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Charlotte's Brenton Bersin hopes to reach NFL dream

Brenton Bersin, a former Charlotte Latin standout, wants to script a play-good story – one about a Charlotte native who makes the Panthers' active roster after a successful camp at his Wofford alma mater.

10 questions facing Panthers ahead of practice
Printable Panthers training camp schedule

Man who dangled from car on I-77 arrested after standoff

By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. | E-mail | July 22, 2014

A man who was captured on video hanging onto the back of a speeding car on Interstate 77 last month was arrested Tuesday after a police standoff in Thomasville, 70 miles northeast of Charlotte, according to multiple television stations.

06.30: Man on top of car involved in domestic dispute
06.29: Dramatic car-clinging video remains a mystery

Charlotte pediatrician charged with indecent exposure

By Claire Williams | E-mail | July 22, 2014

According to police records, Dr. Allen Cherer, a neonatologist at Carolinas Medical Center, “did willfully expose the private parts of his body in a public place and in the presence of another person” at a rest stop along I-77.

Mecklenburg County Arrests - 07.21.2014
Witness in trial of ex-Gaston coach describes incidents of violence and sexual misconduct

Spectra Group to announce 250 jobs in uptown Charlotte

By Deon Roberts | E-mail | July 22, 2014

A New Jersey company said Tuesday it plans 250 jobs in a new Charlotte office designed to help financial services companies comply with a growing number of regulations emerging from the financial crisis.

Cabarrus County reports first chikungunya viral infection

By Karen Garloch | E-mail | July 22, 2014

Cabarrus Health Alliance officials on Tuesday confirmed the county’s first case of chikungunya, a viral infection that can be transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes. Like the other nine cases reported so far in North Carolina, the patient was infected while traveling to a Caribbean country.

'Suburban Smackdown' tackles consumerism | July 22, 2014
For NC enrollees on federal marketplace, nothing changes now | July 22, 2014
N.C. bridges rank poorly for condition, report says | July 22, 2014
Sonic Automotive reports strong 2nd quarter | July 22, 2014
1 dead, 1 hurt in overnight wreck | July 22, 2014
Paving company executive pleads guilty to fraud | July 22, 2014
NC teen charged with burying baby in yard | July 22, 2014
Report: Woman bit one man, punched another | July 22, 2014
Ingersoll-Rand says its profit fell 3.5 percent | July 22, 2014
Union County 911 service out for cellphones | July 22, 2014

EDUCATION »

Clean slate for ninth-grade athletes gets CMS approval

CMS ninth-graders can participate in fall sports and other extracurricular activities this year regardless of last year’s grades and attendance.

Educators say change should help 9th grade transition

Educators usher in the digital classroom

U.S. educators are in Mooresville this week learning how to convert their schools and change the culture while they’re at it.

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Dave Matthews concert 07.22.14

Weather Guy »

Dreary weather pattern preparing to change

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SHOPTALK »

Tread lightly with familiar funding

Family and friends may be willing resources to turn to and interested in helping. But is this route a good idea?

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The Daily Edit 07.23.14

49ERS FOOTBALL »

49ers coach Brad Lambert searches for roster balance

Charlotte 49ers football coach Brad Lambert had an out-of-the box idea on how to manage his team’s roster as the program heads into its second season.