Fire victims identified

HELEN OUTLANDCHERYL BURKE MOREHEAD CITY — Police on Tuesday identified the two men killed in a Jan. 15 shed fire in a city mobile home park as Terry Michael Wray, 62, and Irvin Atkins “Bucky” Bryan, 64.

First Electric Cars Take to the Road

KALUGA — The little boy was walking home from school when he spotted the bubble-shaped silver vehicle in the courtyard. “What a cool car!” he said to its driver, who was standing nearby.

Volunteers step up to help

MARK HIBBSCHERYL BURKE MOREHEAD CITY — Contractors and church work groups are answering an appeal for volunteers to repair mobile homes deemed unsafe to live in, according to the woman heading up relief efforts.

Toshiba plans to bring 13.3-inch tablet to U.S. market

Toshiba's 13.3-inch tablet is coming to the U.S. market. (Credit: Brooke Crothers) LAS VEGAS--Get ready for jumbo tablets. Toshiba plans to bring a 13.3-inch tablet to the U.S. market later this year. The oversize device--by tablet standards--will likely first emerge in Japan, where it can double, because of its screen size, as a portable TV in the home, a Toshiba representative on the CES show ...

C. Wonder Launches with Entirely Mobile POS Service Using VeriFone GlobalBay Mobile and PAYware Mobile Enterprise ...

Customers are no longer at the mercy of traditional cash register lines in the new C. Wonder brand of women’s retail stores introduced last fall. Instead, C. Wonder sales associates are able to assist shoppers with checkout anywhere in the store using an iPod Touch.