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OH Lottery

By Associated Press — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 23:38:25 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — These Ohio lotteries were drawn Monday:

NC Lottery

By Associated Press — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 03:11:04 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — These North Carolina lotteries were drawn Sunday:

North America snow geese population boom means more hunting in Vt. and elsewhere

WILSON RING — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:29:00 GMT

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A decades-long boom in the population of snow geese is leading Vermont and New York to expand hunting seasons as part of a broader plan to cut their numbers in half across North America.

NC Lottery

By Associated Press — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:29:02 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — These North Carolina lotteries were drawn Saturday:

KY Lottery

By Associated Press — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:13:44 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — These Kentucky lotteries were drawn Friday:

Virginia governor now focal point in debate, target of calls over uranium mining

STEVE SZKOTAK — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:31:44 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Bob McDonnell is now the sole focus of the tug-of-war over uranium mining in Virginia.

Northrup named superintendent of Virginia's Shenandoah National Park

By Associated Press — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:49:37 GMT

WAYNESBORO, Va. (AP) — Virginia's Shenandoah National Park has a new superintendent.

Uranium mining bill to be heard by Virginia Senate committee; prospects of passage slim

By Associated Press — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:02:06 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Senate bill that would clear the way for uranium mining in Virginia is getting critical committee hearing at the Capitol.

NC Lottery

By Associated Press — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:10:22 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — These North Carolina lotteries were drawn Wednesday:

NC Lottery

By Associated Press — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:29:02 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — These North Carolina lotteries were drawn Wednesday:

NC Lottery

By Associated Press — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:10:23 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — These North Carolina lotteries were drawn Tuesday:

Harris scores 22, sparks late run as Virginia beats No. 19 North Carolina State 58-55

HANK KURZ Jr. — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:21:52 GMT

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Joe Harris scored 22 points, seven during a game-ending 13-6 run, and Virginia beat No. 19 North Carolina State 58-55 on Tuesday night, the Cavaliers' fourth straight victory.

MI Lottery

By Associated Press — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:29:09 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — These Michigan lotteries were drawn Tuesday:

Slave descendants of rustic Ga. island fight stunning increases to their property taxes

RUSS BYNUM — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:25:22 GMT

DARIEN, Ga. (AP) — Slave descendants who own island property off the Georgia coast are fighting whopping tax increases that they say threatens one of the last Gullah-Geechee communities in the South.

NC Lottery

By Associated Press — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:47:48 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — These North Carolina lotteries were drawn Monday:

KY Lottery

By Associated Press — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:42:54 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — These Kentucky lotteries were drawn Monday:

Experts: Confederate sub Hunley closer than thought to Union blockade ship when it attacked

BRUCE SMITH — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:58:44 GMT

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Scientists say the submarine that was the first in history to sink an enemy warship was much closer than thought to a Union ship it sank in 1864.

Blue Ridge Parkway superintendent to retire April 1 after 41 years with park service

By Associated Press — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:42:14 GMT

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Blue Ridge Parkway superintendent Phil Francis is retiring after 41 years with the National Park Service.

Blue Ridge Parkway visits take a dip in 2012; Superstorm Sandy likely to blame

By Associated Press — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:05:04 GMT

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Fewer visitors toured the Blue Ridge Parkway in 2012.

MI Lottery

By Associated Press — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 22:22:50 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — These Michigan lotteries were drawn Sunday:

MI Lottery

By Associated Press — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 20:58:46 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — These Michigan lotteries were drawn Saturday:

NC Lottery

By Associated Press — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:38:16 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — These North Carolina lotteries were drawn Friday:

NC Lottery

By Associated Press — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:10:29 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — These North Carolina lotteries were drawn Thursday:

NC Lottery

By Associated Press — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:35:03 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — These North Carolina lotteries were drawn Thursday:

Supervisors in Virginia county home to uranium deposit want moratorium to stick

By Associated Press — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:42:03 GMT

CHATHAM, Va. (AP) — The Board of Supervisors in Pittsylvania County is asking Virginia lawmakers to keep in place a moratorium on uranium mining.