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  • NASCAR's Evernham joins Ronald McDonald House team

    The Charlotte Observer – 14 mins ago  

    Prominent NASCAR figure Ray Evernham donated $250,000 Wednesday to the effort to build a Ronald McDonald House in Charlotte, saying a personal experience has made him a firm believer in the cause. Full Story »

  • Marathon Expo is uptown on Friday

    The Charlotte Observer – 1 hr 52 mins ago  

    The Charlotte Convention Center could have a more casual feel Friday, with sweatsuits replacing business suits as the apparel of choice for the Race Expo, a preliminary event to Saturday's annual Thunder Road Marathon. Full Story »

  • Report: Pines could help climate change

    The Charlotte Observer – 2 hrs 4 mins ago  

    Longleaf pine forests that once blanketed the Southeast but have been reduced to remnants could play a key role in combating climate change, conservationists and academics said today. Full Story »

  • Woman rescued in Rock Hill fire

    The Charlotte Observer – Thu Dec 10, 10:43 am ET  

    A 53-year-old woman was unconscious this morning when firefighters rescued her from a burning house Full Story »

  • 2 charged in Lawndale shooting

    The Charlotte Observer – Thu Dec 10, 10:06 am ET  

    Two Cleveland County men have been charged with shooting another man in what detectives say was a drug-related incident Wednesday night. Full Story »

WCNC Charlotte

  • Father arrested for abusing baby

    WCNC Charlotte – 1 hr 4 mins ago  

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A 22-year-old father was arrested and charged with abusing his own 5-month-old child. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police tell us that Steven Darnell Martin, who lives on Elmhurst Road, faces two counts of child abuse-inflicting serious injury.  Martin is accused of hurting 5-month-old Sanai Taliya Martin.  We still don't know how she was injured. The baby is believed to be in very ... Full Story »

  • Insurance salesman charged with sexual battery

    WCNC Charlotte – 1 hr 19 mins ago  

    MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- A 33-year-old insurance salesman has been arrested and charged with sexual battery after police say he forced a woman to grope him. The alleged incident happened Friday, Dec. 4 in Mooresville. Police say Matthew Strickland went to a woman's home to tell her insurance.  While he was there, police say Strickland made her grope him. He turned himself in to the Mooresville ... Full Story »

  • New Bank of America CEO is unlikely this week

    WCNC Charlotte – 2 hrs 4 mins ago  

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bank of America Corp. is unlikely to name a new chief executive until next week, because of a stipulation in the securities offering the Charlotte bank used to pay back government aid. According to a securities filing, the bank must wait five business days from Wednesday before any event occurs that would make previous disclosures related to the offering "untrue." Naming a new ... Full Story »

  • Teen killed in chase involving Highway Patrol

    WCNC Charlotte – Thu Dec 10, 10:25 am ET  

    LINCOLNTON, N.C. – An 18-year-old died Wednesday night after she lost control of her truck while being chased by a trooper, the Highway Patrol confirms. The accident happened around 9'45 p.m. on Bess Chapel Road. A trooper tried to pull Michelle Taylor Platt over for speeding on N.C. 279 near Cherryville, but the Highway Patrol says she refused to stop. The Ford F-150 continued west and turned ... Full Story »

  • Angry customers demand answers for high water bills

    WCNC Charlotte – Thu Dec 10, 9:11 am ET  

    CORNELIUS, N.C. -- Water bills you have to see to believe!  Bills that were once 40 bucks are now as high as $500. Angry customers took their concerns straight to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities Department Wednesday night for some answers. Debbie Barteldt is still sticker shocked. "The bill was $240," she said. Debbie's Charlotte Mecklenburg water bill went from an average of $45 to over $200 ... Full Story »

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The Salisbury Post

  • • Man charged with statutory rape

    The Salisbury Post – 2 hrs 25 mins ago  

    Staff report A Cleveland man is being held in the Rowan County Detention Center on four counts of statutory rape. Aaron Bradley Doby, 22, 2645 Phifer Road, was charged Wednesday after an investigation by the Rowan County Sheriff's Office. Capt. Jo ... Full Story »

  • • Tree falls on Landis home

    The Salisbury Post – Thu Dec 10, 10:35 am ET  

    Staff report LANDIS â A tree toppled by the wind may have damaged a Landis home more than $40,000. Rudy Wise, 503 W. 5th Street arranged for a crew with a crane to come on site today and get the large white pine off the house. The tree smashed in ... Full Story »

  • • Truck rolls on Sherrills Ford Road

    The Salisbury Post – Thu Dec 10, 10:34 am ET  

    Staff report A flatbed truck delivering building supplies overturned on Sherrills Ford Road early today, causing a traffic backup. The driver, Charles W. Raines, 144 Carrigan Road, Troutman, was transported to Rowan Regional Medical Center. Troo ... Full Story »

  • • H1N1 clinic at RCCC

    The Salisbury Post – Thu Dec 10, 10:04 am ET  

    Rowan-Cabarrus Community College will host H1N1 influenza vaccination clinics Dec. 14 and 15. The clinics are open to students, employees and the public. The Dec. 14 clinic will be held 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the North Campus Student Center at I-85 ... Full Story »

  • • H1N1 vaccine clinic offered Tuesday

    The Salisbury Post – Thu Dec 10, 7:05 am ET  

    The Rowan County Health Department is holding an H1N1 vaccination clinic on Tuesday. It is open to the general public. The clinic is from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at the health department, 1811 E. Innes St. The vaccine is provided free. No appointments will b ... Full Story »

The Shelby Star

Statesville Record & Landmark

  • Coach: Josh Cox was the 'face of our program'

    Statesville Record & Landmark – 2 hrs 41 mins ago  

    Senior Josh Cox was a standout on Mooresville's cross country team even as a freshman, but had to wait his turn. Full Story »

  • I-SS: National award a product of hard work

    Statesville Record & Landmark – Thu Dec 10, 12:00 am ET  

    Iredell-Statesville Schools Superintendent Brady Johnson said he was honored to have been in Washington last week as part of an I-SS contingent that visited the nation's capital to receive the vaunted Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, which the system actually won in 2008. Full Story »

  • Downtown set for open house, parade

    Statesville Record & Landmark – Thu Dec 10, 12:00 am ET  

    Statesville goes into full-blown Christmas mode this weekend when two of the city's most popular events will be happening downtown. Full Story »

  • Not much of a break for West football coach

    Statesville Record & Landmark – Thu Dec 10, 12:00 am ET  

    West Iredell's football season ended Nov. 13 with a 46-8 loss at Asheville in the first round of the 3A state playoffs, but Warriors coach Mark Weycker still has his nose to the grindstone. Full Story »

  • Quiznos robbed at gunpoint

    Statesville Record & Landmark – Thu Dec 10, 12:00 am ET  

    Police are searching for a man who robbed a local sandwich shop at gunpoint Tuesday night. Full Story »

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