spoke with two witnesses, the police officers involved, and reviewed a videotape of the incident. The investigation concluded that the off-duty officers operated within the.

Memorandum of Agreement used to enter into 287(g) partnerships. "To address concerns that individuals may be arrested for minor offenses as a guise to initiate removal proceedings," the July 10 press release states, "the new agreement explains that...

Boyd lost to Terry by a razor-thin margin of two votes during the 2005 municipal primary. Boyd, who president of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County chapter of the NAACP, said he believes a strong voter turnout should help him secure the nomination. Only 5.

The liberal-centrist faction of Greensboro City Council won the latest skirmish in the garbage war on June 16. Council voted 8-1 to approve a motion by at-large Councilman Robbie Perkins,.