Provides the latest RSS feeds for North Carolina News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Charlotte News.net http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/cat/a6c0447118ba14fb/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 09:29:07 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:29:07 -0400 30 Raleigh, N.C. - Raleigh police closed all lanes of Atlantic Avenue between Spring Forest and Millbrook roads in north Raleigh Wednesday morning after a wreck involving a school bus and car. No students were on the bus at the time of wreck, police said. No other information about the cause of the wreck has been released.It wasn't clear when the road would reopen. Drivers should ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214687660/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Wed, 22 May 2013 08:08:46 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214687660/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb A longtime NAACP leader and a veteran educator were killed Tuesday afternoon in a head-on crash in eastern Iredell County, authorities say. The victims were identified as Woody Woodard, 77, president of the Statesville branch of the NAACP; and Brenda Laxton, 65, a teacher assistant at Cool Spring Elementary School. The N.C. Highway Patrol says the crash was reported shortly before 2:30 p.m. on ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214687661/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Wed, 22 May 2013 07:54:20 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214687661/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina police say they've found no prior connections between a woman killed in her apartment and three people charged with ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214687662/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Wed, 22 May 2013 07:42:27 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214687662/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb In what she hopes will be a catalytic project for the 300 block of South Elm Street in downtown Greensboro, City Council member Nancy Hoffmann plans to renovate a three-story, 9,400-square-foot historic building into a mixed-use development featuring retail and apartments. Hoffmann purchased the building at 304 S. Elm St. from SunTrust Bank in July 2012 for $275,000, according to public ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214686756/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Wed, 22 May 2013 07:39:55 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214686756/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb NBA franchise's application Tuesday to re-claim the name of the city's original basketball team : the Hornets. A name change requires approval from the 30 members of the NBA board of governors. The league will vote on the name change in July. If approved, Charlotte would play one more season as the Bobcats and become the Hornets for the 2014-15 season. Until last month, New Orleans was ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214687049/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Wed, 22 May 2013 07:34:09 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214687049/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb One of the pleasures of visiting the North Carolina coast is the chance to ride one of the ferries. It's a fun trip, and it has the purpose of getting you to neat places. Ferry service is being increased in preparation for summer vacationers, with the Ocracoke-Hatteras ferry now offering 36 trips each day. It's the busiest route in the ferry ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214686842/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Wed, 22 May 2013 07:34:08 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214686842/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Lowe's first-quarter net income rose almost 3 percent, even as a wet and cool spring dampened sales of gardening products.Spring is the biggest season for home improvement retailers. While the weather was chilly in the quarter, the improving housing market has helped such businesses.Lowe's Cos. earned $540 million, or 49 cents per share, for the period ended May 3. That compares with ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214686154/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Wed, 22 May 2013 06:59:39 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214686154/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb RALEIGH, N.C. Tesla Motors wants to show North Carolina residents why the company opposes a bill in the General Assembly that effectively blocks the Internet seller from doing business. Tesla will show its Model S electric car Wednesday outside the legislature to tell people about its award-winning automobile and influence the outcome of a bill expected to advance in the House in the coming ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214686316/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Wed, 22 May 2013 06:45:19 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214686316/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb GATLINBURG, Tenn. A lot of the trail work in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is done by volunteers. There is another service opportunity June 1. It is the 21st National Trails Day and volunteers are needed to help maintain the Appalachian Trail. Volunteers need sturdy shoes, adequate drinking water and will need to pack a lunch. At the end of the day, volunteers will be treated to a ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214686315/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Wed, 22 May 2013 06:45:19 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214686315/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb The big traffic story this Wednesday morning is the scheduled closing of several uptown Charlotte streets, in preparation for the start of the annual Food Lion Speed Street festival. Those closings will take effect at 9:30 a.m., so motorists won’t have to change their driving habits during the morning commute. Otherwise, there are no major problems at 6:30 a.m. There are no reports of ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214686314/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Wed, 22 May 2013 06:45:19 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214686314/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb The Charlotte City Council will consider next week whether to spend up to $160,000 annually to have paid interns, a budget request Democrat James Mitchell said is needed to keep up with a crush of requests from residents. Mitchell said he’s often overwhelmed trying to attend council meetings and return phone calls and emails from people who call or email with problems. He said the interns, ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214686158/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Wed, 22 May 2013 06:45:18 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214686158/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Jordan Tampa Bay Water has hired the CEO of the Cape Fear Utility Authority in North Carolina as its general manager. Matthew Jordans hiring must still be approved by the Tampa utilitys Board of Directors on June 17, but if approved, he will begin work on July 8, WHQR said. No salary details were provided in the report. Tampa Bay Water serves three counties and the cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214686884/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Wed, 22 May 2013 06:36:10 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214686884/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb http://bit.ly/10LoVUR ) that the North Carolina Confederate battle flag was run up the flagpole outside of Reagan High School over the weekend and pulled down the same ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214686317/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Wed, 22 May 2013 06:34:20 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214686317/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb JUDITH Durham of The Seekers is continuing to make positive improvement following a stroke after