| Crime Czar Search Delayed By Controversy
WSOC TV
Mecklenburg County leaders decided Friday to delay their search for a person to fill a job described by some as a "crime czar." A member of the task force that made the position its number one...
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| Johnson nets 30 points to carry Hawks over Bobcats
TSN
Atlanta, Joe Johnson scored 30 points and doled out eight assists to lead Atlanta in an 88-83 victory over Charlotte. Marvin Williams chipped in 22 points and 10 rebounds for...
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| Johnson leads Hawks over Bobcats
Sports Network
Atlanta, Joe Johnson scored 30 points and doled out eight assists to lead Atlanta in an 88-83 victory over Charlotte. Marvin Williams chipped in 22 points and 10 rebounds for...
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| Board Likely To Postpone Property Tax Revaluation
WSOC TV
There are new developments in the county commission fight over whether to revaluate Mecklenburg County property taxes.For the first time, at least seven of the nine people who will be Mecklenburg...
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| DA Reveals Why Officer Will Not Be Charged In Killing
WSOC TV
Mecklenburg County's district attorney said on Friday that he will not bring charges against an officer who shot and killed a suspect six months ago in north Charlotte. Aaron Winchester was hit twice...
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| Winthrop Cutting Out Lights, Turning Down Thermostats To Save Money
WSOC TV
It's going to be a little colder in class at Winthrop University come Monday morning.A massive 15 percent cut in state funding is forcing the college to cut costs any way it can. Students will get an...
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| Suspect In Ga. Univ. Shooting Caught
WSOC TV
Authorities say they have caught a gunman suspected of shooting a fellow student at Savannah State University. Campus Police Chief Thomas Trawick said the wounded student knew the suspect and that...
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| LendingTree inks deal with IBM
Charlotte Business Journal
... with technology, customer service and document preparation for mortgage processing. LendingTree Loans is an online mortgage lender. “By leveraging IBM’s industry expertise and leading...
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| Lawsuit challenges N.C. hospital law
Charlotte Business Journal
Two health-care providers are challenging North Carolina’s process for approving new hospitals and major capital expenditures in the medical sector. In a lawsuit, Hope A Women’s...
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| 3D Systems to cut 25 jobs
Charlotte Business Journal
... will cut 25 jobs from its global work force of 360, including five at its headquarters in Rock Hill. The company says the layoffs are necessary to reduce its costs. “The current economic...
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| Citizens South seeks $20M in fed funds
Charlotte Business Journal
... is seeking up to $20 million under the U.S. government’s capital-purchase program. The Gastonia-based bank says it has applied to sell up to $20 million of preferred stock and related warrants...
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| Bojangles’ lands arena naming-rights deal
Charlotte Business Journal
Bojangles’ Restaurants Inc. plans to serve up a naming-rights agreement at Cricket Arena worth $1.25 million over 10 years. City Council plans to vote on changing the name of the 10,000-seat...
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| Charlotte Doctor To Pay $1.7 Million To Settle Fraud Case
WSOC TV
A North Carolina doctor will pay more than $1 million to settle allegations he bilked the government out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Department of Justice said Friday that Dr. Benedict...
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| Horizon Lines cuts debt by $7.5M
Charlotte Business Journal
... has made another voluntary debt-reduction payment of $7.5 million on its revolving credit facility. It’s the Charlotte-based company’s third payment this quarter. The reductions total...
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| BofA gives $250K for wildfire victims
Charlotte Business Journal
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation will donate $250,000 to aid victims of the wildfires in Southern California. The funds will help agencies and nonprofits offer assistance to residents and...
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| AAA Carolinas Expects Fewer Thanksgiving Travelers
WSOC TV
Aaa Carolinas says fewer people in the Carolinas are planning to travel this Thanksgiving as economic concerns outweigh the benefits of falling gas prices. The travel services company said Friday...
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| Winds Make Fighting Fire At Historic Farm House Difficult
WSOC TV
Orange smoke and bright flames shot up to the sky as an old farmhouse along Route 3 burned to the ground.Arthur Helms was one of six people sleeping inside when the fire started. A friend, who...
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| BofA could move jobs to Charlotte
Charlotte Business Journal
... will likely relocate 650 jobs from the bank’s namesake skyscraper in midtown Atlanta to Charlotte unless the building gets a major renovation.
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| Officer Cleared In Deadly North Charlotte Shooting
WSOC TV
The Mecklenburg County District Attorney's Office has cleared an officer in a deadly shooting last May.Aaron Winchester died when Officer David Jester shot him on Sylvania Avenue in north Charlotte....
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| Holiday job picture bleak
Charlotte Business Journal
Four out of five college students and young graduates are looking for a job to make extra money during the holidays. However, many of them don’t think they’ll find one as the economy...
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| Obamas Choose Private Sidwell School
WSOC TV
A spokeswoman for Michelle Obama, Katie McCormick Lelyveld, said the Obamas considered several schools for 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha but decided Sidwell Friends was the best fit. Sidwell...
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