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Meth found in car stopped on I-40 near RDU
Morrisville, N.C. - The North Carolina State Highway Patrol briefly delayed traffic near Raleigh-Durham International Airport Wednesday after a trooper stopped a car and found five jars of liquid methamphetamine inside.Just after 11 a.m., troopers pulled over a driver in a silver car on westbound Interstate 40 and found the driver, Michael Edwards, 29, of Johnson City, Tenn., was wanted in ...
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Caldwell authorities Fire was set
LENOIR – Fire investigators say the blaze that destroyed a mobile home Tuesday evening in Caldwell County was not accidental. Fire was reported around 5 p.m. at a home in the 3200 block of Berry Court in Gamewell, according to Caldwell officials. A neighbor called 911 after her children said they saw smoke. Dino Dibernardi, an investigator with the Caldwell County Fire Marshal’s ...
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Providence Road townhome project OKd
The Charlotte City Council approved 11-0 Monday a rezoning change that allows for a 19-unit luxury townhome development on the east side of Providence Road, between South Wendover Road and Providence Drive. Developer Wendy Field requested the change for 4.26 acres. But neighbors filed a protest petition against the rezoning, which meant it needed a super majority on council to pass. The zoning ...
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Bouncer attacked women arrested after fight at Rock Hill pizzeria
ROCK HILL Two women were shackled at the Rock Hill jail after police arrested them when a bar brawl fraught with racial tension resulted in one getting drunk and running from police, and the other one assaulting a bouncer on Tuesday. At about 11:45 p.m., police were sent to Empire Pizza and Bar on Old York Road where they dispersed a crowd of about 75 people who were in the parking lot, ...
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Challenges filed to city’s S.C. sludge permit
Two challenges have been filed to South Carolina’s permit, renewed earlier this month, that allows the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility Department to spread sewage sludge on 6,400 acres south of Charlotte. Both requests asked that this week the permit be reviewed by the board of the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control. The board has 60 days to respond. Sludge spread on ...
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Man is killed after he lies in front of train
A Salisbury man died Tuesday after police say he laid down on the tracks in front of an incoming train. Just before 11:30 Tuesday morning, Salisbury emergency personnel responded to a pedestrian accident involving a Norfolk Southern Railroad train between 14th and 15th Streets. Authorities say 66-year-old Hugh Avril Deadwyler walked onto the tracks, then laid down across the tracks. The train ...
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Forget the wet ... warm dry weather arrives
Remember that forecast of a soggy week for the Charlotte region? The weather systems that meteorologists thought would bring wet weather to the Charlotte region are nowhere to be seen at midweek, and forecasters have traded their gloomy predictions for a much sunnier outlook. Instead of rain, the forecast is for nice weather into at least the early part of next week. “Cool high pressure ...
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Commerce shift to NC nonprofit OKd by House panel
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A bill that lays the groundwork for a private nonprofit corporation to take over many economic development duties of North Carolina's Commerce Department has cleared a hurdle at the ...
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New commander for SC Army Recruiting Battalion
FORT JACKSON, S.C. - Lt. Col. Michael Standish is taking over Army recruiting operations in South Carolina, western North Carolina and eastern Georgia.The 44-year-old Army officer says his unit has to combat apathy among teens as well as a lack of knowledge about benefits the military can provide.Last year, the battalion at Fort Jackson recruited more than 3,000 active duty soldiers and about ...
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Deal Diva Deals on summer stuff at Bi-Lo Teeter
Check out some of the best grocery deals available this week at HT and Bi-Lo to help with your summer needs. Below you will find great deals on things to keep the kids happy and well fed, items to keep you cool, your stockpile full and your gas tank topped off with enough left over to celebrate with a BBQ! How to read the list below: Coupon source is followed by the date of ...
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Charlotte B-Cycle to offer discounted memberships with CATS
John Zugelder fastens his helmet before he rides a bicycle from the B-Cycle station near the Wells Fargo Atrium. He said he typically uses the bike share program daily. LINDSAY RUEBENS - ...
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Arrest made in Mooresville man’s hit-run death
Pitt County authorities have charged William Earl Langley, 47, of Greenville, with felony hit-and-run in connection with the death last Aug. 18 of 20-year-old Austin Alexander Baeza of Mooresville. (Pitt County Sheriff's Office ...
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Single gender academy Is it right for Durham County
In attendance of Durham County School Board committee meeting (June 18) and one issue on the agenda was "single gender academy". Approximately ten people spoke during the public comment time allotted with pluses and minuses for planning to start piloting the single gender academy at two sites (boys/girls) within existing schools through data collection toward expansion. Collected data ...
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Statesville bank robbed for 2nd time
Statesville police released this photo of a man suspected of having robbed the Community One Bank on East Broad Street on Tuesday. (Statesville police ...
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Duke Energy looks inside to hire chief executive
Lynn Good is executive vice president and chief financial officer for Duke Energy. She leads the financial function, which includes the controller's office, treasury, tax, risk management and insurance, as well as corporate strategy and corporate development. These duties include accounting, balance sheet management and overseeing risk control policies. In addition, Good is responsible for ...
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Taking any business trips this year
This Los Angeles Times story reports that while vacation bookings are up, business travel is down, according to a TravelClick survey of 4,000 hotels. The trend shows "there is caution in buying in the business environment," according to the story. What about your company? Have you taken or will you take any business trips this year? Take our poll to the ...
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Shelby argument turns violent 2 shot
SHELBY – Two men, including a bystander, were injured in a shooting Tuesday night on the northeast side of Shelby, police say. The shooting took place shortly after 11 p.m. on Orange Street, according to police. Investigators say two men got into an argument, and shots were fired. One of those in the argument and a man walking nearby were struck by gunfire. Both wounded men were ...
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Airport bill pulled from committee agenda
RALEIGH A bill to transfer control and ownership of Charlotte’s airport from the city to a new, independent authority was pulled from the House Finance committee calendar on Wednesday morning. “Obviously, it is not ready to be in this committee,” Rep. Julia Howard, the committee’s senior chairman, said after announcing the move. Rep. Bill Brawley, a Matthews Republican ...
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Mint Hill police probe vehicle theft
Mint Hill police have released this surveillance photo of a man alleged to have stolen a Nissan Maxima early Sunday from a business establishment on Idlewild Road. (Mint Hill Police ...
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Wake hires Jim Merrill as schools superintendent
Other jobs: Merrill started in 1973 as an English teacher in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system. He was hired by Wake in 1984 to be an assistant principal at Enloe High School in Raleigh. He moved to the central office in 1986 to become a personnel director. He was named assistant superintendent for human resources in 1990. He became associate superintendent for administration in ...
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Charlotte City Council member David Howard seeking re-election
David Howard could run for Charlotte mayor. Here he reacts to favorable returns on city council election night with supporters l-r Carrie Cook, County Commission Chair Jennifer Roberts and Kory Jeter at the Wadsworth House on S. Summit Ave. DIEDRA ...
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Veterans Administration considering site near airport for new Charlotte medical complex
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is considering a site near Tyvola Road and Billy Graham Parkway for a proposed 295,000-square-foot medical complex that would be the VAs second location in Charlotte. The new health center, which has been in the planning stages since 2009, may be built on a 35-acre parcel on the northeast corner of West Tyvola and Cascade Pointe Boulevard, according to ...
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CMPD Chief calls for a ban on assault weapons
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Rodney Monroe called for a national assault weapons ban on Tuesday, joining a growing number of police chiefs across the country who have said the assault-style weapons should be outlawed. Monroe said he feels strongest about restrictions on guns with high-capacity magazines, like the one used in the Newtown, Conn., shootings that left 20 children dead. ...
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Stanly customers lose power again
Five days after a severe thunderstorm knocked out power to thousands of customers in Stanly County, residents had to deal with an outage again Tuesday night. Union Power Cooperative reported that about 2,500 of its customers -- more than half of them in Stanly County -- lost power due to an equipment failure of some type. A Union Power spokeswoman said the main line feeding substations in ...
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3-car crash overnight on Freedom Drive
Observer Staff Reports No serious injuries were reported overnight in a three-car crash that closed a portion of Freedom Drive for about two hours. The collision was reported about 12:30 a.m. near Toddville Road in northwest Charlotte. Police say a car slammed into the rear of another vehicle, hitting the car hard enough that the front of the vehicle was lodged under the rear of the car it ...
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Raleigh high speed rail causing concern
The South East High Speed Rail Corridor is envisioned to provide better mass transit transport options between the major cities of the South East in the US. Raleigh as a state capital is an important part of the project, but some residents have voiced concerns about the railways routing in the city.
The Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor is a massive infrastructure project identified by the federal government as necessary to facilitate the long-term needs of transport in the southeast of the United States, but many in Raleigh are concerned about the part Raleigh will play in the government’s plans and how the city will be effected. Read more
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