The POY winners in each category include:

Spot News
	First Place - Andrew Craft
	Caption: First Sgt. Dean Bissey, left, and Spc. Patrick Janssen, of Company C, 3rd General Support Aviation Battilion, 82nd Combat Aviation, perform CPR on a wounded Afghan National Police officer as their Black Hawk races back to the Bagram Airfield hospital, Oct. 11, 2007. The officer ended up dying in the emergency room. ciabp Race for Life
	Second Place - Corey Lowenstein
	Caption: Vanessa Pizzitola (left) and Heather Yates (right) shield themselves from wind-driven smoke a community of town homes in Raleigh.  The fires damaged or destroyed at least 20 town homes in a north Raleigh neighborhood. The women were among several employees of a Babies 'R Us store that were evacuated by emergency personnel due to the fire. coors Evacuees
	Third Place - Ethan Hyman
	Caption: Theresa Pittman, Kerwin Pittman's mother, left, is removed from the stairwell of the Wake County Courthouse after a scuffle broke out after Kerwin Pittman was sentenced for his role in a fatal drive-by shooting of Jamel Jefferys in 2006. Stairwell tinsn
	Honorable Mention - Logan Mock-Bunting
	Caption: A naked man fights a bouncer at a bar on Folsom Street in San Francisco. The struggle spread to the street and involved bystanders before the two were separated and calmed down. ltqmb Naked Fight
General News
	First Place - David Smith
	Caption: Brittney Murray, left, and Rhonda Rollins pause while unpacking boxes belonging to Rhonda's son, Spc. Justin Rollins, at the Rollins home in Newport, New Hampshire. Rollins was killed in an IED attack in Samarra, Iraq. He planned to propose to Brittney after his tour was over. clism Rollins Homecoming
	Second Place - Jason Arthurs
	Caption: During a massive candlelight vigil held at Virginia Tech's Drill Field to remember the 32 victims of a campus shooting rampage, juniors Jim McCartin and Christine George share a moment of silence. jaxyc candlelit silence
	Third Place - Stephanie Bruce
	Caption: Sgt. Curtiss Richardson of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division takes in the moment after writing Home on his bus window, which he often did in Iraq, Friday, November 6, 2007, morning after returning home to Fort Bragg, NC, from a 15-month deployment in Iraq. skmbf Finally Home
	Honorable Mention - Logan Mock-Bunting
	Caption: Gianni Pike struggles against his parents and several volunteers as they try to place him in a lifejacket at the Surfers Healing event on Wrightsville Beach, NC. The event exposes autistic children and their families to the experience of surfing. Many autistic children often suffer from sensory overload- everyday sensations, such as wearing clothing, are overwhelming to them. For some, water is a very soothing medium. The goal of the group is to offer a new experience that may be used as positive therapy.
	Honorable Mention - Andrew Craft
	Caption: Paratroopers, from the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, give medical assistance to a wounded Iraqi man in a empty home in the village of Jadida, Iraq, Feb. 10, 2007, The man was shot with a warning shot by paratroopers after he failed to stop his vehicle. The man received minor wounds to his legs and was transported to a military hospital, after medics patched him up on the scene. The paratroopers were in the village looking for weapons caches. ciabp Patching Up
Feature
	First Place - Gayle Shomer
	Caption: Doug & Christine Kitts and Jane Singleton right, relax at the bar. /This is my Cheers. This is the one bar I can go to by myself and feel comfortable /, said Singleton, who brings her Weimaraner. 10gadas02b. Dog Bar.
