Powerless Elected School Head Gets Day In Court
Updated: 1:43 PM A judge says he will rule Friday if the state's elected schools superintendent should regain powers lost when Gov. Beverly Perdue named a separate CEO to make education decisions.
Updated: 1:43 PM A judge says he will rule Friday if the state's elected schools superintendent should regain powers lost when Gov. Beverly Perdue named a separate CEO to make education decisions.
Posted: 7:49 AM A North Carolina judge has granted a request from the attorney general's office to temporarily ban a Florida company from making false claims to timeshare owners.
Updated: 1:37 PM Security experts say some website links appearing in emails on Facebook may download malware to your computer.
Posted: 8:09 AM Prosecutors say the former N.C. State basketball player spent $24,000 of someone else's money on wine, to pay down his own credit line and to buy a beach house.
Updated: 12:34 PM A man is charged with writing checks to two Wayne County businesses, then stopping payments on the checks.
Posted: 5:33 PM A North Carolina think tank that studies state government programs said the state should enact new laws to protect the elderly against fraudsters out to steal their money.
Updated: 11:52 AM A man was charged Tuesday with smuggling songbirds into the United States by hiding them in his pants. Look closely at the photo to see the birds. (Bigger photo inside.)
Posted: 4:25 AM Thousands of military men and women could be owed money from a huge insurance settlement.
Updated: 7:16 AM If you haven't finished your taxes, and don't think you will, there's help that's as close as your computer. However, experts say be very cautious because there's a good chance you may run into a scam.
Posted: 8:44 AM A local sheriff's office says this scam is definitely making the rounds.
Posted: 1:45 PM A teenager is accused of impersonating a law enforcement officer.
Updated: 9:37 AM People are getting emails saying they've been nominated to be part of the "Oprah Millionaire Contest Show."
Updated: 12:12 AM Microsoft is warning people of an April Fool's prank expecting nearly 10 million computers to be infected with a nasty virus.
Posted: 7:38 AM The North Carolina Attorney General says these robo calls have even been getting through to people on the "Do Not Call" registry.
Updated: 9:11 AM Many parents might be thrilled to hear their child has indicated that they want to improve their SAT scores. Officials are warning, however, consider the source.
Posted: 7:42 AM Deputies say they have been lying to church congregations in North Carolina to get money.
Posted: 8:01 AM Find out which county is dealing with phone calls about a phony fundraiser.
Updated: 1:06 PM Attorney General Roy Cooper's office says thousands of North Carolina residents who have accounts with the State Employees' Credit Union may have received messages through their cell phones soliciting private financial information.
Updated: 2:04 PM Find out why a mysterious 25¢ charge on your credit card or bank statement could be the sign of identity theft.
Updated: 9:56 AM The email hit inboxes in Eastern Carolina over the weekend.
Updated: 4:04 PM A popular TV show says someone is using its good name to send out fake sweepstakes letters and checks.
Posted: 8:13 AM One of our viewers alerted us to this scam. Officials with the company that's named in the scam confirms it is a ploy to steal your money.
Posted: 7:52 AM A WITN viewer says she got a letter saying she'd won more than $2 million.
Posted: 9:24 AM Find out what to look for so you don't fall for scams like this.
Updated: 11:42 AM A supposed banker says one of her clients hid his money from his wife and then died.