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Two years after its founding, a group of successful black professionals returns to Food Lion Speed Street on Saturday to set an example for thousands of teens drawn to the uptown event.
He’d scribbled the lyrics and music of a hymn on rough toilet paper, using a fish bone whittled to a fine point and red ink concocted from medicine in a diarrhea pill.
Supporters of North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis have formed an independent committee to support his potential U.S. Senate bid next year.

Dashana Teloma tried not to cry Friday as she hugged a new stainless steel Electrolux refrigerator at Crisis Assistance Ministry’s furniture bank.

Fans leaving Charlotte Motor Speedway after this weekend’s races might find themselves being sent in what is seemingly the wrong direction, but officials say there’s no need to worry.

Three people were shot Friday in a drive-by shooting on Kennon and Pegram streets in Charlotte, police say.

Elizabeth City State University is in turmoil as state investigators look into wrongdoing on the campus and the city police have taken over the review of 125 criminal cases that were improperly investigated by campus police.

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