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March 30, 2023

• ‘I missed it.’ Text to Charlotte manager changes Blue Line train derailment timeline
• A tragic list: How many homicides has Charlotte had in 2023?
• Enslaved people built Davidson College and its campus. A new memorial will honor them.
• Charlotte FC: Brandt Bronico suspended, Karol Świderski returns, how to watch vs. Toronto
• Charlotte’s 1,400-acre River District project will be a ‘magnet’ for state, city
• 30 years later, this west Charlotte community says it’s still fighting for a park project
• 911 pickup times in Charlotte improve. But some callers are still left waiting. 
• This fan-favorite doughnut is back at Krispy Kreme – for 2 days only. Here’s when
• Pogo stick attack ends with woman shot in chest in North Carolina, police say
• Sports betting: NC is leaving money on the table. Let’s turn that into revenue. | Opinion
• Legalizing sports betting is a bad bet for North Carolina | Opinion
• It’s time to end NC’s silence on whether noncitizens can vote | Opinion
• Detached house sells in Mint Hill for $715,000
• How a stray bullet nearly took — and forever changed — the life of this 13-year-old girl
• ‘I just started shaking.’ NC woman buys lottery ticket ‘on a whim,’ and wins.
• 1 injured in Forsyth Tech shooting, campus evacuated. No active shooter, police say
• Mecklenburg Democrat who voted for ICE bill owes her community an explanation | Opinion
• A near-total ban on abortion? Some NC Republicans support it | Opinion
• Charlotte IHOP dinged for live roaches, expired food during health inspection
• 1 hospitalized in wreck that spilled fuel, closed Arrowood Road near I-485
• Body found in Lake Wylie after 2-day search for man in boating accident
• Mixed martial arts giant UFC returning to Charlotte in May. Here’s what we know
• Republicans think small, rejecting pleas to act on gun violence | Opinion
• Former Myers Park student drops Title IX lawsuit against Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
• Familiar powerhouse is back in The Charlotte Observer Sweet 16 baseball poll this week
• Here’s why Berry High’s softball prodigy Kian Chisholm gave up on the game but came back
• HS Baseball Notes: Jake Neville literally stealing the show for North Meck baseball
• Charlotte’s gun violence toll since 2021: At least 73 kids, teens shot; 33 were killed
• What were the 10 most expensive homes sold in Pineville the week of March 19?
• What were the 10 most expensive homes sold in Mint Hill the week of March 19?
• Pistol purchase permits immediately stop in Mecklenburg under new NC gun law
• Listen: 911 calls tell the stories of children injured or killed in shootings
• The number of kids shot in Charlotte is rising, and the effects are long-lasting
• Panthers’ Frank Reich praises Florida’s Anthony Richardson before last QB pro day stop
• NC hummingbird season is back. Here’s how to attract them to your garden this spring
• From Main Street to Bourbon Street? Davidson commissioners weigh plans for social districts
• HS Rewind: Central Cabarrus upsets No. 1 seed, heads to The Throne high school national semis
• A celebrity chef is taking over a popular Lake Norman waterfront restaurant
• Your 5-minute guide to the best things to do in Charlotte | March 31-April 6
• Hornets podcast: Eric Collins on his unique style, Dell Curry synergy, LaMelo’s growth