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Legislator opposes I-77 tolls - May 19, 2013 8:52:05 PM

MOORESVILLE A second Charlotte-area state representative on Sunday announced his opposition to planned Interstate 77 toll lanes. “When you’re driving down a road that you already paid for, you shouldn’t be taxed again with a toll,” State Rep. Larry Pittman, R-Cabarrus, told members of Widen I-77, a Lake Norman-area citizens group fighting the state’s $550 million ...
Billy Graham isnt finished preaching yet - May 19, 2013 7:10:46 PM

Hell be 95 in November, but Billy Graham still isnt finished preaching. His hearing and eyesight faltering, Graham is not up to any more stadium-size crusades. But he can still talk into a camera. And thats what hes been doing over the last six months, speaking about Christ, the cross and America in his mountaintop Montreat home. The Charlotte-based Billy Graham Evangelistic ...
Charlotte NC celebrates 1963 eat-in that desegregated restaurants set example for South - May 19, 2013 6:57:00 PM

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 spring of 1963, a Hawkins led 65 people on a four-mile march from an African American college to the center of Charlotte’s downtown. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis ...
Community raises money for man paralyzed in motorcycle wreck - May 19, 2013 6:33:46 PM

Knightdale, N.C. - The Knightdale community came together Sunday to raise money for a man severely injured in a motorcycle wreck last month.Bruce Basil Hemmingway is adjusting to live as a quadriplegic, but he requires 24/7 care."I can't move my arms. I can't feed myself," he said. "I was the breadwinner. That's shut down ... (this) definitely changed our lives ...
Traffic wreck shuts down I-85 south person trapped - May 19, 2013 5:33:09 PM

Southbound Interstate 85 is shut down because of a vehicle wreck where at least one person is trapped. The wreck happened around 4:30 p.m. near Graham Street. Firefighters and paramedics were on scene, but it was unclear how long the road would be closed. First responders did not have an update on the condition of the person who was trapped in the ...
Charlotte remembers historic1963 desegregation eat-in - May 19, 2013 4:39:54 PM

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 ...
Denver rallies to beat UNC 12-11 in lax quarters - May 19, 2013 4:05:49 PM

INDIANAPOLIS - Eric Law scored with 13 seconds left to cap Denver's big comeback in a 12-11 win over North Carolina in an NCAA lacrosse quarterfinal Sunday. Denver trailed by as many as six goals and was down five at halftime. "Every single head was up in the locker room," Law said of Denver's 9-4 halftime deficit. "We knew we were right there because of the chances we ...
Body of missing Ohio man pulled from NC waters - May 19, 2013 2:52:12 PM

HOLDEN BEACH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina authorities say they've recovered the body of an Ohio man who disappeared while swimming in chilly coastal ...
Fire destroys Mooresville familys home - May 19, 2013 2:08:36 PM

A family is left without a home, after a Sunday morning fire. The fire stated at a house on West Moore Avenue around midnight in Mooresville. Initial reports suggested that the family was trapped inside the home. When we got here it was up in flames, said Carl Shay who lives in the house with his wife, Samantha, and 16-year-old son Ethan. I got here and the fire trucks were out here. ...
Small Fla. city wonders who won $590.5 million Powerball jackpot - May 19, 2013 2:04:31 PM

View Photo Associated Press/Ben Margot - A woman prepares to choose her numbers on a lottery ticket Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the Chinatown district in Oakland, Calif. A record Powerball jackpot has climbed to $600 ...
SC man killed in stick-up of barber shop - May 19, 2013 1:17:29 PM

BEECH ISLAND, S.C. Authorities are searching for two homicide suspects after a South Carolina barber was fatally shot during an attempted robbery at his business. Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton said Sunday that 32-year-old Zann Worrell Jr. of North Augusta, S.C., died from multiple gunshot wounds. Carlton says Worrell died Saturday at Georgia Regents Medical Center. Carlton says Worrell was ...
In General Assembly push continues to conceal gun data - May 19, 2013 1:17:29 PM

SB 443: Would allow for the sale of abandoned firearms to people licensed as firearms collectors, importers or manufacturers rather than sold solely to a licensed gun dealer or being ...
UNC NC State will get diamond rematch in ACC tourney - May 19, 2013 12:38:50 PM

