Kannapolis police officers shot and killed an armed man Friday after police said they encountered him attempting to carjack a vehicle at South Main Street and Bethpage Road.
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A bipartisan group focused on building public confidence in North Carolina elections will bring its statewide town hall tour to Concord later this month.
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A.L. Brown coaches, fans and players know that just winning more than losing is not enough. The Wonders aim for championships.
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These are a few photos from a recent scrimmage for the A.L. Brown Wonders. The Wonders open the season Friday, Aug. 21, at Porter Ridge.
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Early in the morning, students already are showing up with backpacks strapped on their shoulders for their first week of school while others are still sleeping in. Eleven public school districts in the Charlotte area are starting earlier than state law allows. According to North Carolina law…
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Three Rider Transit buses are carrying original works by North Carolina artists as part of the latest project from the city of Concord Public Art Commission.
- David Hall The Virginian-Pilot
NORFOLK — The way Jackson Forrest sees it, Old Dominion’s lack of experience on offense does not add weight to the load the team’s defense may have to carry this season. The Monarchs return just one offensive starter and five on defense from a team that went 10-3 and won the Cure Bowl last s…
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FORT BRAGG — Special Forces candidates will take part in the U.S. Army’s Robin Sage training exercise beginning Friday, with activity planned across more than two dozen counties in North Carolina and South Carolina. The exercise will run Aug. 14-27 and serves as the final test for soldiers completing the Special Forces Qualification Course at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare ...
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Superintendent Crystal Hill returned to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools on Wednesday, nearly two months after the Board of Education placed her on paid leave and hired an outside law firm to investigate her administration. Board Chair Stephanie Sneed said the review “identified issues that will require ongoing attention as it relates to leadership and operational practices” and that the board will ...
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MIAMI — Mario Cristobal was 13, an age for dreaming, the night the University of Miami arrived as a national college football power. “My grandfather’s house, on a black-and-white TV, watching Kenny Calhoun bat down that ball,” he says now. He needn’t recall that moment 42 years ago, because the memory is always there. Calhoun, a defensive back, deflects a last-second two-point conversion pass ...
Tommy John became synonymous with the elbow surgery that changed baseball forever, but he was also a four-time All-Star who won 288 games and pitched 14 more seasons after undergoing the groundbreaking procedure.
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High Point University men's soccer capped an unbeaten preseason with a 3-1 move-in game win over Queens as 2,013 fans filled Vert Stadium in High Point.
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Just like today, the royal families of the past were fond of their countryside getaways. These lavish estates provided an escape from the city and the summer heat, a place for diversions like hunting and horseback riding, and enough land to build grand showpiece palaces and gardens. While Eu…
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