State salary bumps kept from public
By Dan Kane and David Raynor | E-mail | 8:36AM
A year ago, Altavis Pratt was the grant writer and crime statistician for the State Capitol Police when her position fell victim to budget cuts and questions regarding her duties.
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Holder sees shift to open government
Task force: Cut rates on highest water users
By Steve Harrison | E-mail | 8:00AM
A citizens task force from Cornelius has criticized Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities for what it calls a 'high error rate' in meter-reading equipment, and said the utility should roll back some rate increases.
Passengers again ill on Celebrity cruise from S.C.
Associated Press | 8:34AM
For the third straight time, hundreds of passengers have taken ill with an intestinal bug on a cruise ship sailing from South Carolina.
Passengers again ill on Celebrity cruise from S.C.
Associated Press | 8:34AM

For the third straight time, hundreds of passengers have taken ill with an intestinal bug on a cruise ship sailing from South Carolina.

County won't release DSS report
By April Bethea | E-mail | 2:13AM

Mecklenburg County on Monday released more documents from its probe into a Department of Social Services charity, but officials won't produce a related report they say is protected under state personnel laws.

Plane hits, kills man on Hilton Head beach
By Carrie Foss | The (Hilton Head) Island Packet | 10:12AM
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A 38-year-old jogger from Georgia is dead after a single-engine plane making an emergency landing hit him as he ran on a South Carolina beach listening to his iPod.

Passengers again ill on Celebrity cruise from S.C.
Mom faces murder indictment
By Gary L. Wright | E-mail | 6:54AM

Orgal Opata accused of leaving children home alone when fire broke out, killing 2 of them.

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