her Melbourne concert last ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214685945/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Wed, 22 May 2013 06:31:44 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214685945/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Wake Forest University in the Triangle may be happy to hear that, after three years of negotiations, the Winston-Salem City Council has approved the sale of the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum to Wake Forest University. The university will pay $8 million for the coliseum, where its basketball team plays its game, and spend another $10 million on ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214686319/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Wed, 22 May 2013 06:26:18 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214686319/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb The answer to the question of whether schools in North Carolina are ready to protect kids, teachers and employees from the ravages of tornadoes is this: Plans are in place, but there's no guarantee against a storm of the speed and magnitude of the one that struck in Moore, Okla. Wake County's plan outlines where teachers and kids should go and what the should do when warned of a storm ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214686239/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Wed, 22 May 2013 06:26:17 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214686239/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb North Carolina lawmakers want to increase the consequences for drivers who fail to stop for school buses picking up or dropping off students. The bill approved unanimously by the House would require those convicted of the misdemeanor charge to receive a minimum $500 fine. A driver who hits a child and faces a felony would receive a minimum $2,500 fine, while a death conviction would mean at ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214685661/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Wed, 22 May 2013 06:19:38 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214685661/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - With eight in 10 farmers making less than $10,000 a year, West Virginia will never rival big Midwestern factory farms in producing food. But creative collaborations with food entrepreneurs are seeding a new kind of economy that federal officials say could become a model for 12 other Appalachian states.Officials with the Appalachian Regional Commission, the U.S. Department of ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214684708/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Wed, 22 May 2013 05:43:20 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214684708/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Raleigh, N.C. - Three people were charged late Tuesday in connection with the death of Melissa Dawn Huggins-Jones, a 30-year-old woman who was found covered in blood May 14 inside her apartment near North Hills, Raleigh police spokesman Jim Sughrue said Wednesday. Ronald Lee Anthony, 23, Sarah Rene Redden, 18, and Travian Devonte Smith, 20, were taken into custody by Raleigh police in Wake ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214684361/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Wed, 22 May 2013 04:44:38 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214684361/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Last week, as Mecklenburg County commissioners descended into name-calling and shouting, Commissioner Karen Bentley called the bickering “Dysfunction 101.” Tuesday, it didn’t take long for Dysfunction 101 to go back into session. The commissioners couldn’t even finish their customary introductions at the start of the meeting before Commissioner Dumont Clarke asked Chair ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214680449/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 23:58:55 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214680449/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Lowe’s Home Improvement said Tuesday it would donate truckloads of emergency supplies and $1 million to support disaster relief and rebuilding in communities hit by the devastating tornados in Oklahoma, Texas and across the Midwest. One employee of the Lowe’s in Moore, Okla., died in his home after the tornado struck on Monday, and the company is currently trying to locate ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214679368/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 22:49:11 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214679368/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Wake Forest, N.C. - The water is safe for Wake Forest residents living in the Stony Hill Road area, according to officials from the Environmental Protection Agency. EPA officials held a meeting Tuesday to announce their progress as well as the completion of water service lines. Last year, well water at more than 20 homes tested positive for trichloroethylene, or TCE, a cleaning ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214677775/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 21:53:59 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214677775/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Charlotte-Mecklenburg Deputy Chief Kerr Putney is one of three finalists to be the next police chief in Winston-Salem. Putney, a 20-year veteran of CMPD, a deputy chief from Greensboro and an assistant chief from Winston-Salem are candidates for the top job, according to a city news release. A national recruitment process managed by Developmental Associates LLC of Chapel Hill selected Putney, ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214678403/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 21:38:53 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214678403/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb The FBI Tuesday was searching for a fugitive registered sex offender after finding pornography at his home in Concord. James Brian Webb, 43, cut off a tracking device after child pornography was found in his possession, according to an FBI news release. He was last seen at his home in Concord on Monday. Officers discovered child pornography images at the home and issued warrants for his ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214678402/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 21:38:53 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214678402/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have arrested two men for allegedly breaking into a car in the 1000 block of Orchard Grass Court and stealing an iPad and cell phone from it. Officers with the Steele Creek division were able to find the suspects by using a GPS tracking device on the iPad’s operating system. Jeremy Valssingane, 19, and Christopher Green, 20, were both charged with felony ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214677389/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 20:29:55 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214677389/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A longtime advocate for people with mental disabilities in North Carolina is joining state government as the director of the agency that oversees services for them and others with mental illness or alcohol or drug abuse ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214677391/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 20:19:37 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214677391/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina's lieutenant governor conducts state business in a 130-year-old home that's been freshened up since Dan Forest took office as the state's No. 2 executive branch ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214677390/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 20:19:37 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214677390/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Raleigh, N.C. - A 15-year-old boy charged four months ago in the shooting deaths of a married couple in their Wake County home can be tried as an adult, a District Court judge ruled.A witness testified during a probable cause hearing Tuesday that Jose Samual Flores Mendoza and his wife, Maria Saravia Mendoza, both 34, were unintentional victims in a dispute between two rival gangs and that the ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214676223/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 19:36:48 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214676223/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Raleigh, N.C. - Raleigh City Councilors are waiting for state and county decisions before taking any action against Raleigh's sweepstakes parlors.At Tuesday's Law and Public Safety Committee meeting, City Attorney Tom McCormick said city staff has prepared a draft ordinance that would regulate where sweepstakes parlors can operate, but should wait for more direction from the state and ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214676089/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 19:36:48 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214676089/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb A severe thunderstorm warning for Mecklenburg County expired at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, as the hail- and high-wind-producing storm moved south through Union County. As the storms weakened late Tuesday, they left power outages and trees down in some areas south of Charlotte, including Matthews, Indian Trails and SouthPark. Some 1,699 residents were without power in Mecklenburg County just before 5 ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214675916/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 19:21:47 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214675916/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The North Carolina office that oversees Medicaid says the funding shortfall for the government health insurance program is more than $330 ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214676224/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 19:11:27 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214676224/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The North Carolina budget sought by Senate Republicans would eliminate the law that lays out how the state lottery's net proceeds should be distributed for ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214676226/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 19:11:26 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214676226/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb If highways were expanded, the state Department of Transportation could toll lanes to pay for the construction. The department could also offer limited access and higher speed limits to encourage motorists to take the toll ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214676225/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 19:11:26 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214676225/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb An Army green megawatt generator shipped from Austria is now in operation approximately two miles from the Orange County landfill. The generator will be used to convert methane emissions into electricity to power the local energy grid and the construction of Carolina North. "It's a reciprocating engine, so it's much like the engine in your car except it runs on landfill gas ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214675518/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 19:03:34 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214675518/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Raleigh, N.C. - The images of devastation left by the monster tornado that struck Moore, Okla., have brought back tough memories for those who lived through the tornado that ripped through the Triangle two years ago.Neighbors on Serendipity Drive in north Raleigh say they are closer than ever after surviving a tornado together. As they watched the news about Oklahoma on Tuesday, they empathized ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674941/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 18:24:37 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674941/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Fayetteville, N.C. - Fifth-graders at Ben Martin Elementary School in Fayetteville have a new roof, new fire alarms and a security system two years after a tornado ripped the roof off their school.That storm, on April 16, 2011, hit on a Saturday, so students were not in class. But those who remember the warnings, the damage and months without a place to call their own know the emotional recovery ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674940/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 18:24:37 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674940/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Fort Bragg, N.C. - At Womack Army Medical Center on Fort Bragg, man's best friend can sometimes do what medicine cannot. Jasmine Russell, a military wife and owner of a therapy dog named Brit, says she see it all the time."For that little bit, they feel ... a little happiness. It's not so bad, for just a little bit," she said of the injured troops. "If you watch (Brit), ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674942/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 18:24:36 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674942/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission wants Duke Energy to explain why a flood gate at its Oxford Dam on Lake Hickory failed to fully open during flooding early this month. As up to 11 inches of rain sent water surging down the Catawba River on May 5, Duke opened a flood gate in the dam three feet to release rising water downstream. The next morning, as lake levels continued to rise, Duke ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674944/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 18:10:37 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674944/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb The father of a murdered 2-year-old was dragged from a Mecklenburg County courtroom Tuesday after he began shouting at the man accused of killing his son. The child’s 2010 shooting death is at the center of a murder case that opened Tuesday. It took two deputies to get Charles Robinson out through the courtroom doors. His outburst came after the trial had begun, and a Charlotte-Mecklenburg ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674943/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 18:10:37 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674943/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb RALEIGH In a rare moment of bi-partisanship, the North Carolina House Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution honoring Mecklenburg County on the 250th anniversary of its founding. The resolution recounted the county’s founding in 1762 and the decision by Lord Augustus Selwyn five years later to sell 360 acres to a group of settlers for 90 British pounds. Today, the resolution said, that ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674945/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 18:10:36 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674945/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that it could put a former fabric mill in Oxford on a list of Superfund sites that could require cleanups costing millions of dollars. Cristex Drum mill, on the town's southwestern edge, is contaminated with chlorinated solvents similar to those used in dry-cleaning, ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674774/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 17:50:44 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674774/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Rich Clifton , the Research Triangle Park-based senior vice president of technology enablement and solutions organization at NetApp, who says that while the company's RTP site is certainly impacted by the reduction, the storage giant isn't slowing its plans to expand locally. "We're doing some specific restructuring to focus on efficiencies and some of the key market ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674946/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 17:50:43 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674946/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Bank of America , Citi, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Ally/GMAC. The March 31 data was self-reported by the banks according to Smith's office, which will verify the numbers. So far, only GMAC has received credit under the program. Among the types of relief have been first lien modifications, short sales, second lien cancellations and forbearance for unemployed borrowers. In North ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674772/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 17:50:42 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674772/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb -- North Carolina woman is charged with attempted murder all because her failing wouldn't share. 24 -- old -- Drake won -- some cheese when one of her family members did it feel like ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674381/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 17:49:13 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214674381/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx is introduced by U.S. President Barack Obama as the nominee for Secretary of Transportation at the White House April 29, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214672118/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 16:57:20 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214672118/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb RALEIGH Department of Crime Control and Public Safety Secretary Kieran Shanahan will no longer practice law on the side while he holds public office, his former law firm announced Tuesday afternoon. He has transitioned out of his practice at the law firm he started in 2001, and will be on a temporary leave of absence from that firm and from practicing law at all. The announcement came after The ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214672119/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 16:57:20 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214672119/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The head of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety is taking a temporary leave of absence from his law firm following questions about potential conflicts of ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214672120/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:53 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214672120/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- A state environmental agency is seeking a court injunction against Duke Energy over groundwater that may have been contaminated by coal ash from a Charlotte-area power ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214672121/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:52 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214672121/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina's attorney general wants to be sure that people who choose to donate money to help with tornado relief in Oklahoma aren't being taken by scam artists ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214672122/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:51 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214672122/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Raleigh City Council has scheduled a June 4 public hearing on the sale of two retail spaces and parking areas in the city's Blount Street parking deck to Edison Land LLC. The appraised value of the property is $627,627. Edison Land has agreed to pay the city $12,500 in cash in exchange for an option to buy the property at the appraised value. The hearing will be held at 7 p.m. in the ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214671236/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 16:38:59 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214671236/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb NetApp (Nasdaq: NTAP) confirmed it is reducing its workforce by about 900 employees. Details on the impact to its Research Triangle Park were not immediately available. The confirmation came during the release of the ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214672123/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 16:38:58 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214672123/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Fayetteville, N.C. - Prosecutors making closing arguments Tuesday in their case against a Fayetteville man accusing of raping and killing a 5-year-old girl called on the jury to convict based on "strong circumstantial evidence" against the defendant.In his 90-minute closing, Cumberland County District Attorney Billy West exhorted jurors to find Mario Andrette McNeill guilty of rape and ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214670380/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 16:01:58 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214670380/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb North Carolina has sued Duke Energy for polluting Mountain Island Lake, Charlotte’s major water source, with contaminants from its coal ash lagoons. The N.C. Division of Water Quality added its claims about Mountain Island to an existing lawsuit filed in March. That litigation asked for a court injunction against a Duke subsidiary over coal-ash pollution at an Asheville power plant. It ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214670048/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:12 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214670048/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb A teacher in Alexander County has been suspended for alleged inappropriate behavior with her student. Nikki Setzer Icard, a math teacher at Alexander Central High School, is charged with indecent liberties with an 18-year-old male student. The school suspended Icard without pay, pending the outcome of the investigation. Icard graduated from the school herself in 2001. She started teaching ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214670381/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:12 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214670381/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Call all young artists! In anticipation of the Labor Day grand opening of the 5.2-acre Romare Bearden Park in Uptown Charlotte, Mecklenburg Park and Recreation is hosting a Youth Collage Art Competition. The competition, open to children ages 1 to 18, is designed to celebrate the life of the internationally renowned artist while encouraging an expression of his legacy through the creation of ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214670382/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:11 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214670382/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb LINCOLNTON, N.C. (AP) -- Authorities accuse a Lincoln County of filing a fake report of a stolen motorcycle and trailer to get money from an insurance ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214670383/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 15:33:45 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214670383/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Athleta, the women's fitness apparel competitor to LuLuLemon, has signed a deal to open a second store location in the Triangle at Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh. Athleta opened its first store in North Carolina at Durham's Streets at Southpoint mall in June of ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214669495/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 15:25:37 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214669495/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford has received conditional approval from the state to expand its emergency department. The state, through ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214669606/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 15:25:36 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214669606/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Despite the growth of mobile and other forms of electronic