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Voters have narrowly elected a Democrat to lead Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city.
An engine problem has ended Denny Hamlin's race at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Denny Hamlin is over last week's debacle at Auto Club Speedway.
Denny Hamlin was already at home when Jimmie Johnson crossed the finish line for his third victory in five championship races.
Jimmie Johnson is returning to his dominant ways at the perfect time. His latest accomplishment: the fastest qualifying lap of the NASCAR season.
AT&T this week began testing a service that helps improves 3G cell phone reception in the home and takes some strain off its network, a growing concern with data-hungry iPhone users.
The morning after NASCAR's longest race was rained out, teams were not allowed to touch the cars before the rescheduled start of the Coca-Cola 600 on Monday.
NASCAR's longest race of the season spilled into a second day Sunday night when the Coca-Cola 600 was postponed by rain for the first time in 50 years.
Despite the poor economy, Lowe's Motor Speedway was close to selling out the 140,000 grandstand tickets on Sunday for the Coca-Cola 600.
Mike Bliss raced to his first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory since 2004, catching a break to claim the rain-shortened event Saturday night at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Ryan Newman knows how to win poles at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Now 'Flyin' Ryan' wants to get that elusive victory at the track.
David Reutimann slipped out his car window, stared up at the rainy, gray sky and waited.
Another year, another early win for Purdue in the NCAA tournament.
Shannon McCallum scored 22 points and Charlotte captured its first conference title in school history by rallying to beat Richmond 59-54 on Monday in the Atlantic 10 championship game.
Kevin Anderson scored 24 points, including the game-winner, and Richmond held off a second-half rally to beat Charlotte 64-62 on Tuesday night.
DiJuan Harris had 14 points and 11 assists to help Charlotte pull away in the second half, beating Fordham 73-55 on Saturday.
Damian Hollis scored seven of his 25 points in overtime and George Washington defeated Charlotte 92-88 on Wednesday night.
Michael Phelps will swim in a meet in Charlotte in May, ending his three-month suspension for being photographed inhaling from a marijuana pipe.
Kevin Anderson scored 19 points and hit four of Richmond's eight free throws in the final 1:55 Saturday night to help the Spiders defeat Charlotte 65-58.
No. 16 Xavier's latest loss in its puzzling slide left coach Sean Miller fuming and Charlotte celebrating like old times.
Lamont Mack scored 23 points and Charlotte pulled away early to beat George Washington 69-51 on Saturday.
The financial collapse has hit the city known as Wall Street South.
Lamont Mack scored 20 points, DiJuan Harris added 13 points and a career-high 12 assists and Charlotte continued a wild weekend of upsets in the Atlantic 10 Conference by stunning Dayton 79-66 on Sunday.
Jimmy Baron scored all of his 19 points in the second half, including the clinching bucket with 25 seconds left, to lead Rhode Island to a come-from-behind 71-64 win over Charlotte on Thursday night.
Ian Andersen scored 19 and LaMont Mack added 18 to lead Charlotte to a 70-53 victory against Winthrop on Saturday night.
South Meck High cheers 50 years - CharlotteObserver.comUnique high school program boasts prominent, well known grads.
FOX Charlotte | News | Still No Sign of Missing Girls | Morgan Fogarty | 092809CHARLOTTE - Neighbors describe 12-year-old Keara Hess and 11-year-old Sierra Hess as good girls: quiet and now, missing from their Mooresville home since Thursday morning.
New York Hedge Fund Buys Creative Loafing ChainAtalaya Capital Management bid $5 million for the alt-weeklies in Atlanta, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Charlotte, N.C., and Sarasota and Tampa, Fla.
Puppy loses his fifth leg--a feel good story -- VideoPuppy loses 5th leg 1:15 The puppy that was born with a fifth leg is back on all fours following surgery. WCNC's Natalie Dick has the story.
Religious broadcaster builds $4,000,000 home despite layoffs at his ministry — A religious broadcaster is building a $4 million home in a gated, lakefront community in western South Carolina at the same time that the ministry has cut jobs and reset thermostats to save money in its new headquarters. Inspiration Networks' CEO David Cerullo is building th …
Haida Gwaii: Fossil Collecting at the Edge of the WorldThe Queen Charlotte Islands form part of Wrangellia, an exotic tectonostratiphic terrane, that includes parts of western British Columbia, Vancouver Island and Alaska.