	Second Place - Gayle Shomer
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	Third Place - Andrew Craft
	Caption: The wind kicks up dirt as an Afghan National Army soldier prays at sunset at the new Sabari District Center in Sabari, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2007. ciabp /Sunset Prayer /
	Honorable Mention - Corey Lowenstein
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	Honorable Mention - John Adkisson
	Caption: Captain Monte Haddix kisses his wife Melissa Haddix after arriving on Wednesday morning at the Gillette-Campbell County Airport in Gillette, Wyoming. jwadk /Reunion /
Sports Action
	First Place - Ethan Hyman
	Caption: As N.C. State's Gavin Grant goes through the net to try to defend, Maryland's Ekene Ibekwe tries to dunk in the second half of their game at the RBC Center. The dunk missed. Through the net tinsn
	Second Place - Ashley Garner
	Caption: Valiant from the Neon Twins wrestling tag team struggles to tag his teammate to take over on Saturday night at the Boys and Girls Club, in Asheboro, NC. agrcc Valiant
	Third Place - Jason Arthurs
	Caption: The Carolina Hurricanes' Eric Staal gets his body, but not the puck, past Florida Panthers' goalie Tomas Vokoun during the third period at the RBC Center on Nov. 3, 2007. jaxyc hockey no-goal
	Honorable Mention - Stephanie Bruce
	Caption: Duke's Lindsey Harding is tripped up as she flies through Carolina's LaToya Pringle, top, and Jessica Breland, bottom, on her way to a layup during second half action Sunday, February 25, 2007, afternoon at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham. skmbf Tripped Up
Sports Feature
	First Place - Layne Bailey
	Caption: Charlotte Latin's girls have never won a conference title or state title, but this year's team, led by a group of underclassmen, is ranked No. 1 in North Carolina and has beaten the reigning conference champions several times. Top runners from left: Haylee Dawe, Kameron Spence, Hillary Dawe, Ally Finical, Louise Hindal, Maggie Gardner, Emily Zuehlke and Meggie Trusty. jbmur Follow the Leader
	Second Place - Lauren Cowart
	Caption: A Chapel Hill High School football player's breath rises above his head as the temperatures in the Tiger's game versus Riverside High School reached near freezing.
	Third Place - Sara Davis
	Caption: North Carolina State's Courtney Fells says thank you as a cheerleader congratulates him on his 83-79 win over No. 3 North Carolina in Raleigh, N.C. pvfsd thank you
	Honorable Mention - Streeter Lecka
	Caption: A diver practices prior to the 10m platform event during the XV Pan American Games at the Aquatic Center on July 26, 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. sleck Taking a Dive
	Honorable Mention - Ted Richardson
	Caption: Fans who were packed in close to the 5th hole green for the championship round of the U.S. Open take cover to avoid a ball hit by Angela Park, who was at the top of the leaderboard until the final day of play. jaxyc duck
Portrait Personality
	First Place - Shawn Rocco
	Caption: Dail stretches during a road trip to his former home town of Goldsboro. He was heading back to the county courthouse to deal with legal matters associated with his exoneration from prison. gcyfs dail stretch
	Second Place - Pete Kiehart
	Caption: A tailgater attendee stares at the sky as the morning's festivities come to an end. pelee Tailgate
	Third Place - Scott Sharpe
	Caption: Dalton Stevens is The Button King. Recognized by the Guiness Book of World Record, Stevens has around 1,000,000 buttons at his museum in Bishopville, SC. He has a car, suit, guitar, and even his casket covered with colorful buttons. tscho The Button King
	Honorable Mention - Logan Mock-Bunting
	Caption: Ann Bunting-Mock rests on her bed while battling a bout of nausea and sickness. Side-effects of chemotherapy and radiation (treatments against her cancer) left her feeling worn down and sick for many of the last days of her life. ltqmb bed rest
	Honorable Mention - Ashley Ross
	Caption: Colleen Verna of Philadelphia, PA is 36 and is in stage four of a rare sarcoma that has spread from her right arm to her lungs. Verna's cancer was misdiagnosed at first, which resulted in the amputation of her right arm. rossa Cancer
Pictorial
	First Place - Logan Mock-Bunting
	Caption: A school of manta rays feed, gliding with open mouths through cloudy, plankton rich water. ltqmb Manta Rays
	Second Place - Logan Mock-Bunting
	Caption: Beams of sunlight filter past Joe Sheridan, who waits for Wahoo to shoot with his speargun at approximately 30 feet underwater. Sheridan was freediving - breath-hold diving - in the Gulf Stream, about 25 miles off Cape Hatteras, NC, on July 13, 2007. ltqmb Dive Rays
	Third Place - Shawn Rocco
	Caption: Robin Dolin floats in the murky waters of Falls Lake as she tries to beat the summer heat and humidity. gcyfs afloat
	Honorable Mention - Logan Mock-Bunting
	Caption: A fisherman wades out to fetch his boat off Santa Catalina, Panama. The numbers of sea-life in the nearby waters have drastically declined in the last ten years, due mainly to the increase in demand for seafood from such metropolitan areas such as Panama City. ltqmb Wade
Illustration
	First Place - Lauren Cowart
	Caption: UNC Student Bobbi Ruffin models the lastest trend in spring fashion-- mixing bright-colored clothes and accessories, like electric blue and canary yellow.
