AP Top North Carolina Headlines At ... http://hosted.ap.org/ AP Top North Carolina Headlines At 3:03 p.m. EST &copy; 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our <a href="http://apdigitalnews.com/privacy.html">Privacy Policy</a>. NC man gets life in prison for woman's fatal scare http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NC_SCARED_TO_DEATH_NCOL-?SITE=WVEC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty in what prosecutors said was a case of scaring a 79-year-old North Carolina woman to death.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:43:35 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NC_SCARED_TO_DEATH_NCOL-?SITE=WVEC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NC trooper fired in dispute over lost hat http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NC_TROOPER_HAT_NCOL-?SITE=WVEC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A North Carolina state trooper who said he was fired because his bosses thought he lied about the fate of his $45 hat is fighting his dismissal.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:05:07 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NC_TROOPER_HAT_NCOL-?SITE=WVEC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Judge's ruling lets NC sheriff keep job for now http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NC_LINCOLN_SHERIFF_NCOL-?SITE=WVEC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LINCOLNTON, N.C. (AP) -- A judge's ruling means a North Carolina sheriff facing obstruction of justice charges can keep his job for now.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:45:15 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NC_LINCOLN_SHERIFF_NCOL-?SITE=WVEC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Store clerk killing gets NC man life sentence http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NC_CLERK_KILLED_NCOL-?SITE=WVEC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- A North Carolina man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was convicted of killing a Greensboro convenience store clerk in front of his 13-year-old son.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:35:13 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NC_CLERK_KILLED_NCOL-?SITE=WVEC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Santa's fine, but Mrs. Claus can't go to NC parade http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NC_NO_MRS_CLAUS_NCOL-?SITE=WVEC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Santa Claus is fine at a North Carolina Christmas parade. But Mrs. Claus has to stay away.... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:24:46 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NC_NO_MRS_CLAUS_NCOL-?SITE=WVEC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT