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Charlotte closes some downtown streets for event

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:22:31 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Trying to navigate Charlotte's downtown is going to be a little tougher the next few days as 400,000 racing fans converge on North Carolina's largest city.

Hamlin takes Coca-Cola 600 pole with record lap

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:50:28 -0400

CONCORD, North Carolina - Denny Hamlin isn't ready to say he's back, even after winning the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 with a record-setting qualifying lap Thursday night.

Kenseth looks to continue winning ways

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:24:26 -0400

CONCORD, North Carolina - Matt Kenseth is ready to get back to work.

NC planning group approves toll lanes for I-77

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:01:36 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - A two-county planning group has given unanimous approval to build toll lanes on a portion of Interstate 77 despite protests from critics.

Panthers: All 5 draft picks under contract

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:17:26 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - The Panthers have signed all five of their draft picks.

NC mom has son jailed for stealing toaster pastry

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:03:36 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - A Charlotte woman who apparently had her fill of her son's behavior issues has decided to let local police deal with him.

Charlotte man pleads guilty to securities fraud

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:38:54 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - A Charlotte man has pleaded guilty to carrying out an $8.9 million Ponzi scheme.

NC police employee charged with embezzlement

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:18:44 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Police in Matthews say a department employee responsible for property seized in criminal investigations is charged with embezzling.

Panthers Kuechly says new DTs make his job easier

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:08:26 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Panthers middle linebacker Luke Kuechly says he broke into a big smile when Carolina selected Utah defensive tackle Star Lotulelei with the 14th overall pick in last month's NFL draft.

Family Ties: Jarrett, Petty enter NASCAR hall

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:59:38 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - NASCAR honored a pair of its most famous and successful families with inductions into the Hall of Fame on Wednesday.

Agent: Top pick Lotulelei signs with Carolina

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:09:34 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - The agent for first-round draft pick Star Lotulelei says his client has signed a four-year contract with the Carolina Panthers.

Senators warm to transportation nominee

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:13 -0400

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's nominee for transportation secretary - Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx - received a friendly reception from senators of both parties Wednesday laced with warnings that the nation needs to make a host of transportation improvements with no clear way to pay for them.

Allmendinger cheers on Legge at Indianapolis

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:35:37 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Katherine Legge had at least one supporter in her corner when she showed up at Indianapolis Motor Speedway last week.

Panthers sign second round draft pick Kawann Short

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:49:59 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - The Panthers have announced they've signed second round draft choice Kawann Short.

Congress measures Charlotte's Foxx for Cabinet job

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:32:23 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx has an interview for promotion to a national job.

Bobcats will pick No. 4 overall in NBA draft

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:03:13 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Michael Jordan's Charlotte Bobcats are having just as tough of a time winning the NBA lottery as they are winning basketball games of late.

Michael Jordan: Bobcats changing name to Hornets

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:20:39 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Michael Jordan wants to "bring the buzz back" to Charlotte.

NC agency seeks injunction in coal ash case

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:30:15 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - A state environmental agency is seeking a court injunction against Duke Energy over groundwater that may have been contaminated by coal ash from a Charlotte-area power plant.

NC regulator lets Duke Energy keep higher rate

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:41:25 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - A Duke Energy Carolinas electricity rate increase that took effect last year will stay in effect while state regulators review it under a state Supreme Court order.

Feds: Man stole $600K at Carolinas, Georgia stores

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:07:33 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - A South Carolina man faces federal fraud and conspiracy charges after authorities say he masterminded a three-year scheme that faked store refund transactions totaling more than $600,000 from Walmart stores in the Carolinas and Georgia.

AJ Allmendinger taking life 1 day at a time

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:04:01 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - AJ Allmendinger's parents attended their first Indianapolis 500 in 1979, when they camped in a grassy lot and watched Rick Mears win his first 500.

Re-enactment marks 50th anniversary of NC march

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:30:42 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Some Charlotte residents are observing the 50th anniversary of a march that called for an end to segregation in North Carolina's largest city.

Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation 'eat-in'

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:39:23 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on a four-mile march from a predominantly African-American college campus to the center of Charlotte's downtown.

Boston Marathon bombing victim returns home to NC

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:21:25 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - A North Carolina woman maimed in last month's Boston Marathon bombings is back home.

Johnson wins again and shrugs off the haters

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:54:40 -0400

CONCORD, North Carolina - It's only fitting that Jimmie Johnson's latest romp through the record books was shrouded in post-race controversy.