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February 24, 2020

• Four things we learned from Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 in Las Vegas
• How two calls for Team Penske drivers won and lost the Pennzoil 400 NASCAR race
• Is a 17-game season, new playoff format the right choice for the NFL and its players?
• P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E is key for success at regional spelling bee, young winner says
• 2020 Democrats, drop the purity tests before you lose the election
• Analysis: Panthers have plenty of holes to fill on the roster. Where should they start?
• No more Chili Man: Charlotte’s most famous hot dog vendor to retire. 
• ‘That’s a home run.’ How an FBI sting operation in NC caught an alleged bribe.
• Special agent sent sexually explicit photo to 11-year-old on Snapchat, NC cops say
• Democrats slam $3 billion Wells Fargo settlement as they plan congressional hearings
• Recapping what we know about the Cam Newton situation heading into the NFL Combine
• ‘Intentionally set’ fire affects small business ahead of busy CIAA week in Charlotte
• Mooresville man followed tailgating driver and was shot in road rage incident
• Hordes of bloodthirsty ticks drinking animals dry in Vermont: 90,000 found on 1 moose
• Memorial casket for Kobe Bryant was custom-made by a man from North Carolina
• TV reporter accidentally turns mask filter on before going live in NC, video shows
• Charter school star is Charlotte Observer girls basketball player of the week
• Iredell County wrestler is Observer athlete of the week -- barely
• Private school star is Charlotte Observer boys basketball player of the week
• Why Silent Sam should stand again at UNC
• Could a Sanders win sink other NC Democrats? Some are worried. Others, not so much
• ‘Blessed’ North Carolina man claims $1 million lottery prize — a month later
• 5 things you can’t miss during the CIAA’s last hurrah in Charlotte
• It’s official: Charlotte Beer Garden opens Wednesday in South End.
• Hornets owner Michael Jordan’s tears, humor light up Kobe Bryant memorial service