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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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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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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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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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Officials Woman shot in leg on West Boulevard
Officials reported a shooting on 1719 West Blvd. on Saturday around 10:44 a.m.According to officials, a woman was shot in the leg.Medic treated the woman and transported her to Carolinas Medical Center Main.Stay with wsoctv.com for the latest on this developing ...
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Dallas police arrest inmate following escape from state prison
Dallas police arrested inmate Jacob Hilton on Saturday at 4:45 p.m. following his escape from the Gaston Correctional Center early Saturday morning. Police found Hilton walking along the Dallas-Stanley Highway about four miles from the center. Hilton, 22, was serving three and half years for possession of a firearm by a felon and numerous counts of breaking and entering and larceny. He had no ...
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22 firefighters battle blaze on West Moore Avenue
Roughly 22 firefighters responded to a fire at 320 W. Moore Ave. at 12:03 a.m. Sunday. Firefighters said it took roughly an hour to control the fire. Two adults and one teenager were displaced from the residence. Firefighters said there were no injuries as a result of the blaze. The fire is under investigation by the Mooresville Fire Marshal's ...
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Officials worry salmonella outbreak could spread nationwide
North Carolina Health Officials worry a salmonella outbreak could soon spread nationwide. More than 50 people have become sick since the beginning of the month, five of which have been hospitalized. Officials said all of them ate at the same hotel on Interstate 95 in Fayetteville, but they have not been able to trace the outbreak to a food source. Since the hotel is on a popular interstate, ...
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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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