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CharlotteObserver.com: Breaking News News, sports, and entertainment from Wells Fargo names chief administrative officer (By Rick Rothacker, rrothacker@charlotteobserver.com) Overturned boat sparks I-77 traffic jam (By Joe Marusak) An overturned boat in Lake Davidson has brought traffic in both directions of Interstate 77 to a crawl this afternoon. N.C. MedAssist moving to new offices By Karen Garloch Time Warner, Disney reach long-term pact (BY JOHN MURAWSKI, STAFF WRITER) Time Warner Cable and Walt Disney Co. signed a long-term contract that will keep the Disney Channel, ABC Family and ESPN on the air for the cable-TV provider's 2.1million customers in the Carolinas.The two media giants announced their contract Thursday afternoon. ... Bank robbery suspect gives back cash (By Tony Burbeck, NewsChannel 36) A man robbed a bank, felt guilty about it and brought the money back.Investigators say that's what happened Thursday at the Fifth Third Bank on Fairview Road across from the Southpark Mall. Panel recommends raising SC's gas tax for roads (The Associated Press) A panel studying taxes in South Carolina is recommending an increase in the gasoline tax to fund road repairs.The State newspaper reported the Tax Realignment Commission voted unanimously Thursday to recommend that the state's gas tax be raised a nickel a gallon. Guilty plea entered in mortgage fraud case (By Lisa Hammersly, lhammersly@charlotteobserver.com) A Mint Hill man has pleaded guilty in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme that involved kickbacks to a homebuilder, according to documents filed Wednesday in federal court in Charlotte.Mike Foley, a former real estate agent, pleaded guilty... Workers paying more for health coverage (By Tony Pugh, McClatchy Newspapers) An annual survey released Thursday finds that workers are paying, on average, about $482 more for job-based family health insurance this year as companies force employees to shoulder more of the burden of health care costs.The premium hike, up 14 percent from ... N.C. considers requiring all students to take ACT tests (By Lynn Bonner, lynn.bonner@newsobserver.com) North Carolina is poised to make sweeping changes in the way it evaluates students and high schools by requiring students to take the ACT, a national college entrance exam.Under the plan that the State Board of Education has been refining for months,... SC officials kicking off voter registration drive (The Associated Press) There are only two months left until South Carolina voters go to the polls, and the state's election officials want to make sure everyone who is eligible gets registered.In September, the South Carolina Election Commission is kicking off a monthlong effort to register new v... |