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1 killed, 2 hurt in wreck on Beatties Ford Road

Beatties Ford Road has now reopened
One person was killed and two others seriously injured Wednesday morning in a two-car crash on Beatties Ford Road northwest of Charlotte.

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Rock Hill Hells Angels members sentenced to prison
By Andrew Dys | E-mail | 1:31PM
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Two Hells Angels members found guilty of multiple drugs and weapons crimes were sentenced in federal court in Columbia Wednesday morning.
Suspect in Hidden Valley shootout dies of injuries
By Steve Lyttle, Cleve R. Wootson & Davie Hinshaw | E-mail | 10:07AM
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At least two men were wounded, one seriously, in a shootout during a police drug undercover operation Tuesday afternoon in the parking lot of Hidden Valley Elementary School in north Charlotte, police say.

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Bank of America, Wells Fargo fail mortgage servicing tests
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Bank of America and Wells Fargo both failed tests checking to make sure the banks were following the rules of a national mortgage servicing settlement, a report released Wednesday shows.

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DNC: Nearly $500,000 of equipment was lost or stolen in Charlotte
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Among the missing items: MacBook Pro laptops, iPads, iPod Nanos, computer printers, and BlackBerrys.

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Interviews and FBI records revealed that 150 shootings involving agents over two decades were deemed justified.

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