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CharlotteObserver.com: Breaking News News, sports, and entertainment from  (By Mark Johnson, mjohnson@charlotteobserver.com) Like anybody contemplating selling off valuables, Gov. Bev Perdue wants to know how much the state's liquor system is worth.Perdue and Jon Williams, the state's top liquor regulator, have asked a Chicago firm to determine the value of the state's ... Police find human remains in woods (By Cleve R. Wootson Jr., cwootson@charlotteobserver.com) A utility crew found the skeletal remains of a man in rural Gaston County Tuesday afternoon and police are seeking tips from the public. The N.C. utility crew called police around 4 p.m. to report the body in the woods near Old Spencer Mou... CMS board starts talking construction (By Ann Doss Helms, ahelms@charlotteobserver.com )  (By Kirsten Valle, kvalle@charlotteobserver.com) Cyndie Mynatt spends much of her time these days sifting through sales figures, projections and records, piled in stacks around her office, meeting with accountants and marketers, building the case to save her car dealership. CMS, York officials vie for Chester superintendent (By Ann Doss Helms, ahelms@charlotteobserver.com) Smoke is coming from S.C. fire (By Steve Lyttle, slyttle@charlotteobserver.com) Revenue rebounds at CHS (By Karen Garloch, kgarloch@charlotteobserver.com )  (By Thomasi McDonald, Staff writer) Kathy Taft, the state Board of Education member found badly beaten in a West Raleigh home over the weekend, died shortly after noon today, police announced.Police had mistakenly announced her death this morning, then said she remained alive. A police spokesman ... YouTube pizza video sentence: Probation (By Steve Lyttle, slyttle@charlotteobserver.com) GMAC's CFO is leaving (By Rick Rothacker, rrothacker@charlotteobserver.com) GMAC Financial Services chief financial officer Rob Hull is leaving the auto lender at the end of March to join a Providence, R.I., private-equity firm.The Detroit-based company, which has a corporate center in Charlotte, said it will conduct ... |