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Officials: Concrete truck overturns on SB I-77 A concrete truck was on its side Wednesday morning, according to Iredell County communications. The accident happened around mile marker 34 on southbound Interstate 77 near Mooresville. Both directions of I-77 were closed around 12:30 p.m. near Brawley Sc
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Pedestrian hit, killed Tuesday night in Concord A woman died Tuesday night after a crash on Old Charlotte Road SW near Park Drive SW in Concord, according to Concord police. Carmelita Little Cook, 62, of Concord, was hit around 8:30 p.m. as she attempted to cross the road, according to police. Blair Me
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Thousands of county documents subpoenaed in Cannon investigation Channel 9 has learned that the criminal investigation into former Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon has expanded.The U.S. Attorney's Office has requested thousands of documents from Mecklenburg County, according to the county attorney, Marvin Bethune. Specia
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3 banks that rip you off with reorder fees Three giant monster mega-banks have been singled out for gaming the system when it comes to NSF fees. Are you banking with any of these bad boys?Pew Charitable Trust has identifiedBank of America,Chase, andWells Fargoas the 3 banks
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Former army sergeant to receive Medal of Honor An army sergeant who lives in Charlotte received a special recognition from Governor Pat McCrory Wednesday.Kyle White will be awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in Afghanistan.White will be only the seventh living Iraq or Afghanistan war ve
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2 CMS high schools ranked among 10 best in NC Two CMS high schools are among the ten best schools in the state.U.S. News World and Report ranked the schools based on test scores and the percentage of students in advanced classes.Butler High School, in Matthews, ranked fifth in the state and South Mec
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Police: Woman drove drunk with 8-year-old in car A Morganton woman is facing charges after police said she drove drunk with her 8-year-old daughter in the car.An officer said he noticed Hannah Shorthouse driving all over the road Saturday night and said he smelled alcohol when he pulled her over.The off
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Study claims CMS faculty disciplines minorities most A new study shows faculty at Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools disciplined minority students more often.The report found African-American students are disciplined the most.It looked at incidents involving assaults, weapons on campus and behavioral problems.Ex
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Second Publix store in NC opens in Matthews A new Publix opened in Matthews Wednesday morning.The store is on Fincher Farm Road and it's the second one to open in North Carolina.The doors opened at 7 a.m. Wednesday.Charlotte's first Publix opened in Ballantyne in February.
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Study: Stallings is safest town in Charlotte area A new study claims Stallings is the safest town in the Charlotte area.SafeWise used FBI crime data to rank North Carolina towns and cities.Stallings came in seventh, with .7 violent crimes per thousand people.The study noted the town's newsletter has an e
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