In the past seven years, more than 75 cities nationwide have been where Wilmington finds itself today. They've been frustrated by seemingly intractable street violence and drawn to the promise of the so-called "High Point strategy" to dramatically cut it

CHARLOTTE, N.C. --The Mecklenburg County Courthouse was the scene of an unusual courtroom showdown Thursday morning. Judge Charlotte Brown presided over a hearing that would determine whether a mother would go to jail because she has not taken her childr

Warwick Rodeo champion David Kennedy, of Kyogle, will compete at Allora tonight. SCOTT Keogh has attracted bull riders from as far as Orange to Allora for tonight's show rodeo. The 7.30pm rodeo is at the Allora Showgrounds as part of the annual show. The

TELSTRA Corporation signed up more than a million new customers in the first half of its financial year, giving a hefty lift to its profit. The nation's largest telco added 958,000 mobile customers in the six months to December 31 on top of 106,000 new f

By Matthew Dolan DETROIT—Gov. Rick Snyder is tackling urban crime, promising an aggressive state-led campaign to make Michigan's most troubled cities safer after a string of victories for his pro-business agenda. This fight promises to be tougher.Four of

David Kennedy, who recently retired after 32 years of service to the city, including the last 14 as city planner. He started working in the city's planning office in the mid 1970s when a lot of planning work was focused on the historic district in downto