Provides the latest RSS feeds for Charlotte News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Charlotte Star.com http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/cat/dee48d631688e0a3/ en-us Sat, 18 May 2013 08:12:00 -0400 Sat, 18 May 2013 08:12:00 -0400 30 Police are investigating Saturday morning after one person was shot and killed in east Charlotte. Police said the shooting happened around 1 a.m. Saturday in the 8500 block of Filbert Lane in the Hickory Grove division. Officers said when they arrived they found a man who had been shot. The victim's identity has not been released at this time. Authorities said an argument happened between ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214600085/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Sat, 18 May 2013 06:39:29 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214600085/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 The Charlotte Bobcats are beginning the process of becoming the Hornets, again. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) The Charlotte Bobcats are beginning the process to change their name back to the Charlotte ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214597179/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Sat, 18 May 2013 01:01:30 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214597179/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 When selecting a target, most burglars said they considered the close proximity of other people including: traffic, people in the house or business and police officers; the lack of escape routes; and signs of increased security -- including alarm signs, alarms, dogs inside and outdoor cameras or other surveillance equipment. (UPI Photo/Ezio ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214597461/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:44:30 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214597461/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Kyle Busch showed he can still be dominant in the NASCAR Truck Series, even when facing adversity. Busch overcame a costly penalty to snap a seven-race drought on the Truck Series by winning Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Busch dominated the race early, but had to overcome a penalty for leaving the pit stall with gas can in his truck, drawing a penalty that forced him to the back of ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214596446/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:57:29 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214596446/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Bryan Buravah and family in front of their new Habitat home built by students from the Olympic Community of Schools. Buravah will purchase the home will a zero-interest mortgage from Habitat Charlotte. The bird house is a gift to the family from second graders at Charlotte Latin ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214595725/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:09:09 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214595725/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 This week, a special unit with the Mecklenburg County district attorney's office put 20 habitual offenders in prison. One of them was 35-year-old Jeremy Southern, who was just sentenced to seven years behind bars. This week he pleaded guilty to two counts of breaking and entering in addition to being a habitual felon. Southern had been arrested nine times before. Another is 24-year-old ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214595724/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:09:09 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214595724/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Police evacuated the Iredell County Fairgrounds after a bomb threat against the Troutman Relay for Life event Friday afternoon. Police did not take any chances at the event that benefits cancer research. They cleared out the fairgrounds, brought in a bomb-sniffing dog and searched the entire area. Executive Director for the Charlotte-area American Cancer Society Brooke Moose said, "It's ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214595727/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:09:07 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214595727/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Mysheca Milhouse is grieving for her husband, Quinton, and is questioning how he died in police custody. Police were called to a neighborhood for an assault between Quinton Milhouse and another man and were told one of them had a gun. Officers separated the two men, and then realized Quinton Milhouse was severely hurt and stopped breathing. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said medic ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214595726/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:09:07 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214595726/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 The North Carolina NAACP will continue its 1960s style sit-in protests at the General Assembly on Monday. The group has started calling this movement "Moral Mondays."More than 100 people have been arrested in the last three weeks. The group calls a series of bills going through the legislature an attack on poor people and minorities. "I feel like our community is under attack and ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214595728/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:09:06 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214595728/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 A Belk store manager is facing charges for exposing and fondling himself in public. Police said the incident happened in Concord, and they have evidence an incident happened in his store as well. Around 10 a.m. Wednesday, police said 46-year-old Chris Clark stripped naked. Someone who saw him called police, who said they caught Clark before he could put his clothes back on. They said he had a ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214595729/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:09:05 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214595729/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Carl Edwards captured the pole Friday for Saturday's NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, an event he won two years ago. Qualifying for the all-star gathering consists of three laps around the Charlotte Motor Speedway plus a four-tire pit stop. Edwards did all that in 1 minute, 51.297 seconds to put a Rousch Fenway Racing driver on the pole for the first time in the history of the race. In a ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214596034/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:30:03 