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Two Lake Norman housing projects move forward, one delayed over traffic worries charlotteobserver.com/news/l…

Two Lake Norman housing projects move forward, one delayed over traffic worries

This month brought a tabled vote, a 7-0 approval and grading already underway for one Mooresville project.

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Lake Wylie group pulls support for Charlotte’s plan to move water out of Catawba charlotteobserver.com/news/l…

Lake Wylie group pulls support for Charlotte’s plan to move water out of Catawba

Charlotte Water started trying to change its agreement regulating how much water it can take from one river basin to another in 2024.

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‘Chatty Hatty,’ North Carolina’s first Black woman radio broadcaster, dies at 98 charlotteobserver.com/charlo…

‘Chatty Hatty,’ North Carolina’s first Black woman radio broadcaster, dies at 98

Remembering ‘Chatty Hatty’: How a Black Charlotte radio icon changed airwaves in North Carolina and the Queen City.

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Democrats cast most early voting ballots + What a new NC poll says charlotteobserver.com/news/p…

Democrats cast most early voting ballots + What a new NC poll says

Read Under the Dome for a daily dose of North Carolina politics.

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If Thom Tillis wanted to save his party, he should have run again | Opinion charlotteobserver.com/opinio…

If Thom Tillis wanted to save his party, he should have run again | Opinion

Tillis acknowledges that his ideas probably matter a little less because he isn’t running, but I think that concession matters more than he lets on.

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How UNC athletics is helping to launch a tech company — and an NIL opportunity charlotteobserver.com/sports…

How UNC athletics is helping to launch a tech company — and an NIL opportunity

UNC athletics is trying to make it easier for brands to enter sponsorship and licensing deals, a way of creating new revenue streams.

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What’s next for CMPD officers in racist messages scandal? Here’s what to know charlotteobserver.com/news/l…

What’s next for CMPD officers in racist messages scandal? Here’s what to know

Local, state and federal investigations follow in the wake of allegations Charlotte police sent messages with racial slurs and other biases.

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These are the key high school football games in the Charlotte-area this week charlotteobserver.com/sports…

These are the key high school football games in the Charlotte-area this week

Friday marks Week 10 and the next-to-last week of the high school football regular season. Here are previews, schedules and more.

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Charlotte Hornets all-time great Kemba Walker shares thoughts on LaMelo Ball departure charlotteobserver.com/csa-co…

Charlotte Hornets all-time great Kemba Walker shares thoughts on LaMelo Ball departure

The franchise's all-time leading scorer breaks down a roster without LaMelo Ball or Miles Bridges, and the veteran guard he's been assigned to develop.

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2 babies suffered brain injuries at same Texas hospital 25 days apart. 1 died, lawsuits say charlotteobserver.com/news/n…

2 babies suffered brain injuries at same Texas hospital 25 days apart. 1 died, lawsuits say

Both families say hospital staff didn’t initially tell them how serious things were.

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Two deputies hurt, suspect killed during domestic dispute call, NC sheriff says charlotteobserver.com/news/s…

Two deputies hurt, suspect killed during domestic dispute call, NC sheriff says

The deputies were taken to a hospital, officials said.

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Bigfoot to Bojangles: How a Charlotte family built a business on make-believe charlotteobserver.com/charlo…

Bigfoot to Bojangles: How a Charlotte family built a business on make-believe

Long before the store became a Charlotte fixture, it started with a phone call, a rack of costumes and a couple willing to take a chance.

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Fed sends warning to American homeowners, cardholders charlotteobserver.com/news/b…

Fed sends warning to American homeowners, cardholders

A rate hike, a record-low pending home sales figure, and a Fed not done yet.

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California pier plans to ban hanging dead sharks. More fishing rules may follow charlotteobserver.com/news/n…

California pier plans to ban hanging dead sharks. More fishing rules may follow

The city can’t end pier fishing entirely. Here’s what it can do.

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Longtime family friend convicted of abusing 4 sisters over 22 years in California charlotteobserver.com/news/n…

Longtime family friend convicted of abusing 4 sisters over 22 years in California

The women, now adults, took the stand in a California courtroom.

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3 hospitalized when horses panic and jump at popular NC tourist attraction charlotteobserver.com/news/l…

3 hospitalized when horses panic and jump at popular NC tourist attraction

The ranch houses at least 750 animals from six continents, everything from antelope to giraffes, according to its website.

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North Texas teen arrested after allegedly plotting to assassinate congressman charlotteobserver.com/news/n…

North Texas teen arrested after allegedly plotting to assassinate congressman

Rep. Keith Self says he and his family are safe. Authorities haven’t publicly identified the 17-year-old suspect.

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Seth Jarvis makes his 2026-27 debut for Hurricanes against Oilers charlotteobserver.com/sports…
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‘House of horrors’: Girl was abused, taken to ‘upper room’ in SC home, witness says charlotteobserver.com/news/n…

‘House of horrors’: Girl was abused, taken to ‘upper room’ in SC home, witness says

As a Horry County murder trial entered its third day, a 15-year-old boy living in the home and one of the defendant’s sisters took the stand.

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Tourists ordered to evacuate Outer Banks island or risk being trapped by storm charlotteobserver.com/news/s…

Tourists ordered to evacuate Outer Banks island or risk being trapped by storm

Hatteras Island is under a state of emergency, Dare County says.

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