Stories related to: North Carolina

Pregnant Marine Died of 'Injury,' Sheriff Says

CNN  |  Jan 11, 08 5:19 PM CST

(Newser) - Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, the pregnant Marine missing since Dec. 19 and declared to be dead this morning, apparently died of an "injury," though North Carolina investigators have yet to locate her body or the place where she is thought to be buried. The search for lead suspect Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean, whom Lauterbach had accused of rape, is still on, CNN reports. More »

Pregnant Marine Is Dead: Sheriff

CNN  |  Jan 11, 08 12:23 PM CST

(Newser) - The pregnant Marine missing from Camp Lejune, NC, since Dec. 14 is dead, the local sheriff said today. The search is on for her body and for the suspect in the case, a fellow Marine she had accused of sexual assault, CNN reports. Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach disappeared just before she was scheduled to testify in the case; the suspect's whereabouts are unknown. More »

Pregnant Marine Missing

Dayton Daily News  |  Jan 10, 08 4:50 AM CST

(Newser) - A pregnant 20-year-old Marine scheduled to testify about an incident that occurred at her North Carolina military base has been missing for nearly a month, reports the Dayton Daily News . Maria Lauterbach's cell phone was found at the camp's gate, and her car at a bus station six miles away. Her mother said Lauterbach typically calls home several times a day. Her baby boy is due next week. More »

Suspect Leads Cops to Missing Hiker's Body

Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Jan 8, 08 4:21 AM CST

(Newser) - A drifter accused of kidnapping 24-year-old hiker Meredith Emerson led police to her body last night, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The body was found in a Georgia forest about 10 miles from where Emerson's bloodied clothing was discovered last week after her dog wandered into a store. Gary Michael Hilton, 61, is in jail charged with kidnapping and bodily injury in the case. The two were seen hiking together with their dogs. More »

Hiker Suspect Linked to Slain Couple

Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Jan 7, 08 4:46 AM CST

(Newser) - As the search for a missing Georgia hiker widens to five counties, authorities said the man accused in Meredith Emerson’s disappearance and presumed murder may be linked to the death of an elderly North Carolina couple who also disappeared while hiking. Gary Hilton, 61, has been charged with kidnapping Emerson with bodily injury and is due in court today. More »

Paul Hopes Blimp Gives Him a Lift

Politico  |  Dec 7, 07 8:17 AM CST

(Newser) - The offbeat GOP presidential campaign of Texas Libertarian Ron Paul is soon to have a zany new form of publicity: a blimp. The blimp will launch next week in North Carolina and sail up the East Coast with banners in support of Ron Paul, Politico reports. Bearing slogans such as "Who is Ron Paul?" and "Google Ron Paul," the zeppelin will fly over  those staple villains of Paul's rhetoric, the IRS and Federal Reserve. More »

15 Must-See American Sights

Forbes  |  Nov 11, 07 8:23 AM CST

(Newser) - Patricia Schultz, author of 1,000 Places to See in the USA and Canada Before You Die, turns Forbes readers onto her top 15: The Pacific Coast Highway Monument Valley, Utah and Ariz. Texas Hill Country More »

Judge Draws Ire for Shelving Capital Trial

New York Times  |  Nov 3, 07 7:18 PM CDT

(Newser) - Judge Hilton Fuller has drawn ire for shelving a Georgia death penalty case, but other states are hitting the same snag: low funds for capital court costs, the New York Times reports. Georgia can’t afford the $1.2 million to defend Brian Nichols, charged with killing four in a 2005 courthouse shooting. Six other states can't afford capital trials, which need defenders to make “extraordinary efforts," the American Bar Association says. More »

Blackwater May Have Smuggled Weapons in Iraq

BBC  |  Sep 22, 07 1:17 PM CDT

(Newser) - Controversy-magnet Blackwater USA may have smuggled weapons into Iraq, the BBC reports. Federal prosecutors are investigating charges that employees of the private security firm shipped unlicensed weapons to terrorist groups. Blackwater, blamed for  civilian deaths in a Baghdad gunfight last week, confirmed that it fired two employees  for stealing company property, but it called the smuggling allegations "baseless." More »

Gabrielle Brushes N. Carolina

CNN  |  Sep 9, 07 12:32 PM CDT

(Newser) - Gabrielle made a relatively tame landfall—with top winds hitting the 50 mph mark—on North Carolina's coast  today at 11:45am, reports CNN. It's more a relief than a worry for the drought-stricken region, but storm surge flooding of up to 3 feet was possible. The storm was to turn northeast tonight, heading back out into the Atlantic. More »

Gabrielle 'Going to Get Gnarly'

Associated Press  |  Sep 8, 07 2:50 PM CDT

(Newser) - Tropical storm Gabrielle is “going to get a little gnarly” but is “not expected to get too strong” when it hits the East Coast tomorrow, observers say. She will dump 2 to 4 inches of rain on parched North Carolina and head back to sea, topping off at 60 to 65 mph. The storm isn’t expected to become a hurricane: "This is just a little breeze," scoffs one resident. More »

In Dispute Between Wives, Court Sides With Third

Associated Press  |  Sep 5, 07 9:29 PM CDT

(Newser) - The North Carolina state appeals court affirmed yesterday that the body of a retired Army sergeant belongs to his third wife, though he left her five years before his death in 2005 to return to his first wife. John Burrell never divorced Valerie Burrell after he returned to Hazelene Burrell; Valerie had Burrell buried in 2006 following a lower-court ruling. More »

Nifong Pleads Not Guilty to Contempt