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Charlotte Area News - ImprovedCharlotte Area News provides you with the most complete set of online news, weather and other information related to Charlotte, NC, and surrounding Carolina counties. Enjoy our new wider-column format and dropdown menu added for your benefit. Here you'll find: • News feeds from all major Charlotte area news media, plus: • Yahoo, Google, several weather channels • Click on any blue headline to read more • Subscribe to our daily email update using the "Subscribe me" box on this page WBTV - News  Raising money for a good cause is one thing. Raising money dressed in a pink monkey suit dragging yourself out of a mud pit is quite another.  Weddington resident Stan Delaney says he's done nothing wrong. Tuesday night, WBTV told you about a produce stand, where dogs were being sold.  We have a new segment on our 10:00 pm News on WMYT where Molly Grantham and Delano Little go through the hot stories of the night. In Friday, May 18th's "Trending at 10"... Will Smith gets kissed by an overly-affectionate reporter and Charlotte city officials talking about trying to get the Olympics. For real??  A stabbing victim and an innocent 2-year-old bystander are dead following a fatal attack turned car crash on the city's east side. Four young children were inside the home when it all went down, two were injured. Local Probation Officer Facing Federal Charges CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)-Federal Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for Willie James Steele Jr. On Friday, the U.S. Attorney's office in Charlotte announced that Steele who is a North Carolina probation  A South Carolina family is having to sell everything it owns in order to pay for their daughter's treatment from a rare condition. Hand, foot, and mouth disease infecting Gaston Co. toddlers Hand, foot, and mouth disease is going around Gaston County.  Authorities say a civilian training jet on contract to the military has crashed in Southern California and the pilot was killed.  Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will have to pay a former teacher $1.1 million, a federal judge ruled Friday.  Attorneys for Anthony and Harriet Jinwright argued their clients deserve a new trial before a panel of federal judges Friday morning.  A Charlotte woman is being questioned by police after she's accused of shooting her girlfriend in the face.  A 22-year-old man is facing charges after deputies say he critically injured his step-daughter after hitting her.  Wayne Newton of Rock Hill has been fishing his whole life. He's taught his son and now his grandson how to catch the big ones.  Medical examiners found the drug THC in the blood of Trayvon Martin, the teen who was shot and killed by the volunteer neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman in a Florida gated community.  Final touches are underway for the ribbon cutting at the Zahra Baker Playground at Kiwanis Park in Hickory.  LENOIR, NC (WBTV) – Environmental Protection Agency experts are advising people who think they have a mercury spill of any kind in their homes to go to the EPA website and explore the options for cleanup |
 CharlotteAreaNews.com is looking for a few good writers. Details here. The Charlotte Observer -- * HP | Breaking News Feed ~ Breaking News The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC Charlotte’s Packard Place plays host to new business incubator CLT Joules, an energy-business incubator, is providing space for young companies to network and grow in Charlotte’s Packard Place.Click to Continue » Jurors begin deliberating John Edwards case After the judge divided the 16 people into 12 jurors and four alternates, they started deciding whether the Democratic presidential candidate broke campaign finance laws.Click to Continue » Tips to navigate race traffic Fans headed to Race Week festivities at Charlotte Motor Speedway are urged to arrive early and use N.C. 49 or other secondary roads to try to avoid long traffic backups.Click to Continue » McCrory campaign wants TV ad pulled A lawyer for Republican Pat McCrory?s gubernatorial campaign is telling TV station managers to stop airing an ad that raises ethical questions about his relationship with a Charlotte-based lending and…Click to Continue » Salvation Army exec headed to Atlanta Maj. Todd Hawks, one of the region?s best known advocates for homeless women and children, is leaving Charlotte to help Atlanta tackle its growing homelessness problem.Click to Continue » Union County girl, 3, suffers brain injury; stepfather charged A 3-year-old Union County girl is in Jeff Gordon Children's Hospital in Concord with serious injuries and her stepfather is charged with child abuse, authorities say.Click to Continue » Boaters try to set world record at Lake Wylie event Local authorities are trying to set a world record for the largest number of people wearing life jackets at one time at a boating safety event Saturday morning at the…Click to Continue » Durham police charge two men in 13-year-old’s slaying Shakanah China was playing with her younger sister and brother and texting on her new cellphone when she was shot May 10, 2011, a few days after her birthday.Click to Continue » Va. governor: McCrory's a good bet to take state's top job Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell became the latest high-profile GOP governor Thursday to boost Pat McCrory’s gubernatorial bid.Click to Continue » York County Councilman Winstead: ‘I'm resigning’ in wake of 2nd arrest York County Councilman Eric Winstead told The Herald on Friday that he was resigning “effective immediately” in the aftermath of his second arrest in five months for a driving offense.Click to Continue » |
 Charlotte Area News From Local SourcesCharlotte Area News Stories Original stories for our readers  Charlotte Rescue Mission's new Dove's Nest for women is getting close to completion and we want to throw a housewarming shower at the new facility this Sunday. The new Dove's Nest will open its doors to the community for a housewarming shower from 11:00 am ? 3:00 pm for light refreshments ...  The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has launched a program intended to target felons carrying firearms in our community. The program will urge members of the community to call a dedicated phone line and forward anonymous information with the identity and whereabouts of a felon in ...  It's a wild summer at Discovery Place, and extra hours means more time to explore all that the Museum has to offer. Discovery Place's newest exhibition, National Geographic Crittercam: The World Through Animal Eyes, opens May 26, showcasing the ongoing research of Crittercam, a scientific...  Providence High School has been recently designated as a PASCH Schule for its German studies program. It is the first high school in North Carolina to receive this distinction. The PASCH, which stands for the "Schools: Partners for the Future," is an initiative of the Federal Foreign Offi...  Mecklenburg County taxpayers will experience the lowest county tax rate in eight years if the Board of County Commissioners adopts the FY13 budget recommended by County Manager Harry Jones. Under Jones' funding proposal, the county tax rate would decrease by 2.44 cents to 79.22 cents for e...  Mother Nature makes some of the cutest and cuddliest babies around - and she has a large brood! From fuzzy furballs to itsy bitsy and creepy crawly, young wildlife come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Join Charlotte Nature Museum for the May Creature Feature event, Nature's Babies,Satur...  For providing car-racing fans with delicious and cruelty-free vegan "fuel" at tracks across the country and helping to make sure that they get the green flag from their doctor at their next physical, Speedway Motorsports, which is based at Charlotte Motor Speedway, has won a High Octane A...  Charlotte City Manager Curt Walton has presented to the Mayor and City Council his budget recommendations for Fiscal Year 2013 and for the City's five-year Capital Investment Plan. His proposal includes a total $1.97 billion FY2013 budget that maintains core operating needs and invests i...  Charlotte Regional Realtor® Association reports that the number of closings for April 2012 (2,170) increased 15.3 percent compared to April 2011, when closings totaled 1,882. Both the average and median sales price showed positive increases for a third consecutive month. The average sale...  It is officially crunch time; a time when students must review academic material from the entire school year in preparation for End- of-Grade (EOGs) and End-of-Course (EOCs) tests. Teachers are preparing students with classroom studies, but there are some extra tips parents can take to giv...  Pennsylvania rock band, Halestorm, will become a part of Food Lion Speed Street's history book when the group performs on the Miller Lite stage, located near the corner of South Tryon Street and East Stonewall Street, on May 25 at 9:30 p.m. Founders of Halestorm, siblings Arejay and Elizab...  The Community Blood Center of the Carolinas (CBCC) is joining forces with Military Family Lifestyle Charitable Foundation (MFLCF) to kick off a three-month-long blood drive campaign called "Pints for Patriots." For every pint of blood collected from May 1-July 31, 2012, CBCC will make a fi...  Mayor Anthony Foxx and the Charlotte City Council declared May as Small Business Month at a kickoff event this morning where more than a dozen small businesses were recognized for their contributions to our economy. Over the course of the month, the City and its partners will host several... Trayvon Martin is topic of public meeting sponsored by the 100 Black Men of G... The 100 Black Men of Greater Charlotte, a nonprofit organization committed to improving the lives of the Charlotte region's African- American youth, are sponsoring a community meeting to discuss the implications of the Trayvon Martin tragedy and how it impacts the youth of Charlotte. The ...  After 18 years of providing live entertainment, Food Lion Speed Street will welcome Night Ranger, LoverBoy and Clay Walker to the consumer festival on May 26. Night Ranger and Loverboy will perform on the Coca- Cola stage starting at 8 p.m., while Walker will kick off his performance on t... |