	Second Place - Todd Sumlin
	Caption: The Pomelo, also known as Chinese grapefruit,is a giant citrus originally from Malaysia. They are generally much larger than grapefruit, with a thicker skin and pith and, because of their size, more flesh. Their light yellow skins give way to yellow to coral-pink flesh that can sometimes be drier than a grapefruit’s. tscho Chinese Grapefruit
	Third Place - Chuck Liddy
	Caption: Traditional Christmas celebrations aren't as traditional anymore as many families decide to gather away from home, like at the beach, to celebrate the holidays. KURED UNTRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS
News Picture Story
	First Place - Shawn Rocco
	Caption: Dwayne reaches out to his Chris during a trip to the beach. Though he experiences a myriad array of emotions on a daily basis from extreme joy to finally being free to bitterness for losing 18 years of his life Dwayne hasn't lost his sense of compassion and he's focused on establishing a relationship with a son who grew up without a father. gcyfs dail tenderness
	Second Place - David Smith
	Caption: Brittney Murray walks through the covered bridge where she and Justin Rollins often visited together. Justin liked to spin his tires, filling the inside of the bridge with smoke. clism After Arlington
	Third Place - Andrew Craft
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	Honorable Mention - Todd Sumlin
	Caption: Peachtree residents gather for an impromptu cookout on a warm November evening.
Feature Picture Story
	First Place - Logan Mock-Bunting
	Caption: A fisherman wades out to fetch his boat off Santa Catalina, Panama. The numbers of sea-life in the nearby waters have drastically declined in the last ten years, due mainly to the increase in demand for seafood from such metropolitan areas such as Panama City. Overfishing is of great concern worldwide as fish numbers around the globe continue to plummet. ltqmb Wade
	Second Place - Takaaki Iwabu
	Caption: A Scottish couple George Condi and Jane Findlay wait for their turn to get marry at a lobby. They married while were visiting their American friends, whom they met on internet. akkah The Courthouse Wedding
	Third Place - Ted Richardson
	Caption: Occaneechi tribal elder John Blackfeather Jeffries, veiled in smoke rising from a smudge bowl filled with tobacco and sage, blesses 25-acres of new land where his tribe recently built an Indian Village in Mebane, NC. Our people have always been here, said Jeffries, standing within two miles of where his father was raised. This is my church, he said, with four walls that are endless, a ceiling that is endless.
	Honorable Mention - Gayle Shomer
	Caption: When you come here with your dog, the common denominator is dogs. Everyone here has dogs or loves dogs, says JP Brewer, owner of the Dog Bar, a neighborhood bar where dogs and their owners drink and socialize. 10gadas02a. Dogbar.
Sports Picture Story
	First Place - Jason Arthurs
	Caption: Pathetic, mumbled Paula Creamer after missing a putt on the 9th hole during the second round of the U.S. Open. jaxyc U.S. OPEN
	Second Place - David Smith
	Caption: C.J. Williams walks the halls of Jack Britt High School alone before practice, focusing on his poor performance during the Buccaneers' loss to Terry Sanford High the night before. clism C.J.
	Third Place - Jeff Siner
	Caption: A speedway worker cleans the seats in the grandstand area near Turn 4 prior to the running of the Daytona 500 Sunday. jdsin THAT'S RACIN'
	Honorable Mention - Logan Mock-Bunting
	Caption: On a scorching afternoon, a Cowboy brings beer to his teamates during a lasso competition. In the competition, each heat features one town's team versus another in a tournament bracket style. ltqmb Cold Ones