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Park Road Shopping Center adding new restaurants, makeup bar

Cantina 1511 will open this summer
An upscale facelift at Park Road Shopping Center is picking up momentum, with the announcement Wednesday of three new restaurants and a “makeup bar” opening soon.

What's in Store: Charlotte's last Kmart closing
New office building planned for South End

Grand jury asks for lesser charge for police officer accused in fatal shooting

By Michael Gordon | E-mail | 9:17PM

In a rare and unexpected move, a grand jury declined to indict Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Randall Kerrick for voluntary manslaughter Tuesday, instead asking prosecutors to submit a lesser charge.

Charlotte City Council approves rezoning for low-income apartments

By Steve Harrison | E-mail | 11:10AM

The Charlotte City Council approved a rezoning that will allow 70 low-income apartments at Weddington Road, which would be the first subsidized housing in the city’s far southern neighborhoods.

Cold wave settles in over Charlotte area; temperature to dip into teens

By Steve Lyttle | E-mail | 11:45AM

A cold wave that might turn out to be the longest in several years is under way across the Carolinas.

Northeast snow 01.21.14
Weather: Five-day forecast

Union Co. starts to detail DSS changes in wake of child abuse case

By Adam Bell | E-mail | 11:01AM

Union County human services officials announced on Tuesday night the first significant changes they are making in the aftermath of a former DSS supervisor indictment on child abuse charges.

Probe expands to include 36 former foster children
Tucker: State should run Union DSS

Inmate escapes from Buncombe Co. prison | 12:18PM
Clover schools dismissing early today | 12:03PM
Bank of Commerce reports higher profits | 11:49AM
Wells Fargo selling mortgage-servicing rights | 11:39AM
Proposal: Open county chair seat to all | 11:04AM
New series on pediatric cancer begins | 6:17AM
Enter to win astrology baby print | 9:07PM
Union faces $26M deficit in upcoming budget | 7:05PM
Lufthansa won’t cut its flight to Munich | 6:19PM
Jury selection begins in triple homicide | 6:03PM

LOCAL » 10:55AM

Police: Foul play not suspected in boy's death

Providence Day School sent a message to parents that a 10-year-old student died 'unexpectedly' at home.

CRIME & JUSTICE »

2 bodies found in home near Mount Holly

Authorities say the couple's deaths appear to be a murder-suicide.

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NAACP's Barber not apologizing for 'vetriloquist's dummy' remark

The quote ran near the end of a story on The State newspaper of Columbia about Rev. William Barbe...

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BUSINESS »

Duke Energy warns customers of possible fraud

Duke Energy has alerted hundreds of customers in the Carolinas that their payment information might have been fraudulently used by a former contract employee.

Your Schools »

Are charter boards accessible to public?

One side effect of the surge in school choice around Charlotte is that it's getting harder to kee...