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Police investigate Raleigh bank robbery possible explosives
Raleigh, N.C. - Police evacuated a north Raleigh bank Monday afternoon after a robbery but said they found no explosives inside.A PNC Bank branch at 14400 New Falls of Neuse Road was robbed at about 1:20 p.m., police said. The robber fled with an undisclosed amount of cash in a Kia Sedona, which was abandoned outside a nearby shopping center on Forest Pines Drive.No one was injured, but ...
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Sinkhole closes Blowing Rock outlet mall
A popular tourist attraction in Blowing Rock was forced to shut down because of a large sinkhole. The hole opened up feet away from where hundreds of cars pass every day at the Tanger Outlets. Workers believe the hole was most likely caused by the recent heavy rain. It is nearly 20 feet deep and about 15 feet across."We heard a pop and saw the bushes collapse," said worker Mike ...
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Godfrey steps forward at free safety
he saw "a lot of maturity in his game." Godfrey continued to impress during the team's recently concluded three-day minicamp, and Rivera expanded on the safety's growth. "Charles Godfrey took a big step," Rivera said. "We really saw his improvement as a football player during (OTAs and minicamp). I was really pleased with some of the things that I saw. I saw ...
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Man expected to survive South End apartment fall
The man who tumbled from a fourth-floor apartment balcony Sunday afternoon in South End is expected to survive, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say. A 21-year-old from Denver suffered serious internal injuries when he fell about 35 to 40 feet at the 1225 South Church Apartments, according to a police report. That is between South Tryon and South Mint streets, between the John Belk Freeway and ...
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5 Charlotte-area counties in PepsiCo franchise acquired by bottler
Five counties in PepsiCo’s Charlotte franchise area have been acquired by Pepsi Bottling Ventures, the Raleigh-based bottler announced Monday. The acquired territory is serviced by three PepsiCo facilities in the Charlotte area: Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company on South Boulevard in Charlotte, Pepsi Bottling Group on Terminal Street in Charlotte and Pepsi Bottling Group in Midland. All three ...
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Fitch Affirms North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority Series 2010-1
Fitch: Spanish Floor Clause Ruling May Reduce Excess Spread A recent Spanish Supreme Court ruling could cause lenders to stop applying floor clauses that set minimum interest rates in mortgage contracts, and so reduce excess spread in Spanish RMBS transactions, Fitch Ratings says. The presence of interest rate floors in mortgage contracts has bolstered excess spread during the recent period of ...
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Seymour Johnson officer wife face child abuse charges
Goldsboro, N.C. - An officer at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base and his wife have been charged with child abuse and neglect, Goldsboro police said.Air Force Maj. Erin James Pickel, 44, and Jennifer Kay Pickel, 43, both of 527 Forest Hill Drive, were each charged Friday with five counts of felony intentional child abuse and five counts of felonious child neglect.The charges are related to ...
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Charlotte man charged with hitting 2 pedestrians then fleeing
A Charlotte man has been accused of being behind the wheel of a car that struck and seriously injured two pedestrians and then left the scene Friday night. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say a tip from the public led them to James Colvin, who they say was arrested Sunday. Colvin faces two felony counts of hit and run and driving with a revoked license, according to police. The incident took ...
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Elevation Church seeks Ballantyne expansion
Elevation Church has been involved in a traffic study near the site for which church leaders are seeking a zoning change. Church leaders are proposing an expansion at the intersection of Johnston Road and Lancaster Highway near ...
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TBJ Flash Wake Forest Classic Antique Charity Car Show
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Former Gov. Jim Holshouser dies
Pinehurst, N.C. - Former Gov. Jim Holshouser, the first Republican to be elected as North Carolina's chief executive in the 20th century, died Monday. He was 78.Holshouser grew up in Boone, the son of a prosecutor and a nurse. He got his first taste of politics as a teen, serving as senior class president at Appalachian High School. He graduated from Davidson College and earned a law degree ...
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Dreamliner May Get Built in North Carolina
Boeing's biggest news of the Paris Air Show is likely to be the launch of the 787-10, the third and largest model of the Dreamliner, which is expected Monday. But Washington state could be out of luck when it comes to building the jet, interviews in Paris suggested Sunday. Final assembly of the 787-10 may be exclusively in North Charleston, S.C., where two-thirds of the fuselage is ...
