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  • Car catches fire after Gaston Co. crash

    A car caught fire after hitting a tree in Gaston County Thursday morning, firefighters said.The driver hit a tree on Sparrow Springs Road around 8:30 a.m., Crowder's Mountain Fire & Rescue said.Emergency crews helped the person out of the vehicle and put out the flames. The driver was taken to Caromont Regional Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, officials ...

  • AAA Low SC gas prices mean busy Memorial Day

    Low gas prices are expected to mean more driving for South Carolinians over the Memorial Day weekend.AAA Carolinas says it estimates that more than 443,000 South Carolina motorists will hit the road this weekend. That's 1.5 percent more than last year's holiday.AAA says South Carolina's average gas price is $3.24 a gallon, the lowest in the country. That's also 10 cents per ...

  • Charlotte foreclosure rate drops in March

    deroberts@charlotteobserver.com The foreclosure rate in the Charlotte area fell in March from the same month last year and was below the national rate, according to a report released Thursday by CoreLogic. But the Charlotte rate was higher than North Carolina’s for the month. The Irvine, Calif.-based company said the rate of foreclosures among outstanding mortgage loans in the Charlotte ...

  • Panthers sign DT Lotulelei G Kugbila

    haven't yet signed, but with the standardization of rookie contracts in the most recent Collective Bargaining Agreement, it's only a matter of time."Star gives us an impactful three-down defensive lineman, and Edmund has a lot of natural ability and upside that we will work to develop," general manager Dave Gettleman said. "We look forward to seeing both players ...

  • Charlottes Argus Fire Control wins export award

    Argus Fire Control of Charlotte has earned a national export award. Argus Fire Control Inc. of Charlotte is among 57 recipients of the 2013 Presidents E Awards for exports. Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank presented the awards earlier this week. This year marks the 51st anniversary of the program, which was created to recognize U.S. companies for success in exporting goods and ...


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Movie Review

Lone Star

"Lone Star" opens with the discovery of a human skeleton half-buried in the South Texas desert, and although this mystery forms the central core of the film, it is so densely wrapped in intertwining subplots and characterizations that it's easy to forget about it. Independent writer/director John Sayles ("City of Hope," "Passion Fish") has fashioned an incredibly diverse, complex, and intriguin ... ...

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  • Danica Patrick GoDaddy bring spotlight to Charlotte gym

    NASCAR driver Danica Patrick, in town for the Charlotte races this week, had a professional photo shoot at a newly opened Charlotte gym. Two Pros Fitness is hoping to cash in on Charlottes race week with popular NASCAR driver Danica Patrick coming to the local gym for a commercial photo shoot, according to a report from the NBC Charlotte affiliate. Having her here, seeing what she thought of the ...

  • NC House finance chair steps down rips speaker

    State Rep. Robert Brawley of Mooresville has resigned as chair of the N.C. House Finance Committee. Another day, another fight between Charlotte-area politicians. N.C. Rep. Robert Brawley of Mooresville, who has long chaired the N.C. House of Representatives Finance Committee, turned in his gavel and issued a scathing public letter to House Speaker Thom Tillis, Raleigh news station WRAL-TV ...

  • Charlottes Anthony Foxx draws praise at DOT confirmation hearing

    Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx appeared before the U.S. Senate's Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Wednesday regarding his nomination to become U.S. secretary of transportation. Anthony Foxx, mayor of Charlotte and President Barack Obamas nominee for U.S. secretary of transportation, basked in praise from both sides of the aisle at Wednesdays confirmation hearing, reports Chris ...

  • Charlotte tumbles in economic ranking

    Charlotte tumbled 10 spots in On Number' economic index for May. Charlotte has fallen 10 more spots in On Numbers latest monthly economic index, hitting its lowest ranking so far in 2013. Each month, On Numbers analyzes 18 statistical indicators to provide a snapshot of conditions in the 102 U.S. metropolitan areas with populations above 500,000. Among the factors included in the analysis ...

  • New class chosen for NASCAR Hall of Fame

    The 2014 class of inductees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame has been chosen. Five new inductees have been chosen for the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The 2014 class of members are Tom Flock, Jack Ingram, Dale Jarrett, Maurice Petty and Fireball Roberts, WBTV reports. The group will be inducted in January, marking the fifth class of inductees since the halls opening. Bruton Smith, the billionaire owner of ...

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