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214596034/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Medic officials said one person was killed in a wreck Friday.The crash happened on Interstate 77 southbound near Sunset Road.All lanes are closed on I-77 southbound at mile marker 17, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation. The road is not expected to open until later Friday night, according to officials.NCDOT gave alternate routes:Due to a vehicle accident, all lanes are closed on ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214594348/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 20:52:16 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214594348/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 A man charged with murder after a fatal shooting was arrested Friday, according to Statesville police. Byron Lee Smyre, 22, of Statesville, was arrested without incident at a home on Turnersburg Highway in Iredell County. Smyre is being held without bond in the Iredell County Detention Center. A second suspect was identified in the killing. A warrant was obtained Friday for the arrest of Dewayne ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214593319/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:43:04 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214593319/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 On May 16-17, the Gaston County Police arrested 18 people as part of a warrant roundup following several narcotics-related investigations and undercover operations. Those arrested were from Gaston County as well as neighboring counties and had multiple charges ranging from misdemeanors up to felony narcotics trafficking related to pills, cocaine, and marijuana. The list of arrested persons is ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214593321/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:43:00 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214593321/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 The Rowan County Emergency Services Department is implementing new procedures after two men said their mother's body was left lying in a parking lot, in the rain, for hours after she died. David Smith said he was rushing his mother to the hospital late last month. When he noticed she had stopped breathing, he pulled into the Tamarac Marina on High Rock Lake and asked a worker to call 911. ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214593320/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:42:59 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214593320/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Frank Cole was shocked to get a call from his wife in tears Thursday. She explained that sheriff's deputies were at their rented home in west Charlotte and were forcing them to get out. "The sheriff was giving her five minutes to pack some things and leave and apparently, we've been evicted," Cole said. "They left all kinds of embarrassing kinds of papers all over the ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214593322/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:42:59 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214593322/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 As it heads into its second year in the Charlotte market, PNC Bank is scouting locations to open more branches in what is already a highly competitive city for banks. Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group is eyeing sites in south Charlotte but is also looking at other areas, said Weston Andress, president of the bank’s western North Carolina operation. PNC, with 17 branches in ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214593323/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:28:09 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214593323/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Shoppers at a Shelby consignment store call the owner "honest."However, she has been accused of selling stolen items. Customers who came to A Perfect Find on Friday were stunned to hear about the investigation. When one woman knocked on the door of the store, an investigator came out to tell her owner Tiffini Hovis is facing several charges, including accepting stolen jewelry. Customer ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214592126/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:33:04 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214592126/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 The jackpot for the Powerball lottery stands at a staggering $600 million. It's already a record, but it could climb even higher as more tickets are sold ahead of Saturday night's drawing. Powerball players in Rock Hill could hardly fathom what to do with so much money if they end up holding the winning ticket. "I'd help my family, help my friends, help everybody I can," ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214592127/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:33:03 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214592127/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Expect congested parking lots at Charlotte Douglas this spring and summer travel season. Airlines report an increase in passengers, and parking will be in high demand. The airport has added new tools to assist passengers in planning for parking. Leading to the airport, four new dynamic parking signs have been installed along Wilkinson Boulevard, Little Rock Road, Harlee Avenue and Josh Birmingham ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214592128/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:33:02 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214592128/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Mecklenburg County was slated to pay the town of Mint Hill for providing fire services to unincorporated areas around the county. However, leaders just discovered they don't have the money to pay the entire bill. The county collects a tax from people in the Mint Hill Fire Service District. This fiscal year, it estimated it would collect more than $500,000, but it only collected a little more ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214592130/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:33:01 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214592130/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Deputies said a businessman's decision will help them find the people who have repeatedly broken into his garage. Garage owner Dale Carrigan set up a deer camera outside his repair shop, which captured three people stealing thousands of dollars' worth of property in broad daylight. Carrigan said the thieves struck three times in the last three days, and took everything from a trailer ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214592129/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:33:00 