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- NC Senate approves bill to exempt magistrates from marriages
Wednesday - 02/25/2015 - 12:55 PMThe N.C. Senate voted 32-16 Wednesday to allow magistrates and register of deeds staffers to recuse themselves from wedding duties if they oppose same-sex marriages.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Win a copy of Big Hero 6
Wednesday - 02/25/2015 - 10:45 AM2 winners will receive a Blu-ray + Digital HD Combo Pack.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Foundation to honor Purple Heart recipients at Charlotte dinner
Wednesday - 02/25/2015 - 11:37 AMThe group is meeting in Charlotte Friday to help organize the August event, where local Purple Heart recipients will be honored.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - LendingTree swings to a profit in the 4th quarter
Wednesday - 02/25/2015 - 12:36 PMThe Ballantyne-based company said Wednesday it made profit of $15.6 million in the quarter, compared with a loss of $202,000 a year ago, as it boosted its revenue and saw…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Closings, cancellations prompted by the coming snowstorm
Wednesday - 02/25/2015 - 10:14 AMExpect a number of activities and events to close Thursday because of the pending storm.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Today’s traffic: Several accidents around Charlotte
Wednesday - 02/25/2015 - 08:33 AMThere also was heavy congestion on I-77 S. in the Lake Norman area.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Phone message campaign against LGBT proposal raises bathroom issue
Tuesday - 02/24/2015 - 07:01 PMA conservative policy group is charging in phone messages to thousands of Charlotteans that ?dangerous policy change? would allow men to go into women?s bathrooms and vice versa ? a…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Anthem breach will affect 775K in N.C.
Tuesday - 02/24/2015 - 05:44 PMA massive data breach that compromised the personal information of nearly 80 million people will affect 775,606 health insurance users in North Carolina, according to Anthem, the insurer targeted in…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gantt Center tour members to discuss Cuban trip
Tuesday - 02/24/2015 - 01:17 PMThe Harvey B. Gantt Center for Africa-American Arts + Culture had co-hosted the trip in December, just two days after President Barack Obama said he was restoring diplomatic relations with…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sonic Automotive Q4 profits beat expectations
Tuesday - 02/24/2015 - 09:01 AMCharlotte-based Sonic Automotive reported fourth-quarter earnings Tuesday that beat expectations but were lower than the same quarter in 2013 thanks in part to costs to open a chain of used…Click to Continue »
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- Lowe’s Cos. reports better-than-expected Q4 earnings
Wednesday - 02/25/2015 - 11:17 AMLowe?s reported net earnings of $450 million, or 46 cents a share, 2 cents higher than the average estimate of Bloomberg-surveyed analysts. Earnings were up 47 percent from the same…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - E. Independence Blvd. lanes closing Wednesday
Wednesday - 02/25/2015 - 11:12 AMNC DOT will be closing lanes until around 1 p.m. on the westbound side between Idlewild Road and Sharon Amity Road to repair potholes.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bill would extend airline fuel tax cap
Wednesday - 02/25/2015 - 12:31 PMAn incentives bill introduced this week would extend the cap on sales tax for American Airlines, the biggest use of Charlotte?s airport.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - CMS won’t make up next 4 snow days this year
Wednesday - 02/25/2015 - 08:59 AMIf the snowstorm expected late Wednesday causes school to be canceled, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students will not have to make up the days they missed.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 26 days after drawing, SC couple finds $1 million lottery ticket bought in Chester
Wednesday - 02/25/2015 - 07:49 AMA Columbia woman got quite a surprise Monday when she checked a Powerball ticket that's been in her purse for weeks. The ticket was worth $1 million.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 10 tips for surviving a winter storm
Wednesday - 02/25/2015 - 08:23 AMThe National Weather Service offers 10 tips for surviving a winter storm.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - GOP senators cool to moving 2016 primary
Tuesday - 02/24/2015 - 04:06 PMSenate Republicans appear reluctant to follow advice of the state party chairman to move back North Carolina?s 2016 presidential primary.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Fund honors retiring United Way leader Jane McIntyre
Tuesday - 02/24/2015 - 05:59 PMRetiring United Way Executive Director Jane McIntyre is being credited with many things in her final week, but her biggest legacy could be a behind-the-scenes campaign to beef up the…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Alexander Co. bank robbery suspect arrested in Tenn.
Tuesday - 02/24/2015 - 11:24 AMAuthorities said a 51-year-old Hickory man was arrested Monday in Nashville in connection with the case.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - CMS board will discuss next year’s budget Tuesday
Tuesday - 02/24/2015 - 06:00 AMThe Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board will take its first steps Tuesday toward determining a budget for the next school year.Click to Continue »
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- US Postal Service to honor Maya Angelou with Forever Stamp
Wednesday - 02/25/2015 - 10:40 AMThe U.S. Postal Service says it will honor poet and author Maya Angelou with a Forever Stamp.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - EPA to probe whether N.C. hog farms violate neighbors’ rights
Wednesday - 02/25/2015 - 11:14 AMThe Environmental Protection Agency agreed to investigate whether North Carolina?s 2,100 hog farms violate the civil rights of racial minorities who live near them.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - CMS names new chief operating officer
Wednesday - 02/25/2015 - 11:51 AMCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has named long-time transportation director Carol Stamper to be the district?s new chief operating officer.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Dollar Tree: approval on store closures could come in early March
Wednesday - 02/25/2015 - 09:58 AMVirginia-based Dollar Tree said it expects ?no more than roughly 300 stores? will be sold to get anti-trust approval from the Federal Trade Commission, and that a deal could be…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Charlotte gas prices continue to climb
Wednesday - 02/25/2015 - 07:12 AMAs of early Wednesday, the average price for a gallon of unleaded gas in Charlotte is $2.24, up from $2.19 a week ago and $2 a month ago, auto group…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Longtime Coke executive Donald Keough dies at 88
Tuesday - 02/24/2015 - 08:30 PMDonald Keough, who steered Coca-Cola through the ?cola wars? of the 1980s, died Tuesday in Atlanta, the company said. He was 88.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Police: Three dead in northern Charlotte homicide
Tuesday - 02/24/2015 - 08:01 PMCharlotte-Mecklenburg police found three people dead inside a home in northern Charlotte late Tuesday.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - S.C. clears way for Catawba hydro license
Tuesday - 02/24/2015 - 01:01 PMA water-quality permit granted by South Carolina clears the way for Duke Energy to seek renewal of its hydroelectric license on the Catawba River.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Council for Children’s Rights picks new head
Tuesday - 02/24/2015 - 01:43 PMFormer Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools board member Robert ?Bob? Simmons will become the next executive director of Charlotte?s Council for Children?s Rights.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Survey: Uninsured rate hit new low in 2014
Tuesday - 02/24/2015 - 07:24 AMThe share of Americans without health insurance dropped to its lowest level in seven years in 2014 as President Barack Obama's overhaul took full effect, according to an extensive survey…Click to Continue »
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