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John Freeman (front) and David Yancey look through job listings in the career resource center at the Employment Security Commission office on Briggs Avenue Tuesday. Freeman has been unemployed on and off over the last six months, while Yancey’s been looking for work for a week.

Jobless rate soars in Triangle and state
DURHAM -- Ever since John Curtis Freeman was laid off from his job as a truck driver in September 2007, he has had difficulty finding steady work and pay.

Meeting on West Point transfer 'positive'
DURHAM -- City and state officials had a "very positive" first meeting on Tuesday to discuss a possible transfer of West Point on the Eno Park from city ownership to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation, City Manager Tom Bonfield said.

• Bonfield asks DATA to wait on circulator decision

• Lacrosse cabbie, Macy's settle suit

• City says DAP work on track despite Minor League Baseball Inc.'s expressed concerns

• Schools to ease volunteer background checks

CAMPUS BRIEFS

MLK events set Thursday, Friday
Local students to be featured

STATE BRIEFS

Food drive set Saturday
Hypertension subject of talk
Quit-smoking hours extended
Grandfather Mt. purchase OK'd

ORANGE COUNTY

Stimulus package will help fund dental facility
CHAPEL HILL -- Faced with a looming cash-flow concern for a key construction project, UNC will benefit from a state economic stimulus package cobbled together as a bond sale.

• Neighbors upset over lack of notice for rezoning hearing

• Wrestler's daughter pleads guilty to charges

• Town's Public Works absorbs Engineering

CAMPUS BRIEFS

Ecological site's director named
Poet to give MLK keynote
Energy lecture slated at UNC
Lectures cover food sources

CRIME LOG

Nigerian scam costs woman
Officer halts suicide attempt

LOCAL BRIEFS

Before Hours event is Friday
OWASA phone lines to be out
CALDO lunch at Los Potrillos

CHATHAM COUNTY

Chatham board assignments updated
PITTSBORO -- The Chatham County Board of Commissioners has updated its list of commissioner assignments to dozens of county and regional advisory boards and committees. In the majority of cases, commissioners serve as a non-voting member or liaison, but in a few cases, the commissioner is a voting member.

• Revaluation sessions slated

STATE

Perdue completes Cabinet with health dept. pick
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Democratic Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue wrapped up her Cabinet picks Tuesday by choosing a Republican and former deputy at the troubled Department of Health and Human Services to lead the agency.

• State unemployment claim systems overwhelmed

• Camp Lejeune Marine dies at Kuwait base

• Family faces tough economic times

• Auditor's review examines temporary NC workers

• North Carolina GOP chairwoman stepping down

BUSINESS

Economy in grip of recession, reports show
WASHINGTON -- Anyone looking for a bright spot in the recession might have pointed to a reading Tuesday of the nation's office workers, retailers and other service industries, which contracted at a slower-than-expected pace in December.

Midweek Buzz: More pizza, salad and a restaurant mystery
New pizza joint: It's part of a city's evolution to have businesses coming and going, but it's rare to have two businesses with so many similarities, one of which is opening right on the heels of the other's closing.

• Airlines fly into new year with wave of fare sales

• Apple cuts copy protection and prices on iTunes

• Stocks end higher on hopes for economic rebound

• Russia stops all gas supply to Europe via Ukraine

• BofA's Lewis says execs shouldn't get bonuses

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Pentagon to use Cree light fixtures
Chimerix finishes virus drug study
Clean energy forum scheduled today

NATION/WORLD

• World markets mixed as Indian stocks plunge	4:35 AM ET
• Japan's emperor marks 20th anniversary of reign	4:34 AM ET
• Boy's 1999 disappearance raises questions, regrets	4:30 AM ET
• 2 men, teen charged in gang rape of Calif. lesbian	4:29 AM ET
• Israel ground war drives up civilian casualties	4:23 AM ET
• Transcript: Mumbai gunmen were commanded by phone	4:17 AM ET
• Experts: Crosswinds a factor in Denver air crash	3:17 AM ET

Obama's CIA pick unlikely to face Senate challenge
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama had to do a little fence-mending Tuesday with the new Congress controlled by his own party -- apologizing to a key Senate Democrat for failing to consult on his decision to name veteran Washington hand Leon Panetta CIA director.

AP/Charles Dharapak

Vice President Dick Cheney (right) administers the Senate oath to Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., accompanied by her husband Chip Hagan, during a re-enacted ceremonial swearing-in ceremony, Tuesday in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Hagan sworn in as US senator from North Carolina
WASHINGTON -- Democrat Kay Hagan was sworn in as North Carolina's newest senator Tuesday, replacing Republican Elizabeth Dole after a hard-fought campaign and becoming one of 17 women in the chamber.

• Israel to briefly halt Gaza ops to allow aid

• Hayes not ruling out rematch with NC Rep. Kissell

• Obama to include accountability in economic plan

• Death of Travolta's son raises medical questions

• Democratic opposition to seating Burris cracks

• IRS agents soften heart for delinquent taxpayers

• Former Blackwater guards plead not guilty

• Iraq sends 30,000 troops to guard Karbala pilgrims

• End to Minn. Senate race pushed even further out

• Brain pacemaker helps Parkinson's, but with risks

• Social Security unveils new online application

• Six compete to lead GOP back from defeats

• Grand Canyon, Loch Ness compete as nature wonders

SPORTS

The Herald-Sun/Bernard Thomas

Hillside's Erin Neal (left) goes up against East Chapel Hill's Hannah Elledge during the Hornets' 83-54 victory on Tuesday night.

Hornets shake off tournament loss, run past East Chapel Hill
DURHAM -- Hillside and East Chapel Hill entered Tuesday’s matchup as the top teams in the PAC-6. Both the Hornets and Wildcats were 3-0 in the conference, with Hillside 8-4 overall and ECH 8-2.

NCSU's Kay Yow out for season
RALEIGH -- Kay Yow once again has to leave her N.C. State program to focus on her fight against cancer.

• Davidson star gets another shot at Cameron

• Davis, Drew find a niche within Tar Heels' lineup

• Colgate runs by NCCU

• Tuesday's High School roundup

• Samsonov leads Hurricanes past Devils, 3-2

• Tulsa rolls over Ball State in wet GMAC Bowl

• BC's Jagodzinski meets with New York Jets

• Bobcats surprise Celtics 114-106 in OT

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