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214592129/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 State law makers recently passed legislation that creates a separate class for e-cigarettes. Electronic cigarettes are becoming more popular across the country. Last year alone, the market grew from $150 million to $300 million with sales expected to hit the $1 billion mark by the end of 2013. John Wiesehan sells electronic cigarettes, also called "e-cigarettes," to thousands of stores ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214592131/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:32:59 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214592131/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 A study released this week by the American Academy of Pediatrics shows almost half the students surveyed nationwide admit to texting while driving. This week at Cuthbertson High School, the Highway Patrol set students up to fail. Troopers handed the teens a piece of paper and told them to read it while driving a golf cart and trying to maneuver around cones. "It was a lot harder than I ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214592133/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:32:57 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214592133/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 A Whistleblower 9 investigation uncovered a new grading practice in Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. Some people are complaining that it skews the numbers to boost the graduation rate. A letter obtained by Channel 9 states the principal at one high school is telling teachers to change the entire grading scale. The letter states teachers at Mallard Creek High School are being instructed to scrap ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214592132/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:32:57 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214592132/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Come join the fun on Saturday, May 18, at The Park Expo Center from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. WBTV aired the details today and it looks to be a free and fun event for pets and humans ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214592134/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:21:01 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214592134/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 A local healthcare company is now trying to contact 10,000 job applicants whose private information was exposed in a major security breach. The applicants at Piedmont HealthCare had more than just their applications stolen; they had their Social Security numbers compromised. Earlier this week, experts told Eyewitness News that having a Social Security number stolen is much worse than having ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214590993/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:24:00 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214590993/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 The Lancaster County coroner said a person died in a tractor-trailer wreck Friday. The wreck was at 3711 Kershaw Camden Highway in Heath Springs. The coroner said it appeared to be a farming accident. Eyewitness News has a crew headed to the scene. Check back with wsoctv.com for updates to this ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214589737/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:12:09 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214589737/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 The making of liquid nitrogen cocktails was approved – with a special “permit condition” from Mecklenburg County Health Department – before the opening Friday of Bubble Charlotte at the EpiCentre. A Mecklenburg County ABC law enforcement officer said Bubble did receive its mixed-beverage permit, and the county health department approved the place using liquid nitrogen, ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214589738/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:57:20 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214589738/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 FNB United Corp., the parent company of CommunityOne Bank in Asheboro, said it had its best financial performance since early 2009 in the first quarter of this year. FNB United Corp., the parent company of CommunityOne Bank in Asheboro, said it lost $2.7 million before taxes in the first quarter of this year, its best financial performance since early 2009. CommunityOne teetered near failure from ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214589151/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:54:20 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214589151/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Microsoft founder Bill Gates (left) has overtaken Carlos Slim to become the world's richest person. Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates, thanks to a surge in the company's stock price, has overtaken Carlos Slim to again become the world's richest person. According to Bloomberg's Billionaire Index, Slim has been hurt by a 14 percent drop in the value of his SAB, the largest ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214589080/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:35:04 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214589080/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 O2 Energies CEO Joel Oslen says the N.C. solar industry has plenty of room for growth with projects in the 2- to 20-megawatt range. O2 Energies CEO Joel Olsen sees big things ahead for the N.C. solar industry, but that doesnt necessarily mean big mega-projects are in the states future. And that will be good for the states solar market, he says. North Carolina is much more likely to be a center ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214589739/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:25:47 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214589739/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 "Richard "Dick" Trickle, age 71, of Iron Station, NC died of a self-inflicted gunshot. He had been suffering for some time with severe chronic pain, had seen many doctors, none of which could find the source of his pain. His family as well as all those who knew him, find his death very hard to accept, and though we will hurt from losing him for some time, he's no longer ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214587018/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:47:13 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214587018/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 CHARLOTTE - For more than three decades, years before many of his peers, legendary high school football coach E.Z. Smith taught