The deciding game of the regular-season series between UNC and NC State was a wash but the teams will get a chance to swing the ledger in a favorable direction Saturday as they will meet on Day 4 of the ACC ...
NC inmate quickly found after prison escape - May 19, 2013 12:19:18 PM

DALLAS, N.C. (AP) -- A North Carolina inmate due for release in five months is facing additional prison time after a brief escape from a minimum-security ...
NC teacher says student hit her during field trip - May 19, 2013 11:27:57 AM

FORT MILL, S.C. (AP) -- A Charlotte high school teacher plans to press charges against a student she accuses of hitting her in the face during an amusement park field ...
Underwater robot to probe Gulf Stream eddies - May 19, 2013 10:00:30 AM

ATHENS, Ga. - A University of Georgia marine scientist will explore the edges of the Gulf Stream with the university's first robotic submersible.Physical oceanographer Renato Castelao will work with another researcher to analyze data collected by the torpedo-shaped device, dubbed the Salty Dawg.The Salty Dawg will work in tandem with another submersible owned by North Carolina State ...
Raleigh police officer involved in crash - May 19, 2013 9:16:22 AM

Raleigh, N.C. - A traffic collision involving a Raleigh police officer downed power lines and traffic signals Saturday evening, according to the Raleigh Police Department.According to a wreck report, Josefina Hernandez Herrera, 40, was traveling south on North Raleigh Boulevard shortly after 6 p.m. when an officer in an unmarked Raleigh police vehicle made "an improper right turn" in ...
Medical emergency eyed in Va. parade crash - May 19, 2013 3:56:07 AM

View Photo Associated Press/Bristol Herald Courier, Earl Neikirk - Emergency personnel respond to one of the people hit by a car, at right, during the beginning of the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival in ...
DU Pioneers take on North Carolina in mens lacrosse NCAA quarterfinal - May 19, 2013 2:47:17 AM

Denver University lacrosse player, Wesley Berg. (Denver Post file) Sunday's NCAA Tournament quarterfinal game against North Carolina in Indianapolis marks the University of Denver men's lacrosse team's third consecutive trip to the elite eight. Only Notre Dame and Duke had accomplished that feat. "You're so in the moment, in the current year, and that stuff sounds nice, ...
$590M-plus Powerball 1 winning ticket sold in Fla - May 19, 2013 2:23:33 AM

DES MOINES, Iowa - It's all about the odds, and one single ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching all the numbers to win the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said early Sunday.The lone winner was sold at a Publix supermarket location in Zephyrhills, Fla., according to Florida Lottery executive Cindy O'Connell. She told The ...
8 arrested at Enloe High School in Raleigh www.privateofficer.com - May 19, 2013 12:31:30 AM

Eight people were arrested at Enloe High School in Raleigh Thursday, the same day the principal alerted parents of an increase in security due to year-end pranks. Enloe increased on campus security after administration heard rumors of students planning pranks for Thursday. Enloe Principal Scott Lyons stated in a recorded message to parents that the administration of the school obtained ...
DWI check point 93 citations are issued - May 18, 2013 10:54:25 PM

A multiagency DWI checking station Friday resulted in 93 citations, including 12 people accused of driving while intoxicated and one charged with carrying a concealed weapon, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. One person was also charged with felony drug possession, and possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, officials said. Other citations issued included: 15 charged with ...
No. 2 Tar Heels fall in extras to No. 7 Virginia - May 18, 2013 8:23:54 PM

VIEW Colin Moran tied the UNC single-season record for RBIs with 83 but the second-ranked Tar Heels fell to No. 7 Virginia in 11 innings, 8-7, Saturday afternoon at a sold out Boshamer Stadium. After falling behind 8-4 in the top of the 11th, Carolina rallied for three runs in the bottom half before a leaping catch by Virginia's Mike Papi led to a double play that ended the game.Virginia ...
Silver Alert issued for Durham County woman - May 18, 2013 8:23:52 PM

Durham, N.C. - The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons issued a Silver Alert Saturday evening for a Durham County woman. Vivkie Lee Rhodes, 49, is African American, stands 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 185 pounds. She has short black hair and brown eyes and was last seen on W. Club Blvd. in Durham wearing a pink and grey silky shirt, tan pants, and pink and white ...