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Affordable housing proposed in Elizabeth community

By Mark Price | E-mail | 7:37AM

Residents raising concerns about proposed housing project that would bring over 100 homeless adults and families into the neighborhood, including many recovering from drug and alcohol addictions.

Veteran event planner Mary Tribble returns for DNC

By Celeste Smith | E-mail | 7:12AM

Mary Tribble is key matchmaker between hundreds of venue operators and business owners looking to cash in on thousand or so expected parties and receptions surrounding convention.

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Wreck on southbound I-85 kills one

By Steve Lyttle | E-mail | 6:07PM

A wreck involving two trucks Monday morning left a Gastonia man dead and snarled traffic on southbound Interstate 85 near the Mecklenburg-Gaston county line, authorities say.

Wreck slows inbound Independence Blvd.
Gastonia police: Man killed in weekend wreck

Gastonia police: Man killed in weekend wreck

By April Bethea | E-mail | 9:49AM

Gastonia police say a man was killed this weekend when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree.

Mecklenburg courthouse reopens after water main break

By April Bethea and David Perlmutt | E-mail | 2:22PM

A broken water main that had shut down Mecklenburg County's judicial system for several hours was repaired Monday afternoon, allowing county officials to reopen the courthouse and resume court sessions.

Water main break uptown
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County camp limits loom

By April Bethea | E-mail | 1:44AM

Mecklenburg commissioners are scheduled to consider a proposal Tuesday to ban camping and other unauthorized activities at county-owned property.

Occupy decries 'DNC Fever'

No data support group's claims on CMS dropouts

By Ann Doss Helms | E-mail | 8:28AM

As CMS proposes to double its investment in the nonprofit group Communities in Schools, there's one question no one can answer: How well does the program work at reducing dropouts?

Your Schools: Dropout success hard to gauge

Wreck kills high-school sweethearts | 1:54AM
Occupy decries 'DNC Fever' | 10:14PM
Central Piedmont offer: Eat here | 7:26AM
S.C. legislators back 'Blue Alert' | 7:25AM
CNN's reporting riles up Lancaster, S.C. | 3:57PM
Cabarrus County to send out new tax values | 7:47AM
Police seek robber of bank | 2:00AM
CVS protesters plan their next move | 7:31AM
Working-class commuters dread ferry toll | 7:31AM
Video: CNN's 'Open Mic' report from Lancaster | 9:42AM
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