young players the importance of fundamentally sound tackling."We pushed safety issues at Concord High School long before many people were thinking about it," said Smith, who won a pair of state championships just a few miles down the road from Bank of America ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214587019/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:40:33 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214587019/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Police in west Charlotte said a man they were questioning died Friday morning. Officers were called to a house on Mathis Drive around 8:30 a.m. They said when they arrived, they found two men fighting, and put them both in handcuffs. Officers said they noticed one of the men was seriously hurt from the fight. While they were investigating, they said the man stopped breathing. Paramedics rushed ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214585397/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:26:27 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214585397/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Police in South Carolina said they have made an arrest in connection with a recent Charlotte bank robbery.Police believe Patrick Artis, 29, held up the Sun Trust Bank on Galleria Boulevard last ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214585398/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:26:26 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214585398/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Camping World Truck Series No. 28 pays tribute to FDNY "I have to qualify on speed today," he said, noting that there are two more cars at CMS than spots in the race. "Hopefully we'll make the race. It's a new truck for the team so we're not sure what to ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214585399/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:10:56 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214585399/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 North Carolina will apply for a Medicaid waiver, the next step toward bringing private entities into the state to manage the Medicaid population. ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214585580/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 11:48:42 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214585580/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 The unemployment rates in North Carolina and South Carolina each declined in April. North Carolinas unemployment rate fell to a seasonally adjusted 8.9 percent in April from the March revised rate of 9.2 percent, according to the N.C. Department of Commerce. The Tar Heel states April 2012 jobless rate was 9.4 percent. South Carolinas seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 8 percent in ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214585400/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 11:32:30 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214585400/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 An accident that knocked down power lines Friday morning shut down a busy intersection of South Boulevard.The accident occurred at the intersection of South Boulevard and Hebron Street.Police blocked off the road in both directions while Duke Energy crews worked to fix the lines.Some businesses in the area are still without power while a new pole and lines are put up.Repairs were expected to last ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214583742/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 11:07:05 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214583742/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Myrtle Beach !There is so much for your Charlotte preschoolers to learn at Myrtle Beach. For example, how often do your Charlotte preschoolers get to see a plethora ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214583743/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:53:01 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214583743/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Lime Energy has not reported earningssince the first quarter of 2012. Another deadline has passed for Lime Energy without a required quarterly financial report, as the Charlotte-area company attempts to correct misreported revenue dating back almost five years. And Lime (NASDAQ:LIME) is no longer projecting when it will resume routine reporting. It has not filed a quarterly or annual financial ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214584777/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:30:10 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214584777/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Ricardo Cerezo of Geneva told the Chicago Tribune that his family found a cookie jar full of old lottery tickets and instead of throwing them out, he took them to a 7-Eleven nearby to see if they were worth ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214582277/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:50:03 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214582277/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 The Charlotte Observer welcomes your comments on news of the day. The more voices engaged in conversation, the better for us all, but do keep it civil. Please refrain from profanity, obscenity, spam, name-calling or attacking others for their ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214582279/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:34:35 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214582279/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 State officials are investigating Charlotte nonprofit Transformation Center of the Carolinas after an audit revealed its director spent more than $70,000 in state grant money for personal use while neglecting to pay the vendors that did contract work for the group. The Transformation Center was founded in 1999 to provide occupational and job-skills training to ex-offenders, displaced workers and ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214582278/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:34:34 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214582278/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department officers charged 72 people with various offenses at a DWI checkpoint in north Charlotte overnight.Officers checked drivers on West WT Harris Boulevard near Harris Center Drive.Most citations were issued for minor violations having to do with license plates or inspections.Seventeen people had no operator's license. Another 12 were driving with a revoked ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214580990/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 08:35:33 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214580990/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 