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State lawmaker speaks against I-77 toll lanes
The issue over a proposed toll road project along a stretch of Interstate 77 continues to heat up. In Mooresville on Sunday, the citizens' group wideni77.org, which opposes the move, turned out to encourage leaders to find another way to deal with the congestion. North Carolina Department of Transportation has proposed a $550 million widening project that would extend 27 miles, rebuild ...
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Officials 1 killed in wreck on Providence Road
Officials said one person died Sunday in a crash on Providence Road.The wreck happened around 6:30 p.m. at 3124 Providence Road.Eyewitness News has a crew headed to the scene. Check back with wsoctv.com for updates to this breaking news ...
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Johnson’s victory at Charlotte tinged with controversy
So as the beer and champagne swirled in Victory Lane, angry fans pounced on the inconsistency and argued Johnson should never have been in position for the ...
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Charlotte NC celebrates 1963 eat-in that desegregated restaurants set example for South
In this May 16, 2013, photo, Abdulah Salim, Jr. hold the photograph of his father Dr. Reginald A. Hawkins who was a prominent Charlotte civil rights leader, in Silver Spring, Md. In the spring of 1963, a Hawkins led 65 people on a four-mile march from an African American college to the center of Charlotte’s downtown. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis ...
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Charlotte recalls 1963 protests
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.At the rally, Dr. Reginald Hawkins warned city leaders that if something wasn’t done to end segregation, future marches might not be so ...
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Scream 3 [DVD]
All throughout "Scream 3," there is the constant emphasis that this is the final installment of a trilogy, as if the filmmakers are scared to death that it will be mistaken for simply another sequel in a marketable franchise that bears no relation to the original outside of its title. Of course, this is how most sequels are made in the course of American film production, and it is only the ... ...
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3 lanes of I-85 shut down after wreck near Graham St.
An official with the Charlotte Fire Department said one of the drivers was trapped. The wreck happened before 4:20 p.m. Sunday. Three of four lanes of I-85 southbound are shut down. Eyewitness News has a crew on the scene. Check back ...
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Reports Charlotte initiate Hornets name change
A side-by-side look at jerseys for the Charlotte Bobcats (left) and Hornets. (Dan Lippitt & Andy Hayt / Getty Images & NBA E) The Bobcats have taken preliminary steps to bring the ';Hornets'; nickname back to Charlotte, according to multiple ...
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Bobcats initiate Hornets name-change process
A side-by-side look at jerseys for the Charlotte Bobcats (left) and Hornets. (Dan Lippitt & Andy Hayt / Getty Images & NBA E) The Bobcats have taken preliminary steps to bring the ';Hornets'; nickname back to Charlotte, according to multiple ...
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Charlotte remembers historic1963 desegregation eat-in
View Photo Associated Press - In this May 16, 2013, photo, Abdulah Salim, Jr. hold the photograph of his father Dr. Reginald A. Hawkins who was a prominent Charlotte civil rights leader, in Silver Spring, Md. In the ...
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Huntersville mayor returns home from China
Huntersville Mayor Jill Swain returned home from China Saturday night. She spent 10 days learning about opportunities to get Chinese factories to move here. Swain just shared photos, and she says her group ...
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The Shelbourne
I walked around St Stephen's Green, Europe's largest garden square, to the Shelbourne Hotel, which is managed by Renaissance, a ...
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