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Charlotte Area News - ImprovedCharlotte Area News provides you with the most complete set of online news, weather and other information related to Charlotte, NC, and surrounding Carolina counties. Enjoy our new wider-column format and dropdown menu added for your benefit. Here you'll find: • News feeds from all major Charlotte area news media, plus: • Yahoo, Google, several weather channels • Click on any blue headline to read more • Subscribe to our daily email update using the "Subscribe me" box on this page WBTV - News  Police say a student was shot in the leg in east Charlotte while walking home from school Wednesday afternoon.  A huge fire in southern Lancaster County is under control after seven different fire departments were called in to fight it.  NASCAR driver Joey Logano says he's reaching out to help a group of individuals who don't often get recognized the way they should. Logano, the reigning Rookie of the Year, is partnering up with the Extreme Ice Center in Indian Trail to develop, build and donate new state-of-the-art sleds for the United States Paralympic Sled Hockey Team.  The Red Cross is planning to open a shelter for the families who were displaced by an apartment fire in south Charlotte early Tuesday morning.  Fifth Third Bank announced Wednesday morning the company plans to move its North Carolina headquarters to Charlotte. The headquarters will occupy a building at 201 North Tryon Street in Uptown Charlotte. Charlotte BBB warns about diploma scam CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - It's called Nation High School and the local Better Business Bureau gives it an "F" rating. Nation High School promises a quick and easy route for people to obtain the equivalent Tomatoes lovers take a hit CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - The winter's been frigid in Florida. And now tomato lovers are getting a chill every time they pick up their favorite fruit. Tomato farmers lost about 70 percent of their crop during  His feet sometimes beg him to stop. His legs try to put on the brakes. But Jonathon Prince doesn't let the little things deter his mission to instill hope. Corey Haim Dies LOS ANGELES, CA (WBTV) -- 80s teen idol Corey Haim has died. Haim was found dead in his Los Angeles apartment early Wednesday morning. A cause of death has not been determined, but is believed to be  Lancaster County Sheriff Barry Faile has applied to the state for some additional funding to pay for a highway safety team. With state budget cuts, Faile says the his staff is stretched thin trying to patrol all areas of the county.  A sophomore at E. E. Waddell High School was arrested by a resource officer on Friday, March 5, for public affray.  More than 1600 new jobs could be coming to Rowan County, according to the Economic Development Commission. The Rowan EDC, known as "Rowan Works," says that it is working on 25 active projects with potential employers from all over the world.  The Palmetto State is facing big cuts to the classrooms. The House Ways and Means committee just passed their version of next year's budget, and it's not looking good.  Gastonia police are looking for the culprit who painted several satanic symbols on a church. The front wall at Love Memorial Baptist Church has the number "666," a pentagram and an upside-down cross painted on the bricks.  A woman and a teen were sexually assaulted on a train on Tuesday, authorities said. The pair were on an Amtrak train, authorities said, around 3:50 am Tuesday when "a suspect grabbed  A woman from Texas has pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit kidnapping involving two girls in Cornelius. |
 CharlotteObserver.com: Top Stories News, sports, and entertainment from  (By Ann Doss Helms, ahelms@charlotteobserver.com)  (By Seanna Adcox, Associated Press) When Juanita Goggins became the first black woman elected to the S.C. legislature in 1974, she was hailed as a trailblazer and twice visited the president at the White House.Three decades later, she froze to death at age 75, a solitary figure living in a rented...  (By Cleve R. Wootson Jr., cwootson@charlotteobserver.com) A 15-year-old girl heading home from school Wednesday was shot after police say a man involved in a nearby fight fired several shots into a crowd.A police spokesman said the sidewalk on Conference Drive near Independence Boulevard was pack... Siemens plans big Charlotte expansion (By Steve Harrison, sharrison@charlotteobserver.com) CMS survey: Middle school can be scary (By Ann Doss Helms, ahelms@charlotteobserver.com)  (By Cleve R. Wootson Jr., cwootson@charlotteobserver.com) A woman who helped her estranged husband translate a ransom note into English pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to commit kidnapping. Linda Gonzalez, 21, of Edinburg Texas faces a maximum of five years in federal prison for her part in...  (By Christina Rexrode, crexrode@charlotteobserver.com) Police: Union man auctioned stolen iPods, GPS units on Internet (By Cleve R. Wootson Jr., cwootson@charlotteobserver.com) Police arrested an 18-year-old Union County man they say used the Internet to sell more than 400 items stolen from cars and area stores. Anatoliy Oleg Shashkov, of Arthur Drive in Lake Park, was charged with one count of felony continuing ...  (By Mark Johnson, mjohnson@charlotteobserver.com) North Carolina's teachers and state employees can expect another year without a pay raise.Gov. Bev Perdue said that, while salaries will remain flat in the coming budget year, she aims to pay back the 1/2-percent pay cut that state workers and tea...  (By Jim Morrill, jmorrill@charlotteobserver.com) Jack Hawke, a veteran political consultant and former N.C. Republican Party chair, did something last week he said he hadn't done in 45 years - left a campaign.Hawke was a top adviser to Tim D'Annunzio, one of six Republicans running for the 8th Di... |
Charlotte Area News From Local SourcesCharlotte Area News Stories Original stories for our readers  For nearly a century-and-a-half, police in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County have displayed tremendous courage and sacrifice in the execution of their duty, adapted to social and cultural changes within the American South and increasingly embraced sophisticated methods and technology to meet c...  Nominations are being accepted for the 31st Annual Police Community Relations Awards, sponsored by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations Committee (CRC).An annual feature of Charlotte's Law Enforcement Week celebration, the award recognizes officers and work teams from the Charlotte- M...  Hundreds of area Realtors® are gearing up to help deserving homeowners across Mecklenburg and Iredell counties in the second Annual Realtors® Care Day scheduled for Friday, April 23, 2010, during National Fair Housing Month. The all-day, home-repair initiative is a project of the Housing Oppo...  The Mecklenburg County Health Department's Fit City Challenge program has launched its second Lose Weight Donate Challenge to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank and its partner agencies.A partnership with Lowe's Foods, the Lose Weight Donate Challenge is a 12-week program with Lowe's donatin...  Mary Elizabeth Murphy, Managing Director of S.T.A.R. Resources (www.starresources.biz ), will be the featured speaker at Women With Know How Elite's March 16th evening meeting. Murphy will present "RESET Your Buttons for the Woman Business Owner," based on her RESET concept and book, RESET You... TOMS Shoes Announces Its 3rd Annual One Day Without Shoes In an effort to bring attention to the impact a simple pair of shoes can have in a child's life, TOMS Shoes announces its third annual One Day Without Shoes campaign that asks everyone worldwide to go barefoot on April 8th. Barefoot events around the world from Venice to Little Rock, Dubai ...  Crosland has attracted a new retail concept to Tranquil Court on Selwyn. Clean Catch Fish Market will be joining the mixed-use development on Selwyn Avenue in Myers Park."We are excited to welcome Clean Catch Fish Market," said Charles Thrift, senior leasing associate for Crosland's retail div...  When the doors swing open at My Sister's House next month, 26 single, homeless women with a burning desire to change their lives will be able to walk through and settle in for a while. At this transitional women's center, clients can access services that will enable them to overcome the circ...  Mecklenburg County is in the top tier of counties with the highest health outcomes and health factors in North Carolina, according to a new report released today by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The County Health Rankings are t... Karen Premo Photography Opens Boutique Studio in Fort Mill Karen Premo Photography, a natural light lifestyle photographer for babies, children, high school seniors and families in the Charlotte metro area, has recently opened a boutique studio in Fort Mill to accommodate her growing business.Karen has been photographing her clients in their homes and... |