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Firefighters rescue 2 cats in east Charlotte house fire

The fire was reported about 10:45 a.m. at a single-story brick house in the 6600 block of Bluestone Court, near the intersection of Cedarwild Road.

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Alleged taxi bag man sentenced in arson case
By Michael Gordon | E-mail | 2:29PM
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An alleged bag man in Charlotte’s airport taxi dispute will serve 33 months in federal prison after asking an undercover officer to burn down the house of a rival.
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12,300 in N.C. need immigration papers to keep health insurance
By Ann Doss Helms | E-mail | 5:23PM

About 12,300 North Carolinians risk losing recently-obtained health insurance unless they provide citizenship and immigration documents soon, the federal government said this week. That’s the sixth-highest total in the country.

Charlotte offers land swap with Duke Energy for coal ash
By Bruce Henderson and Ely Portillo | E-mail | 2:31PM
Coal Ash Spill

City staff members have proposed a land swap with Duke Energy to dispose of the 4.7 million tons of coal ash perched near the city’s water supply.

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Feds increase oversight of Oconee plant
Teen charged with pointing laser at CMPD helicopter
By Steve Lyttle | E-mail | 11:42AM
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The suspect, identified as Smith Hayden Brundage, was charged with two counts of using a laser device toward an aircraft, according to police.

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