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August 4, 2015

• NC Lottery debuts games you can play while pumping gas
• Effort to halt flag plates heads to House committee
• Despite youth, Charlotte Christian hunts a NCISAA football 4-peat
• Vandalized Confederate monument will be cleaned, restored – again
• Photographs of shooting scene trigger commotion in trial of CMPD officer
• To build a great Sazerac, make every step count
• AG Roy Cooper outdrawing Gov. Pat McCrory in fundraising
• Star Lotulelei’s stress reaction injury similar to MKG’s
• New school year, new high school building for Sugar Creek Charter
• Thomas Sirk embracing Duke starting quarterback role
• Co-pastor rebuilds, finds hope after Briar Creek church fire
• Former Rep. Mel Watt disappeared into new job. Now he’s back
• A little fun, a lot of work as NC State kicks off football practice
• 5 things we want to hear on Thursday
• Game day: New York Red Bulls II at Charlotte Independence
• Charlotte weather: Another hot day; thunderstorms possible in the evening
• NBA player blames poor long-range shooting on iPhone 6
• Overcoming 5 barriers stopping you from regular exercise
• National Night Out returns to bring neighborhoods together
• Religion news
• 2-Minute Charlotte: Last ditch effort to block I-77 toll lanes
• Charlotte traffic: Traffic now calming near CLT airport
• American Airlines bans transport of big animal game trophies
• Retailers, residents ready for SC’s tax-free weekend
• My phone died. What time is it?
• Carolina Panthers WR Damiere Byrd looks to separate himself from crowded receiving corps
• Franklin Graham: Take away BGEA pay
• Victim’s behavior dominates opening of CMPD officer’s shooting trial
• Premier Inc. to buy Pittsburgh firm for $400 million
• Charlotte gas prices down a nickel from last week
• Charlotte 49ers assistant coach Phil Ratliff hospitalized after ‘cardiac event’
• Charlottean writes music in the key of Wells Fargo
• EMTs and scene investigators testify in shooting trial of CMPD Officer Kerrick
• Observer Forum: Letters to the editor 08.05.15
• Lincoln County commissioner walks out during Muslim prayer
• Charlotte-area food notes
• Eiselt, Maddalon, Idlibby have raised the most for Charlotte City Council at-large
• Slim turnout expected in next month’s NC primaries
• Charlotte Smart, Fast: Aug. 4, 2015 -- Last-ditch effort to stop the toll lanes
• The Secret Chocolatier wants to know: How Southern is your chocolate?
• Love on the hops: Miss Piggy and Kermit call it quits
• What to Watch on Tuesday: ‘Playing House’ plus ‘LBJ & JFK’
• Fun in Charlotte: Your Aug. 5 report
• The 48 Hour Film Project: Film, fun and maybe your shot at stardom
• Take pause: Be inspired by 9 hidden messages scattered around Charlotte
• 5 Questions for my Uber-driving boyfriend