North Carolina is a state in the Southern United States. One of the original states, it is home to the first English colony in the Americas. It was also the location of the first successful flight of the Wright brothers' airplane — one of the first heavier than air flying machines.

Geography

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North Carolina is bordered by South Carolina on the south; Georgia on the southwest; Tennessee on the west; Virginia on the north; and the Atlantic Ocean on the east. The United States Census Bureau classifies North Carolina as a Southern state in the subcategory of being one of the South Atlantic States.

North Carolina consists of three geographic sections: the coastal plain, which occupies the eastern 45% of the state; the Piedmont region, which contains the middle 35%; and the Appalachian Mountains and foothills, which take up the remaining 20% of the state in the west.

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N.C. tries a public health plan
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:00:00 -0500
When Cary Hicks lost his group health insurance this year, he was floored by how much an individual policy could cost him because he is a diabetic. That's when Hicks discovered a new state program. He pays $550 a month in premiums -- one-third of what a similar private policy would have cost.
2 men charged in NY with $80M Ponzi ATM scheme
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:48:13 -0500
Vance Moore II, 55, of Raleigh, and Walter Netschi, 62, of McKinney, Texas, each face a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and nine counts of wire fraud. Authorities said they told investors that they were investing in thousands of automated teller machines that in fact were never purchased, federal authorities said Monday.
Barrel artwork goes full circle
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:23:47 -0500
There is no simple way, except in artistic terms perhaps, to explain the full depth of the irony, all the layers of meaning, when police were called to the scene of the fallen Barrel Dinosaur on Saturday night.
Ty Harrell steps down from House seat
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:23:19 -0500
State Rep. Ty Harrell submitted his resignation Sunday, 11 days after the speaker of the House ordered an investigation into Harrell's campaign expenditures.
Drug seizure was from anonymous tip
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:57:09 -0500
A drug seizure last week that ranked amoung the largest ever in Wake County was the result of an anonymous tip, court records show.
Peace College president retiring
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:29:01 -0500
Peace College President Laura Carpenter Bingham has announced plans to retire.

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