1. Bank of America Corp. Market cap on Feb. 22: $123.3 billion Industry: Banking CEO: Brian Moynihan This weeks Charlotte Business Journal lists N.C.s Top 100 public companies, ranked by market value. Charlotte-area companies hold onto the top two spots on the list this year. Bank of America Corp. tops the list with a market capitalization of $123.3 billion. Duke Energy Corp. is second with a ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214581528/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 08:26:39 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214581528/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Mortgage rates inched higher for a second consecutive week but remain near record lows. Long-term mortgage rates edged higher for the second consecutive week on signs of an improving economy, though rates remain near historic lows. Freddie Mac says the average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 3.51 percent in the week ending May 16, up from 3.42 percent last week. A 15-year fixed rose ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214581609/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 08:26:21 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214581609/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 A recent analysis by Forbes determined that Charlotte Douglas International Airport is the second most-crowded in the nation. Charlotte Douglas International Airport ranks as the second most-crowded airport in the nation, ahead of Los Angeles International Airport and Chicagos OHare International Airport, a recent analysis by Forbes shows. Thats mostly due to its relatively small size. To ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214581598/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 08:24:42 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214581598/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Ayden barbecue restaurant Skylight Inn was named on National Geographics list of the 10 best in the nation. Lovers of eastern North Carolina barbecue know all about the Skylight Inn, a little joint in Ayden, about 100 miles southeast of Raleigh. And a lot of other people are learning about it now, since the Skylight has been declared among the nations 10 best barbecue restaurants by National ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214581645/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 08:23:08 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214581645/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Diarmuid O'Connell said on CNBC. "North Carolina consumers are buying these vehicles, they are interested in these vehicles. It's a great market, it's an innovative market, it's a technology-philic market." A state Senate committee recently approved a bill backed by the N.C. Automobile Dealers Association that ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214581117/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 08:01:49 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214581117/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx's financial records have been filed and made public. These documents are public record as part of the nomination process for Foxx to become U.S. secretary of transportation. The mayor made just over $40,000 in salary from the city. The form shows he earns $88,000 from his job at a bus company. He also has two mortgages on his home, both for more than $100,000 ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214579893/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 07:26:15 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214579893/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Race fans planning to head to Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend can expect heavy delays on the roadways.Highway patrol will be able to control the flow of traffic on Highway 29 by opening and closing certain lanes using lights over the roadway.When thousands of fans leave the speedway at the same time Saturday night following the Sprint Cup All-Star Race and next weekend for the Coca-Cola ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214579894/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 07:26:14 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214579894/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 The Drug Enforcement Administration made more synthetic drugs temporarily illegal Friday morning.Chemicals in the fake pot products will be illegal for the next two years.The DEA will work with the Department of Health to determine if those chemicals should be permanently outlawed.Police in Kannapolis are concerned about a new drug they found last week called Bizarro.They are currently testing it ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214579895/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 07:26:13 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214579895/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Flight attendants from the Association for Flight Attendants said on Thursday at Charlotte Douglas Airport that they're worried the Transportation Security Administration may allow people to take some small knives on planes as early as Memorial Day weekend. They said multiple sources have informed them that while the TSA's push, which was announced in March and was supposed to take ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214579896/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 07:26:12 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214579896/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 The former head of the Internal Revenue Service will be grilled by U.S. lawmakers Friday morning.Congress has moved quickly on the issue.It has only been one week since news broke of allegations that members of the agency targeted conservative groups.The AP investigated 93 conservative and tea party groups. It found most had small budgets and didn't come close to breaking the rules on ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214578941/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 06:17:59 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214578941/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 After helping run the Moe's Original Bar B Que in Asheville, Brian and Janeen Fairhurst teamed up with Brian's brother Craig to bring the Southern Soul Food Revival in early June to 111 Matthews Station St in Matthews. The Moe's Original Bar B Que concept smokes meats fresh daily complemented by traditional Southern sides and desserts from recipes passed down for generations. It ... http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214578942/scat/dee48d631688e0a3 Fri, 17 May 2013 06:05:09 -0400 http://www.charlottestar.com/index.php/sid/214578942/scat/dee48d631688e0a3