Weekly News Review - 8/26/11 Print
Weekly News Review
Thursday, 25 August 2011 23:00

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Where were you when the earthquake shook North Carolina and most of the East Coast?  AP reporter Gary Robertson and SGRToday.com's Josh Ellis review the big stories with host Barlow Herget. Shakin' but no breakin' for the most part in North Carolina from the 5.8 scale earthquake. Preparations for Hurricane Irene and underway for Saturday landfall on the Outer Banks. Governor Perdue, mindful of tourist dollars' impact on the coast, encourages people to keep their plans about visiting North Carolina after this brief inconvenience. Duke Energy and Progress Energy shareholders approve a merger of the two power houses that goes to state Utilities Commission Sept. 20, and the panel discusses whether this year's local elections are going to be a preview of 2012.