http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/list/news/state/ en A group opposing state incentives for corporations has told the North Carolina Court of Appeals the taxpayers it represents should be able to challenge tax breaks used to lure Google to Caldwell County.]]> North Carolina's Highway Patrol commander has dealt with sexual misconduct by troopers and has now revealed he was transferred in 1987 because of an extramarital affair. ]]> Outgoing Bank of America chief executive Ken Lewis will receive no compensation in 2009 after a review by the Obama administration's pay czar.]]> A North Carolina sheriff was indicted Monday on two felony obstruction of justice charges stemming from his role in an impaired driving investigation. ]]> A North Carolina homeowner who enjoyed a decade of tax breaks by preserving a 1920s mansion will have to pay back taxes after remodeling cost the home its historic designation. ]]> A couple is dead and their two adult sons severely wounded in what authorities say was a domestic violence-related shooting early Sunday at a Lake Norman-area home, according to police and neighbors.]]> Gov. Beverly Perdue says North Carolina has no choice but to keep offering incentives packages to attract out-of-state companies even with the closing of the Dell computer plant.]]> Saving Private Ryan led him to create a documentary about black veterans.]]>