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Two years after its founding, a group of successful black professionals returns to Food Lion Speed Street on Saturday to set an example for thousands of teens drawn to the…Click to Continue »

He?d scribbled the lyrics and music of a hymn on rough toilet paper, using a fish bone whittled to a fine point and red ink concocted from medicine in a…Click to Continue »

On May 24, 1973, the eve of Memorial Day weekend, President Richard Nixon brought nearly 600 POWs to the White House for a star-studded dinner. The president gave one request:Click to Continue »

Dashana Teloma tried not to cry Friday as she hugged a new stainless steel Electrolux refrigerator at Crisis Assistance Ministry?s furniture bank.Click to Continue »

In the past five years, the accident rate involving pedestrians and vehicles in Charlotte has remained stable, according to a city study released Friday.Click to Continue »

No serious injuries were reported Friday afternoon when a small private airplane landed short of the runway at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, officials say.Click to Continue »

Hugh McColl Jr. is supporting a proposed banking concentration at Queens University of Charlotte’s McColl School of Business — and he wants the banking industry to help.

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As NASCAR and Charlotte Motor Speedway continue to deal with falling ticket revenue, they are happy for fans like Butch Berkebile. But as they prepare for the Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600…

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A Hough High School student was struck by a vehicle and injured Friday morning east of Davidson, authorities say.Click to Continue »

Authorities said Tony Lamont Luther, 40, turned himself in to the Magistrate’s Office before the body of his ex-girlfriend was found in her apartment.Click to Continue »

Cerberus Capital Management and Bain Capital are possibly interested in buying Matthews-based Harris Teeter, as the grocer continues to explore a sale, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.Click to Continue »

A leading Republican lawmaker ? and a senior transportation department official ? said Thursday that work on new Interstate 77 toll lanes could start next year.Click to Continue »

The suspects stole more than 50 bank account numbers and checks of victims in Mecklenburg, York, Iredell, Union, Gaston, Catawba and Cabarrus counties, police said.Click to Continue »

Charlotte must broaden the scope of its international business recruitment efforts or risk falling behind, business leaders told.Click to Continue »

To achieve turnaround, Lonergan says Chiquita must focus on bananas and salads, not on “distractions” like smoothies and fruit cups.

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The defense in the first-degree murder trial of Ellis Royster pounded away Thursday morning at a key prosecution witness, trying to show the jury that there is doubt whether it…Click to Continue »

Stephen Maiden, 40, faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine after a scheme in which he allegedly hid investment losses from his…Click to Continue »

Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx, President Barack Obama’s U.S. transportation secretary nominee, had an easy two-hour confirmation hearing before a Senate committee Wednesday, with both Democrats and Republicans often praising Foxx…

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In 2000, when Matt Comer was a 14-year-old high school freshman in Winston-Salem, he was dismissed from his Scout troop shortly after revealing that he is gay.Click to Continue »

Trucks began lumbering into uptown Wednesday, installing stages, hauling in food and placing barriers for Food Lion Speed Street, the NASCAR-themed street festival that will take over parts of the…Click to Continue »

Trucks began lumbering into uptown Wednesday, installing stages, hauling in food and placing barriers for Food Lion Speed Street, the NASCAR-themed street festival that will take over parts of the…Click to Continue »

Republican N.C. Rep. Robert Brawley of Iredell County has resigned as the chairman of the State House Finance Committee in a letter to Thom Tillis, the Speaker of the House.Click to Continue »

Republican N.C. Rep. Robert Brawley of Iredell County has resigned as the chairman of the State House Finance Committee in a letter to Thom Tillis, the Speaker of the House.Click to Continue »

Memorial Day weekend: A time for a grillmaster to shine. These 10 new barbecue and grilling cookbooks can give both veterans and newbies inspiration and instruction.Click to Continue »

Superintendent Heath Morrison said Wednesday he appreciates the county manager’s proposal to give Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools a $21.3 million increase, but said he and board members will press for a $28.5…

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A day after threatening to move the fall NASCAR race out of Concord, track owner Bruton Smith blamed Cabarrus County politicians for raising his taxes.Click to Continue »

Charlotte?s former mayors had differing views Tuesday on the fight over control of Charlotte?s airport. But they generally agreed it should have been handled more openly.Click to Continue »

Lowe?s sales fall as profit comes up short of forecast…Click to Continue »