Winter X Games Rahlves Hurt Skiing

2010-01-31T15:02:27Z

FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2010, file photo, Daron Rahlves, of the United States, competes in the men's ski cross qualifying round at the freestyle World Cup in Wilmington, N.Y. Rahlves dislocated his right hip after a nasty wreck in his opening skicross race Sunday, Jan. 31, at the North Carolina congressional seat</div><div><p>A former Marine cleared of wrongdoing in the deaths of two Iraqis is running for Congress in North Carolina.</p><p>Ilario Pantano announced his candidacy Thursday in Canada's Christopher Delbosco, front, leads Egor Korotkov, left, of Russia, and and Daron Rahlves in a semifinal skicross heat during World Cup freestyle skiing in Wilmington

CORRECTION World Cup Freestyle Skiing

2010-01-22T11:00:57Z

Ladies' moguls winner Hannah Kearney, center, silver-medalist Shannon Bahrke, left, and bronze-medalist Heather McPhie celebrate on the podium during the medals ceremony at the World Cup freestyle skiing event in Wilmington, N.Y., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. (AP Ph...

Virginia slips past N.C.-Wilmington 69-67

2010-02-22T18:33:53Z

<div id="subtitle">Landesberg's 19 points, late 15-footer lift Virginia past N.C.-Wilmington 69-67</div><div><p>Sylven Landesberg hit a 15-footer with 2.2 seconds left Monday night, lifting Virginia to a 69-67 victory against Wilmington, NC</div><div><p>One person has died and four others were injured in an early morning fire at a North Carolina apartment complex.</p><p>The fire began around 3 a.m. Saturday at the Cypress Pointe ...

THE CASE FOR COMMODITIES

2010-02-23T11:23:51Z

<div><h1>THE CASE FOR COMMODITIES </h1><p>Oil, gold, corn, wheat--perhaps the most attractive thing about commodities is they seem so concrete. Investors know that a barrel of oil may be worth more or less at the end of the day, but it will never disappear. In an age when major financial institutions can go bust overnight, that holds a lot of appeal. </p><p> Since most commodities are priced in Vermont woman whose wheelchair was stolen out of her daughter's car is pleading for the thief to return her lifeline.</p><p>Lucille Riccio of Wilmington tells The Republican of

CORRECTION Corpse In House

2009-12-16T11:01:05Z

New Hanover County, NC, Sheriff’s Detectives remain on the scene in Wilmington, NC on Tuesday, December 15, 2009, investigating the death of an elderly woman who is believed to have passed away in the spring of this year. Sheriff's deputies say the corpse of Blanche Matilda Roth was found in he...

Corpse In House

2009-12-16T09:45:48Z

New Hanover County, NC, Sheriff’s Detectives remain on the scene in Wilmington, NC on Tuesday, December 15, 2009, investigating the death of an 88-year-old female who is believed to have passed away in the spring of this year. Sheriff's deputies say the corpse of Blanche Matilda Roth was found ...

Ohio community getting $4.4 million for job help

2010-02-24T03:13:40Z

<div id="subtitle">Feds providing another $4.4 million for job training for Ohio workers hit by DHL closing</div><div><p>The federal government has come through with an additional $4.4 million to help workers in southwest Ohio hurt by the relocation of DHL shipping operations.</p><p>Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said in a ...

Thieves steal popular NC road sign _ again

2010-02-24T05:54:46Z

<div id="subtitle">Sign off: Oft-stolen NC road marker showing distance to California vanishes for the last time</div><div><p>Want to know how far it is from the eastern end of Interstate 40 in North Carolina to the western end in California? You'll have to punch it into your GPS or try North Carolina Film Council</div><div><p>The North Carolina Film Council is staying in business.</p><p>Gov. Beverly Perdue wil...

Garden Relief

2009-11-11T20:46:36Z

This photo taken Sept. 17, 2009 shows Josh and Mandy Gillis working in their garden with their children Faith and Logan on the campus of Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Kohl)

Hard-hit community learns to grow food

2010-02-24T06:48:06Z

<div id="subtitle">Hard-hit Ohio community turns to gardens to help stretch food dollars</div><div><p>Many of the new gardeners didn't know how to grow vegetables, and weren't sure what to do with them once they did.</p><p>They learned, though, as part of a project by a local college to help a community hard-hit by the recession grow some of its own food.</p>&...

TV star Rachael Ray helps reeling Ohio town

2010-02-24T07:58:42Z

<div id="subtitle">TV cooking star Rachael Ray helps struggling Ohio town still ravaged by loss of major employer</div><div><p>Television cooking star Rachael Ray is boosting the local food supply for a struggling Ohio town.</p><p>On Saturday, Ray brought a Wilmington s...

Rachael Ray offers dinner to jobless Ohioans

2010-02-24T12:15:11Z

<div id="subtitle">Rachael Ray to dish up early Thanksgiving dinner to Ohio city battered by thousands of layoffs</div><div><p>Rachael Ray plans to serve an early Thanksgiving dinner to an Ohio community slammed by job losses.</p><p>The talk show host and cookbook author is offering people who live in US hybrid car maker Fisker Automotive will reopen a shuttered General Motors plant in Delaware to build fuel-efficient, plug-in cars, the Fisker Automotive buying idled Del. GM plant, plans to manufacture plug-in hybrid cars there</div><div><p>Luxury automaker Fisker Automotive is buying a shuttered General Motors assembly plant in Delaware to produce p...

DuPont reports rise in 3Q profit

2010-02-24T16:51:43Z

<div id="subtitle">DuPont says third quarter earnings up, beating expectations; company cites cost cutting</div><div><p>DuPont says cost-cutting helped offset lower volumes and contributed to a surprisingly strong increase in third-quarter earnings.</p><p>The Wilmington-based chemical maker on Tuesday reported net income of $409 million, or 45 cents per share, u...

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