banking, the traditional brick-and-mortar branch office remains a key part of the industry. Regulators, both state and federal, methodically keep tabs of branch numbers and whether they are declining or growing. That counting continues even as industry experts debate the future of the branch, with its smiling tellers and coffee pot, ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214669423/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 15:25:35 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214669423/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Caulton Tudor is a four-time winner of the N.C. Sports Writer of the Year award, a two-time president of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association and a member of the U.S. Basketball Writers Hall of ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214668819/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:04 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214668819/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Durham, N.C. - A day before their teams take the field in the 2013 ACC Baseball Tournament, North Carolina's Mike Fox and North Carolina State's Elliot Avent expressed confidence Tuesday about their chances to take home the title.In separate interviews with Mark Thomas and Mike Maniscalco on 620 The Buzz, both coaches noted the importance of playing well in tournament ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214668820/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:03 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214668820/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Fuquay-Varina, N.C. - A Fuquay-Varina High School teacher was named Physical Education Teacher of the Year by  the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE).Charla Tedder has taught phys ed at Fuquay-Varina for 12 years and has been an educator for 30. She topped four other regional winners for the national award."I teach from my heart every day. I want my students ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214668821/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:00 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214668821/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Union County commissioners have chosen a site on Hemby Road in Weddington for a 180-foot water tower. Commissioners unanimously approved the plan Monday night, picking that site over a Weddington-Matthews Road location. The board also directed the county public works department to seek zoning approval from Weddington to build the tower. On May 13, Weddington’s board passed a preliminary ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214668822/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 14:30:46 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214668822/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Lincoln County authorities have accused William Chatham III, of Vale, with insurance fraud. They say he filed a fake report that a motorcycle and trailer were stolen last October. (Lincoln County Sheriff's Office ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214668823/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 14:30:45 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214668823/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina Democratic Party chairman Randy Voller (VOH'-lur) is facing questions about credit card charges made during a March trip to a Las Vegas casino to watch basketball games with old college ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214668824/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 14:19:21 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214668824/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Call it a Snapback revolution . As in the retro-cool of Charlotte Hornets gear stirring sentiment as much as anything in recent years. Burying the Bobcats brand a decade after it arrived reminds me of a conversation I had with the then-newly hired marketing and public-relations ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214668473/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 14:10:50 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214668473/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Durham has a not-exactly-new addition - a recently uncovered Coca-Cola mural on East Main Street. A team of workers, armed with fingernail files, have been delicately chipping away plaster for years, and their work is almost complete. The owner of the three-story building initially discovered the mural while stripping plaster off of the walls during the building's renovation. The image is ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214667606/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 14:10:49 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214667606/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb A common mistake companies make in their social-media campaigns is putting the efforts on an island, all alone, to sink or swim alone. When it comes to using social media for your business, there are a lot of mistakes that most people know to avoid - bad-mouthing a customer, deleting a critical comment or posting risqu pictures on the official company Twitter account, to name a few. But what ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214667725/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 13:59:05 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214667725/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb The crowd precluded any committee debate or a vote on the bill, as legislators used the limited time to hear from the public - those in favor and against the Opportunity Scholarship ActThe committee did roll ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666994/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:16 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666994/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Cary, N.C. - The Wake County Board of Education plans to consider two contentious issues at its regular meeting Tuesday evening. The board will meet first in work session at 3:30 p.m. The public meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. WRAL.com will provide live video from both meetings. Tuesday's agenda includes a plan to announce the finalists in the school system's superintendent search and a ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666995/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:15 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666995/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb "We’re going to continue our acts of civil disobedience because the General Assembly has made a cruel attack on the most vulnerable people in this state," declared Rev. William J. Barber II, president of the North Carolina chapter of the ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666784/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:59 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666784/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb A man faces multiple charges after leading police on a four-county, two-state chase that ended early Tuesday in western Mecklenburg County, authorities say. The man, whose name has not been released, was hospitalized Tuesday morning with injuries described as non-life-threatening. Police in Cherokee County, S.C., were were conducting a DUI checkpoint late Monday night. According to police ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666996/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:20 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666996/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Superintendent Heath Morrison, left, congratulates Garinger history teacher James Ford on being chosen Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' teacher of the ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666998/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:19 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666998/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Last week’s Mecklenburg County commissioners meeting descended into disarray in the wake of the firing of County Manager Harry Jones. Today, the board meets again — to hear Interim County Manager Bobbie Shields present his proposed 2013-14 budget. Shields will outline a recommended spending plan that would begin July 1 at a 6 p.m. meeting at the Government Center. Among the highlights will ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666997/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:19 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666997/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb An appeals court agreed that the N.C. Industrial Commission can block a settlement that's not "fair and just." An employer and an injured worker cant agree to an unfair settlement once the North Carolina Industrial Commission gets involved, the N.C. Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. The decision involves Exceptional Landscapes Inc., of Hillsborough, and employee Danny Allred, who was ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214667842/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 13:08:38 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214667842/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A bill granting driving privileges to North Carolina residents who are living in the country illegally is headed to the state House ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666999/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:23 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666999/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Mark Fronmuller as its president, the company said Tuesday. Fronmuller joins Elster from SAIC Energy, where he was its senior vice president for global utilities. Raleigh-based Elster Solutions is the utility meter division of Elster Group SE, which is headquartered in Germany's Ruhr Valley. That company is in turn owned by the investment firm Melrose PLC (LSE: MRO). Elster Solutions has ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666785/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 12:51:44 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666785/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Mallinckrodt, the St. Louis-based pharmaceutical firm with two production plants in north Raleigh, has started cleaning house for its anticipated spinoff from its parent company Covidien on June 28. Mallinckrodt has confirmed that it eliminated nearly 100 job positions last week, but it was unclear whether any employees from the company's two production plants in Raleigh were impacted. The ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666786/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 12:51:43 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666786/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb The City of Raleigh has released a mobile version of the iMAPS mapping application found on the city's website, allowing users to access building photographs, deed information and civil service data over cell phones and other devices. Currently mobile users account for 23 percent of visitors to the city's website, up 10 percent from the prior year. Some 53 percent of the time, city ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666787/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 12:51:42 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666787/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb A Massachusetts company armed with UNC-developed technology has announced terms for an initial public offering. Epizyme Inc., which develops enzyme-based treatments for genetic cancers, plans to raise $60 million by offering 4.3 million shares at a price range of $13 to $15. In ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666788/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 12:51:41 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666788/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Ernie Kapopoulos, site vice president for the Shearon Harris nuclear plant, prepares for Monday's public meeting about the plant. Seated to his left are Plant Manager John Duffner and Regis Repko, senior vice president for the Harris and Brunswick nuclear ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214665488/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 12:51:40 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214665488/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Cannon declared his candidacy Tuesday for the Charlotte mayors race, the first Democrat to officially announce. Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Cannon declared his candidacy Tuesday for the Charlotte mayors race, the first Democrat to officially announce. Cannon made the announcement at noon at Elizabeth Park near the Captain Jack statue. "I am the change-agent," Cannon said ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214665209/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 12:29:55 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214665209/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb VIEW UNC's resume currently ranks as the best in school history. The Tar Heels are 48-8 - three wins more than the previous highs set from 2006-08 - and despite not playing two conference games due to whether, their 21-7 ACC mark is one win shy of tying the single-season record and ranks second in school history in conference winning percentage (2008).On the national level, UNC ranks ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214664621/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:23 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214664621/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Durham, N.C. - Defense attorneys for a man on trial for allegedly killing his wife in their Durham home eight years ago called their first witness Tuesday morning to testify about flirtatious emails between the wife and her former boyfriend in the weeks prior to her death.Jason McCullough, a digital forensics examiner, testified that he recovered about two dozen fragments of email messages ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214664622/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:21 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214664622/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb The Plaza at Afton Village in Concord is the site of a Thursday farmers' market that planners hope will be a year-round event. Here participants in "Party at the Plaza" enjoy another event at the mixed-use community. Afton Village starts a farmers market beginning Thursday in the Concord mixed-use community. The Afton Village Farmers Market will be open from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. each ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666441/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 11:13:00 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214666441/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Two expansive apartment communities in Cary have been sold for a second time in three years, this time with a combined price tag of almost $56 million. Tampa, Fla.-based Elco Landmark Residential has acquired the neighboring Hidden Oaks and Woodbridge apartment communities, located at the intersection of Northeast Maynard Road and Gregory Drive in Cary, that together have 788 apartment units ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214664424/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 10:42:06 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214664424/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb According to the Financial Times Global MBA 2013 rankings, the UNC-CH Kenan-Flagler School of Business and Duke Fuqua School of Business have an overall ranking of 45th and 18th, respectively, but both rank lower in terms of value. The value ranking was calculated by comparing salary earned by alumni today with course length, fees and other costs, including the opportunity cost of not working ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214663435/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 10:42:05 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214663435/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina senators are getting their first attempt to change a proposed state government budget plan for the next two years. The Senate Appropriations Committee planned to meet Tuesday to discuss and vote ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214662987/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 10:05:38 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214662987/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb CHARLOTTE - Today marks the beginning of Phase Three of the Panthers' offseason workout program as the team takes the field for the first of 10 organized team activities (OTAs). All coaches are allowed on the field, and team offense vs. team defense drills are permitted provided no live contact occurs. Clubs may require players to wear helmets but no shells are allowed during Phase Three. ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214662695/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 09:59:00 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214662695/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Matthew Powell, 24, of Granite Falls, was sentenced Monday in Caldwell County to at least 11 years 2 months in prison, for his role in a double murder in 2010, prosecutors say. (Caldwell County Sheriff's Office ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214662989/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 09:47:56 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214662989/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Donna Craig Stewart, 46, of Newton, was sentenced Monday to between 25 and 32 years in prison, after being convicted on two counts of rape of a child, the prosecutors office says. (Catawba County Sheriff's Office ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214662988/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 09:47:56 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214662988/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Horry County police found about $1 million worth of cocaine hidden in the car a Galivants Ferry man was driving, after stopping the man for allegedly speeding on U.S. 501. Police charged Alejandro Valderrabano Contreras, 31, of Galivants Ferry with speeding over 15 mph, but less than 25 mph, having no South Carolina driver’s license and trafficking in cocaine 400 grams or ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214662990/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 09:47:55 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214662990/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors want to stop a former manager at a Navy bombing range in North Carolina from taking a cruise to the Bahamas, saying he may never return to face charges of stealing more than $6 million worth of scrap ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214662991/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 09:36:06 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214662991/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Pat McCrory urged North Carolina senators to keep 12 special Superior Court judgeships that would be eliminated in the $20.6 billion budget they passed Sunday night. The 12 judges hear cases anywhere in the state, filling in as needed for any of the 97 Superior Court judges who may be out sick in any given week. The governor appoints the 12 special Superior Court judges to five-year terms, ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214662133/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 09:26:32 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214662133/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Wake County Manager David Cooke is asking for a $44 million expense spike on the county budget, most of it for education, public safety and bond ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214662868/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 09:26:31 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214662868/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb DARA Biosciences (Nasdaq: DARA) execs say the Raleigh company is about to bust out of its slump -- and that all it needs is time. Nasdaq, however, is only giving the pharma six months. The pharma, which recently switched its focus to in-licensing oncology support products, has been issued a warning by Nasdaq that it could be delisted. To avoid that fate, the company has a six months to close its ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214662869/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 09:26:30 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214662869/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb LaUNCh Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill's first real foray into the accelerator space, is about to complete its first official month. With 17 tenants, startups that moved in this past February, ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214662870/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 09:26:29 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214662870/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb RALEIGH, N.C. - As a powerful member of the Republican leadership in the N.C. House, Rep. Stephen A. LaRoque railed for years against big government and those who take taxpayer handouts. The former Kinston lawmaker was set to go on trial Monday on a dozen felony charges stemming from a pair of government-funded non-profit corporations federal prosecutors allege he used as personal piggy banks. ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214661627/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 08:52:19 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214661627/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Every business owner seems to be at a different point in their journey with social media. If you've already laid a basic foundation for your business, such as creating a Facebook business page or LinkedIn profile, then you might be wondering about specific strategies for turning your efforts into revenue. Your next step depends on what kind of business you're in. E-COMMERCE: If you sell ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214661584/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 08:42:54 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214661584/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb WASHINGTON Even as Apple became the nation’s most profitable technology company, it avoided billions in taxes in the United States and around the world through a web of subsidiaries so complex it spanned continents and surprised experts, a congressional investigation has found. Some of these subsidiaries had no employees and were largely run by top officials from the company’s headquarters in ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214661629/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 08:36:13 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214661629/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb UNC Chancellor Emeritus and Professor James Moeser speaks during an emergency faculty meeting on Tuesday September 18, 2012 at the Fedex Global Education Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. The faculty adopted a resolution calling for Chancellor Holden Thorp to not resign, and for University President Ross to not accept Thorp's ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214661628/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 08:36:13 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214661628/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Charlotte Hornets players Jamal Mashburn, center, Rodney Buford, right, and Tim James, left, hold their new jerseys up during a news conference in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Aug. 3, ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214661339/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 08:20:35 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214661339/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb NAACP is staging weekly protests at the state legislature, something the group is calling "Moral Mondays" during which the activists voice their displeasure with policies on social programs, voting rights, education and tax reform. On Monday night, 57 activists were arrested, bringing the total to 153 over the last four weeks. The number of arrests has grown every ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214661507/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 08:16:42 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214661507/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb An effort to create the North Carolina Center for Vaccine Innovation and locate its headquarters in downtown Winston-Salem's Wake Forest Innovation Quarter is generating interest from state Senate lawmakers, who have earmarked $4 million over the next two years for the project, according to the Winston-Salem Journal. The center would need about $20 million to get up and running. Dr. Steven B. ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214660934/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 08:04:47 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214660934/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb How the workplace is affected is a key part of the immigration debate, and one that will be up discussed at the Quarterly Diversity Forum at UNC-Greensboro. There are a lot of angles to the nation's immigration story, from the legal and political to the impact on families. How immigration affects the workplace is a key part of the discussion, and one that is up for debate at today's ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214661340/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 08:04:35 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214661340/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Raleigh, N.C. - Showers and thunderstorms won't be quite as widespread across central and eastern North Carolina Tuesday, but any cells that do form could contain heavy rain, WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said. Slow-moving showers were dumping heavy rain in parts ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214660275/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 07:43:02 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214660275/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb A mainstay of uptown Charlotte’s bar scene abruptly closed over the weekend. Dixie’s Tavern, on E. 7th Street next to the light rail line, closed its doors for good on Saturday night. The bar sits on land owned by Levine Properties, which is working with the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County to develop a park on the land. “Their 15-year lease ran out, and we are preparing to move ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214660276/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 07:26:59 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214660276/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb The public will have a chance to examine plans for the widening of East Independence Boulevard at a meeting Tuesday evening in southeast Charlotte. The N.C. Department of Transportation is sponsoring an informational workshop from 4-7 p.m. at the Independence Regional Library, on Conference Drive near Monroe Road. The program will have a drop-in format, with no formal presentations scheduled. ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214660277/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 07:26:58 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214660277/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina man faces federal fraud and conspiracy charges after authorities say he masterminded a three-year scheme that faked store refund transactions totaling more than $600,000 from Walmart stores in the Carolinas and ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214660278/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 07:16:25 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214660278/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Roy Cooper , a Democrat, is opposing a proposal by Republican leaders in the state unit to move the State Bureau of Investigation from the agency he heads, the Department of Jusice, to the Department of Public Safety. Cooper is elected, while the head of the Department of Public Safety is appointed by the sitting ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214660279/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 07:08:30 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214660279/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb The state budget being put forth by Republican leaders in the state Senate would allocate $2.61 billion in fiscal 2013-2014, which represents a cut of $50 million. The overall $20.6 billion Senate recommendation actually is 2.3 percent more than the previous budget because it includes money to pay for an overhaul of the state's tax system and for anticipated Medicaid ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214660206/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 07:08:29 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214660206/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb The average price of a gallon of gasoline in North Carolina is $3.41, which is 14 cents less than at this time last year, reports gasbuddy.com That portends lower prices for Memorial Day travel this year than in 2012. The national average now is ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214660208/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 07:08:29 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214660208/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Attorneys on Tuesday are expected to summarize the case of a Fayetteville man accused on raping and killing a 5-year-old girl more than three years ago. Mario Andrette McNeill, 32, is charged with murder, kidnapping and rape in the death of Shaniya Davis. Her body was found on Nov. 16, 2009, in a kudzu patch off N.C. Highway 87 on the Lee-Harnett county line, six days ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214659156/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 06:34:12 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214659156/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Raleigh, N.C. - Cynthia Perry knows her 7-year-old, Amiyah, is good at math and would like to be better at reading. "She loves reading, even  though she struggles with it," the single mom from Wake Forest said Monday. Amiyah was in summer school last summer for help with reading, and she'll take extra classes again this summer. "She still hasn't caught up ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214659155/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 06:34:12 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214659155/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Raleigh, N.C. - Good morning and welcome to Today @NCCapitol for Tuesday, May 21. This is WRAL's roundup of what you need to know about North Carolina state government today. VOUCHERS:  The state House Education Committee is scheduled to hear the Opportunity Scholarship Act today at 11 a.m. The bill would give parents up to $4,200 in vouchers to send their children to private ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214659157/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 06:34:11 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214659157/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb No problems are being reported at 5:45 a.m. Tuesday on Charlotte-area roadways. There are no reports of collisions or other problems blocking travel lanes. Congestion also is not a problem at this time. Earlier construction projects have been completed on Interstate 85 in Cabarrus County and on Interstate 485 at Interstate 77 in Pineville. There is still a bit of slow traffic on I-85 southbound ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214659158/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 06:18:25 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214659158/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb The New Hanover board of county commissioners voted 3-2 on Monday to remove an elected official for the first time in nearly a century under a rarely used ... http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214659159/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb Tue, 21 May 2013 06:08:15 -0400 http://www.charlottenews.net/index.php/sid/214659159/scat/a6c0447118ba14fb