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Cleveland County officials exhume victim’s body

Authorities are hoping that a coffin dug out of the red clay of northern Cleveland County on Thursday holds clues that can help solve a 21-year-old homicide.

NC committee recommends replacing Common Core with state education standards

By Jane Stancill | E-mail | April 24, 2014

A draft bill would replace the Common Core State Standards in reading and math with new learning goals created by North Carolina’s Board of Education, in consultation with a new Academic Standards Review Commission.

Former BofA CFO reaches $7.5 M pact with N.Y. attorney general

By Rick Rothacker | E-mail | 12:32AM

Former Bank of America Chief Financial Officer Joe Price has reached a $7.5 million settlement with the New York attorney general’s office to resolve allegations related to the Charlotte bank’s 2009 Merrill Lynch acquisition.

Rowan teen arrested again; pregnant girlfriend also charged

By Steve Lyttle | E-mail | April 24, 2014

Brandon Lee Rumple, who has a history of arrests in recent years and was free on $1 million bond, was arrested again Wednesday on drug charges.

Mecklenburg County Arrests - 04.23.2014

State official: Disclose charter salaries or face penalty

By Ann Doss Helms | E-mail | April 24, 2014

North Carolina’s top charter official warned schools Thursday that they could lose their charters, which authorize them to get public money, if they refuse to comply with public records requests for salaries.

Read the letter from the state Office of Charter Schools
You're invited: May 5 forum on teacher pay
Your Schools: Renaissance West chooses CMS over charter
Judge halts new teacher contracts in Durham, Guilford counties

Gastonia man struck by two vehicles in a crosswalk dies of his injuries | April 24, 2014
NC committee recommends replacing Common Core with state education standards | April 24, 2014
Cleveland County officials exhume homicide victim’s body | April 24, 2014
Donated appliances aid families leaving shelters | April 24, 2014
Superhero backpack giveaway | April 24, 2014
Postal workers protest in uptown | April 24, 2014
Thom Tillis reaches 3-1 fundraising edge over GOP rivals in N.C. Senate race | April 24, 2014
Panel recommends overhauling way NC pension fund makes investment decisions | April 24, 2014
Garden Parkway ranks low in new NC highway rankings | April 24, 2014
Park Sterling income grows 11% from a year ago | April 24, 2014

LAWRENCE TOPPMAN » 12:03AM

N.C. Dance Theatre pushes ballet to limits

Pieces by Jiri Kylian, Dwight Rhoden mix classical, modern movements in season-ending concert.

NCDT presents 'Othello' and 'Forgotten Land'

BUSINESS » 11:44PM

Wells Fargo to host thousands at golf tournament

Wells Fargo is gearing up to host as many as 3,000 clients at Quail Hollow Club next week at the bank’s signature golf tournament.

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Party Pix 04.24.14

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Charlotte in store for warmest weekend so far in 2014

Weekend temperatures in the Carolinas will be in the 80s, but it’ll be in the 50s and 60s to our north.

Weather Guy: Severe storm threat begins

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CMS bus drivers compete in Bus Roadeo

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'Zahra's Whirled' sculpture is new centerpiece of playground

The two-year-old Zahra Baker All Children's Playground, named for a young girl killed in 2010, has become one of the most popular facilities in Hickory.