An 18-year-old Winston-Salem man was charged yesterday with first-degree burglary and robbery with a dangerous weapon.
During a license check, Winston-Salem police discovered an outstanding warrant against Kevin Lavon Gee III of 1234 E. 29th St., sworn by investigators in connection with a home-invasion robbery last month.
According to the arrest warrant, Gee is accused of entering a house at 5000 Scenic Drive about 9:45 p.m. Aug. 6 and pulling a semi-automatic pistol on two residents. Property worth about $1,400 including an Xbox 360 video-game player, a 32-inch television, an Apple iTouch computer and four pairs of Air Jordon sneakers was taken.
Gee was being held last night in Forsyth County Jail with bond set at $50,000.
-- Scott Sexton
Disability Rights N.C. to conduct meetings to identify target areas
Disability Rights N.C. will conduct three "listening sessions" in the Triad and Northwest North Carolina this fall to help it define target areas for 2011-13.
The nonprofit agency conducts the sessions every three years. There will be 14 held in the state.
The first local session will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Watauga County Public Library, 140 Queen St. in Boone.
Sessions will be held from noon to 2 p.m. on Oct. 21 at the Miller Park Community Center, 400 Leisure Lane in Winston-Salem, and from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the YMCA, 504 S. Main St. in Reidsville.
For more information, call 877-235-4210 or e-mail info@disabilityrightsnc.org. -- Richard Craver
Money still available for rebates for energy-efficient appliances
KINSTON -- North Carolina energy officials say $500,000 remains in a fund to provide rebates to people who replace old appliances with newer, more energy-efficient ones.
The money is left over from $8.8 million provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. More than 62,000 appliances were purchased statewide.
Some people who applied for the rebates did not qualify, leading to about $500,000 being left over, said Seth Efron, a spokesman for the North Carolina Energy Office.
To be eligible, consumers must replace older appliances with Energy Star-qualified models, which use about 25 percent less electricity.
Rebates range from $75 for dishwashers and freezers to $300 for several appliances including central air conditioners. -- AP
North Carolina Zoo euthanizes lion diagnosed with cancer
ASHEBORO -- North Carolina Zoo officials say a female lion has been euthanized after veterinarians determined that she would not recover from cancer.
The 12-year-old lion was diagnosed with mammary cancer two weeks ago.
Senior veterinarian Ryan DeVoe says the cancer had metastasized to the animal's lungs and she was suffering.
The lion had been at the North Carolina Zoo since 2002 and had been transferred from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Kansas.
The zoo says its 9-year-old male lion remains on exhibit and is in good health. -- AP
U.S. says Eastern N.C. soldier among four killed in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON -- Military officials say a soldier from Eastern North Carolina was among four killed in an attack in Afghanistan.
The Department of Defense announced Friday that Pfc. Matthew E. George, 22, of the Grantsboro community of western Pamlico County died Tuesday in the Logar province of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
The four were assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Bamberg, Germany. -- AP
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