North Carolina
9 die, flights canceled as winter wallops South
A deep freeze and a second dose of snow turned the South into a deadly, slippery nightmare Thursday, practically paralyzing a region unaccustomed to icy winter weather.
Hundreds of flights were canceled in Atlanta, and more than 4,000 stranded travelers spent the night at the nation's busiest airport. South Carolina's governor declared a state of emergency, called out the National Guard to help stranded motorists and told tens of thousands of state workers to take the rest of the week off.
At least nine deaths were blamed on the storm, which began Wednesday and stretched from southern Louisiana into Virginia.
An overnight freeze coated roads with ice, and more snow fell Thursday. Nearly a foot was expected in parts of Georgia by today, and more than a foot was forecast in North Carolina and Virginia as the storm moved up the East Coast.
Texas
Police shoot suspect in killing of office worker
A 26-year-old woman died Thursday morning after being stabbed and shot in her office by a man who was then wounded by police, authorities in Addison said.
Misty Dixon Acevedo, of Garland, Tex., died at RHD Memorial Medical Center in Farmers Branch, Tex., after suffering multiple gunshot and stab wounds, hospital spokeswoman Leslie Runnels said.
Police identified the suspect as Todd Alex Caro, 35, who they said arrived at Acevedo's workplace about 10:30 a.m. and shot her several times with a .32-caliber pistol.
Caro was in critical condition Thursday night at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, a hospital spokesman said.
Authorities do not know what led to the attack, according to a police spokesman, officer Brad Freis.
Colorado
State refuses grand jury in Columbine death
Federal and county prosecutors Thursday refused to convene a grand jury to look into allegations that a police officer accidentally killed a student during the 1999 Columbine High School massacre.
Within hours, Gov. Bill Owens urged prosecutors to reconsider.
"A grand jury investigation may be helpful in resolving the continuing controversies surrounding Columbine," he said.
The parents of some of the slain Columbine students have said they have proof that an officer accidentally shot student Daniel Rohrbough and that authorities tried to conceal it.
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