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| I forgive you Honey, now you just get some rest... |
Published: January 6, 2009
ADELAIDE, Australia -- A woman accused of setting her husband's genitals on fire because she thought he was having an affair has been charged with murder.
Prosecutors said 44-year-old Rajini Narayan confessed to neighbors that she set her husband on fire on Dec. 8, 2008, after she saw him hug another woman.
She was initially charged with endangering life and arson but the charges were upgraded to murder after her 47-year-old husband, Satish Narayan, died from ... |
| Web site can help budget personal spending |
As most of us know only too well, it's easy to spend money when we have it. The tough part is managing our spending when the budget gets tight.
Now there's a website that claims it can track spending and wind up saving you money.
Mint.com categorizes all your transactions so you can see exactly where your money is going.
Ross Marino, a certified financial planner said, "Mint.com is a great way to without having to spend a lot of money and a lot of time, set up your accounts, track ... |
| Paramedics get muscle cars...I get a Pinto! |
Paramedics get muscle cars
Healing force to drive Chargers
Michael Biesecker, Staff Writer
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RALEIGH - Have a serious heart attack in Wake County and a paramedic in a growling muscle car might speed to your aid.
Wake's Emergency Medical Services Department launches a new program today that will bolster its fleet of ambulance crews with 14 specially trained paramedics deployed in souped-up Dodge Chargers.
EMS Chief Skip Kirkwood said at a news conference Monday that ... |
| Why didn't Bubba just shoot the Jukebox? |
N.C. soldier killed after song fight
The Associated Press
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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. - A Fort Bragg soldier was killed after a bar fight triggered by an argument over a Jimmy Buffet song playing on a jukebox.
Steamboat Springs police said 37-year-old Richard Lopez and two of his friends played the song at the Tap House bar and two other people started arguing with them over it. Lopez's family told The Denver Post the song was "Margaritaville."
The Steamboa ... |
| Man Arrested After Authorities Find Puppy's Head In Zip-Lock |
Fremont, NC - Animal control officers say they found a revolting scene at a Wayne County home. They discovered dismembered animals and what appeared to be a decapitated puppy's head in a zip-lock bag.
Animal control investigators say Lawton McKenzie, 28, of Fremont has been charged with animal cruelty.
Animal control director Justin Scally says they removed 26 living animals from the home. "It was the most horrific, disturbing case that I have ever investigated" Scally said. &q ... |
| RRHS leaders resign mid-year |
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RRHS leaders resign mid-year
Hank Dewald, Herald Staff Writer
ROANOKE RAPIDS — Two key Roanoke Rapids High School administrators have resigned. Principal Jeff Dishmon and Assistant Principal Jeffrey White will be on the job when students return from the holiday break tomorrow but both are preparing to leave the district very soon.
Roanoke Rapids Graded School Distri ... |
| Want to be a zoo vet for a day? |
Asheboro, N.C. — The North Carolina Zoological Society is holding a contest that will enable a member of the public to be a zoo veterinarian for a day.
The Zoo Society, the non-profit support organization for the North Carolina Zoo, will sell 900 tickets at $10 each for the Jan. 30 drawing that will determine the winner.
The winning ticket holder, along with a friend, will spend a day with N.C. Zoo Senior Veterinarian Dr. Ryan DeVoe.
The morning rounds will take the winner behind the ... |
| Hyundai: Can't make car payments? Just return it |
NEW YORK (AP) - Can't make the payments on a new car you just bought? No problem - just return it free of charge.
At least that's the deal being offered by Hyundai Motor America. In a bid to woo skittish consumers, the South Korea-based automaker will cover the depreciation on a returned leased or financed vehicle for those who find themselves unable to make their car payments.
The "Hyundai Assurance Program" only applies to customers stricken by misfortune outside of their contr ... |
| EEEWWW! Breast pumps available for loan! |
T. J. ROYAL
Staff Writer
Edgecombe County mothers have an option to help them breastfeed their infants, through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, WIC.
Edgecombe County's WIC Director Gloria Deans said women who qualify for the program can receive manual or electric pumps to draw milk from their breasts and feed to their infants later.
Women must be pregnant or have at least one child age 5 or younger, and have a qualifying income, to par ... |
| 'You have to make the hard decision' |
Man urges others to beat debt
January 4, 2009 - 7:32 PM
MOLLY K. DEWITT
DAILY NEWS STAFF
Even though the Christmas season has just wrapped up, Eric Swanson is urging consumers to start thinking about Christmas 2009.
Swanson, executive director and founder of BeatingDebt.org and a captain in the Marine Corps, believes people should be free to enjoy their marriages, families and God without the struggle of debt.
"Buy your stuff, just don't go into debt," he said. "I can' ... |
