<![CDATA[IndependentTribune.com: State]]> http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/list/news/state/ en <![CDATA[N.C. retailers anticipate crowds as sales tax holiday on appliances starts Friday]]> <![CDATA[Golden LEAF foundation gets criticized in N.C. audit]]> <![CDATA[Rowan prosecutor to handle Easley case]]> <![CDATA[Allmendinger placed on probation following DUI arrest]]> <![CDATA[Easley is likely witness today before N.C. board]]> <![CDATA[Demons lurk at Maze of Terror]]> <![CDATA[Ex-Easley treasurer testifies over party donations]]> <![CDATA[Duke Energy agrees to a smaller rate hike]]> <![CDATA[State troopers targeting drivers around school buses]]> North Carolina troopers are beginning an operation to target drivers who fail to stop for school buses.]]> <![CDATA[Local leaders work to keep BofA's HQ in Charlotte]]> <![CDATA[Kannapolis, Iredell officials use GPS to track missing child]]> <![CDATA[Supreme Court hears arguments in S.C.-N.C. water lawsuit]]> <![CDATA[Perdue says Dell will pay back every "red cent"]]> Gov. Beverly Perdue says North Carolina has no choice but to keep offering incentives packages to attract out-of-state companies even with the closing of the Dell computer plant.]]> <![CDATA[NC still holds triple-A bond rating ]]> <![CDATA[Heating bills may go lower this winter ]]> <![CDATA[Alcoa fights back against N.C.'s push to control Yadkin dams]]> <![CDATA[State's air quality in summer 2009 best in 3 decades]]> North Carolina residents breathed a little easier this summer.]]> <![CDATA[Top court delays hearing in SC-NC water lawsuit ]]> <![CDATA[U2 chows down on some North Carolina 'cue]]> With or without 'cue? ]]> <![CDATA[Perdue to discuss Yadkin bridge at Obama meeting]]> North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue wants to talk about the economy, jobs and stimulus money when she meets President Obama.]]>