| Nearly 20 years later, Pixies wow Charlotte again Almost 20 years after the Pixies opened U2's Zoo TV tour at the Charlotte Coliseum (in March of 1992), the influential alt-rock band, which reformed in 2004, made its return. The band is winding down... | |
| Pro-Life Group Condemns Alleged Clinic Bomb-Making Advice A pro-life organization in Charlotte said Thursday night it does not condone the use of violence to stop abortions, including the kind outlined in a federal complaint against a man from... |
| Shelter May Be Forced To Quit Euthanizing Animals With Gas Animals euthanized at the Gaston County Animal Shelter will no longer be put down with gas if county leaders follow through on discussions held Thursday evening.Gaston County Commissioners said they... |
| Deputies Searching For Leads In Fatal Chester County Shooting Francina Johnson was one of the last people to see Faris Wray alive.Wray was visiting Johnson and her mother Wednesday afternoon, at their home near Old York Road in Chester County. She said he... |
| Piedmont Natural Gas leads gainers among Charlotte stocks Most Charlotte-area stocks rose Thursday, with Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc. leading the pack. Shares of Piedmont (NYSE:PNY) rose 56 cents, or 2 percent, to close at $27.91. The Dow Jones... |
| CMS: 13 Schools Could Be Closed, Consolidated Leaders at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools met Thursday and laid out a list of more than a dozen schools that could be in danger of closing or being... |
| Strickly Panthers: Otah still on mend ready for the first week of the regular season, but now they have to hope he'll be ready sometime in the first month of the season. Otah said Thursday that it could be two to three weeks before he... |
| Wells Fargo drops fees on gift cards Wachovia Visa gift cards. Wells previously charged a $2.50 monthly fee deducted from the funds that remained on the card 12 months after activation. The remaining funds expired on the card... |
| Charlotte-area home sales drop but prices rise . The group says 1,704 homes sold last month in the region, down from 2,221 a year earlier. The average sales price rose 7.6 percent to $225,156 from $209,245 in August 2009. The average sales... |
| Mortgage rates up slightly ’s weekly report says a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.35 percent in the week ending Sept. 9, up from 4.32 percent last week. A year ago, a 30-year mortgage averaged 5.07 percent. A... |
| Jobs to be announced in Huntersville North Carolina officials say they’ll make an economic-development announcement in Huntersville at 3 p.m. Thursday concerning new jobs coming to the region. No details were available on what... |
| Duke Energy named to Dow Jones index has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the first time in the company's history. The index comprises more than 300 companies identified as the top 10 percent of the... |
| Teen Faces 5 Charges In Fatal Huntersville Crash Huntersville police have charged an 18-year-old in connection with a crash near Birkdale Village that killed another teenager.Don McDermott, 17, was killed in the April 25 crash. Police said Mark... |
| NC AG's Office Evacuated After Bomb Threat Call Authorities have evacuated the offices of North Carolina's attorney general after someone called in a bomb threat.North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety spokeswoman Patty... |
| Franklin Graham: Fla. Pastor Wrong To Burn Qurans E-Mail Evangelist Franklin Graham is joining the chorus of religious leaders asking a Florida pastor to cancel his plans to burn Qurans on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.The son... |
| Smith embraces role as captain has been named a team captain. Wednesday, he sure sounded like a captain. "I'm going to conduct myself in a manner that continues to earn the respect of my teammates, and also of my opponents as... |
| New UNC System president quits Blue Cross board Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina . “I know that I have much to learn in my new position and that I will have many demands on my time, particularly during the first year of my... |
| CommScope gets $2.5M supply contract won $28 million in federal stimulus funds this year to help pay for the installation of 480 miles of fiber-optic lines in 37 counties in southeastern and western North Carolina. CommScope is slated... |
| Piedmont Natural Gas posts $9.5M loss Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc. reports larger losses for its third quarter ended July 31. The Charlotte-based utility, which sees most of its profits in the winter, lost $9.5 million, or 13 cents per... |
| Discovery Place Kids sets opening date Discovery Place Kids museum will open in Huntersville on Oct. 23. The $3.2 million, 23,000-square-foot facility will be devoted to children’s basic developmental skills. It is geared for kids... |
| Quiet SC Town Tables Law To Ban Immigrants The Summerville Town Council has refused to ban illegal immigrants from living in the town.On a 4-3 vote, the council tabled an ordinance requiring renters to prove they are American citizens or in... |
| Highway Deaths Fall to Lowest Level Since 1950 The number of people dying on the nation's roads has fallen to its lowest level in six decades, helped by a combination of seat belts, safer cars and tougher enforcement of drunken driving laws.The... |
| Qur'an Burning, Florida Governor Concerned About Safety Florida's governor is concerned about safety at home and around the world, a feeling shared by national and world leaders, over a plan by the head of a small church to burn copies of Islam's holiest... |