Man Accused of Arranging Wife's Rape on Craigslist Jailed on $200G BondA man who police say arranged on Craigslist for his wife to be raped by another man was in jail on $200,000 bond Thursday and investigators were pursuing a "strong lead" as they searched for the attacker.
NASCAR.COM - Former Green Beret driving force honoring N.C. vets - May 22, 2009Cold War Veteran raises money and supports his brethren! A salute to you Obie!
The Squeeze: A Charlotte "stimulus" mysteryWhen Richard Stavrakas went out for his Charlotte Observer this morning, he noticed a plain white envelope also was in his newspaper box. He thought it might be an advertisement for gutter cleaning or some other service. "I was going to heave it," he says.
No Playoff Tickets? Panthers Revoking Seat Licenses The Carolina Panthers are revoking PSLs from fans who didn't buy playoff tickets. Letters started arriving last week via certified mail giving ticket holders that news.
Bank Of America to Cut 35,000 Jobs!Bank of America Corp. says it expects to eliminate 30,000 to 35,000 jobs over the next three years.
Teachers disciplined for Facebook postings - * Home Page Mapping | CharlotteObserver.comLike it or not, as educators our face is that of the public 24-7. With all the new media and new employees coming in to schools used to these tools, we as administrators must do a much better job at advising young teachers on proper internet content.
Dole's desperate turn to Big Lie advertising This ad is something else, an attack on a Christian woman's faith against all evidence to the contrary. It is wrong. It may well backfire on Dole.
How Does a Red State Turn Blue?Tagging along with Obama and McCain canvassers in North Carolina.CHARLOTTE, N.C.—North Carolina is certainly not a bellwether state. At the same time, it is almost certainly true that if Barack Obama wins North Carolina, he will win the presidency. A blue Carolina—the polls close at 7:30 p.m.
Gas-starved Charlotte is seeing little reliefThe Charlotte metro area's gasoline shortage continued Monday, with motorists again waiting in long lines and wondering whatever happened to the big fuel shipments that were to have been delivered over the weekend.
Pat McCrory Shares a Financier with Columbian Terrorist Group through RGACarl Lindner and his son, Carl Lindner, III, have given huge sums of money to the Republican Governor's Association, the organization that is running attack ads against McCrory's opponent, Bev Perdue.
Suspected Killer Caught Playing Guitar Hero at Wal-MartCastaneda was wanted in Charlotte, N.C., after detectives there said he killed a friend over a soccer game. Click here to find out more! Police in Jacksonville got a tip and tracked Castaneda down to the Wal-Mart on Philips Highway, where he was playing Guitar Hero....
Charlotte landlord gunned down during evictionNeighbors who watched as their landlord was shot to death expressed disbelief Wednesday about an eviction that ended in homicide in their Grier Heights neighborhood.
Autopsy: Teen hit by Taser died of cardiac arrestA 17-year-old shocked with a Taser by police after an altercation at a northern Charlotte grocery store died from cardiac arrest, according to an autopsy released Friday.
Al Sharpton Coming Again! Sharpton heading to Charlotte Over Police ShootingA young man is shot by a police officer in the Lockwood Neighborhood in Charlotte. Now, civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton could be on his way down.
New Census data shows population hotspots: Texas, NC, Calif, Georgia, Arizona, VegasFour Texas metropolitan areas were among the biggest population gainers as Americans continued their trend of moving to the Sun Belt in 2006 and 2007, according to Census Bureau estimates to be released Thursday.
Pilot's gun fired during flightAn investigation is underway into how a gun carried by a US Airways pilot was discharged during a flight. No-one was hurt when the gun went off as the plane was preparing to land at Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday.
And Then There Was One: Charlotte NC Is The Last Major Metro Area With Positive Real Estate Price GrowthUntil now, Seattle had been one of the only metropolitan areas out of the 20 in the indexes not to post a year-to-year price drop during the latest housing downturn. Charlotte, N.C., is now the sole area with that distinction, with an annual increase of 1.8 percent in January.
Teenager Dies After Police In Charlotte Use TaserA teenager died after police used a Taser on him inside a grocery store in northeast Charlotte. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police homicide detectives said they will investigate why police used the Taser on 17-year-old Darryl Turner Thursday afternoon. His mother, Tammi Fontenot, tol …
Abstract Figurative Watercolor Artist Brooke ColbyLocal Charlotte Artist Brooke Colby talks with Charlotte Art about her work and the community at large.
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