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Norris Avenue intersection still closed
Bad weather has delayed completion of work at the Grimes Street-Norris Avenue intersection in north Charlotte, city transportation officials say. The intersection was closed June 10 and was to have reopened this week, but officials say the reopening is not scheduled until 5 p.m. Sunday. Crews are doing sewer work for the Tryon Hills Neighborhood Improvement ...
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Man found shot to death in Southern Pines
Deputies say the body of 26-year-old Sean Jeremy McLean was found around noon Saturday. A motorist had reported the vehicle near Southern Pines and emergency workers found McLean, who had been shot several ...
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Study ‘Baby Boomer’ university faculty may never retire
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S.C. man assaulted with his own prosthetic leg
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - A 43-year-old man told Myrtle Beach police that a man pushed him off the mo-ped he was riding along Yaupon Drive and then beat him with the victims prosthetic leg, according to a police report. Joel Parrish, 35, of Myrtle Beach was taken into custody about 7:30 a.m. Monday and charged with second-degree assault and battery in connection with the incident that occurred ...
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Nova’s opens 3rd bakery in Matthews
Nova’s Bakery, the bread bakery based on Central Avenue, will add a new location later this week and is planning to open another in Rock Hill soon. Owner Sladjana Novakovic says the new location is at 3555 Matthews Mint Hill Road near Matthews, in the Hoods Crossroads shopping center. The new shop joins the main location, 1511 Central Ave., and a second location on South Boulevard. The ...
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Police N.C. teen exposed himself on beach
Myrtle Beach police charged at North Carolina teen with exposing himself while he was on the beach early Sunday, according to an arrest report. Devin Drake Cox, 19, of Lexington, N.C., was charged with unlawful public exposure of specified anatomical parts and taken into custody at 1:30 a.m. Sunday in the area of Fifth Avenue north and the beach, police said. An officer wrote in the report ...
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Contest The worst teen bedroom in Charlotte
Let’s be honest. Your teenager’s bedroom is a disaster. But maybe the kid would actually take better care if the room got a serious makeover: More storage nooks, bins and baskets, and a cool color scheme. The Observer’s Home & Garden team is ready to step in and help. We’re having a contest to find the worst teenager bedroom in Charlotte, and the winner gets a ...
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New traffic signals debut in Union Anson
State traffic officials are phasing in the new flashing-yellow traffic signals at a heavily used intersection in Union County and at three intersections on U.S. 74 in Anson County. The signals have a flashing yellow light for motorists making a left turn, which means drivers are permitted to make left turns if there is no oncoming vehicular traffic and no pedestrians in the crosswalk. The ...
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Charlotte investment bank Edgeview Partners to be acquired
the larger investment bank announced Monday. Both companies described their firms as “complementary,” and Piper Jaffray praised Edgeview’s experience in advising mid-sized companies in mergers and acquisitions. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close in the third quarter, were not disclosed. “We are pleased to welcome this highly experienced team of M&A ...
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Charlotte assault suspect cuts off electronic monitor
A Charlotte man accused of assault and felony conspiracy cut off his electronic monitoring device on Sunday and is on the run, police say. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Departments Violent Criminal Apprehension Team is trying to find Ajewan Miakle Jones. Jones has been arrested 10 times in the last three years, according to Mecklenburg jail records. Police say he cut off his electronic ...
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Camp SOAR continues to expand
Dee Griffin, 46, has gone to camp for the past 13 years, participating in fitness activities and arts and crafts. And for the second year, Griffin has also had the chance to work at Camp SOAR, a week-long program for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The first two days of the camp at the Levine Jewish Community Center are for ages 26 and up, and the next two days are for ...
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Police Couple allowed 10-month-old to ingest opium
Gastonia police say a man and woman allowed a 10-month-old boy to ingest opium last month, leading to a three-week hospital stay for the infant. Pamela Pope Cavender, 44, the childs grandmother, and Nick Randall Huffstetler, 45, were arrested Monday evening and charged with child neglect/abuse, resulting in serious bodily injury. They made their initial court appearances Tuesday afternoon. ...
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Some Charlotte area hospitals to require flu shots
http://bit.ly/14d6zQq ) that Novant Health of Winston-Salem says all employees, doctors, volunteers and vendors must get flu shots unless they get an exemption for medical or religious ...
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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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