Police say two people apparently drowned in an east Charlotte pond when their boat capsized Saturday night. Family members reported the pair missing at about 9:30 p.m. and neighbors spotted a capsized boat in a pond off Williams Road.
10:16 AM
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The third and final night of Speed Street is over and Charlotte-Mecklenburg police report they had no major incidents during this year's event. In the course of the three day event, from 5 p.m. Thursday through 3 a.m. Sunday, CMPD reports arresting 33 adults and 11 juveniles.
8:56 AM
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Sixteen people were on board a World War II aircraft that had a frightening landing Saturday at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport. No one was injured. News 14 Carolina was told the plane's landing gear collapsed. The crash caused a few delays as crews worked to remove the plane.
05/26/2012 11:29 PM
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Family and friends are remembering fallen Virginia Tech Officer Deriek Crouse this holiday weekend. The 39-year-old was shot and killed on campus last December during a routine traffic stop.
05/26/2012 07:00 PM
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Saturday is the final night for Speed Street in uptown Charlotte and thousands of people are expected to turn out for food, drinks and live music. Last year, the night took a deadly turn, so police are out in force to try and keep everyone safe.
Updated 05/26/2012 05:33 PM
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Hundreds of elementary school students spent their Saturday building, testing and launching at the fourth annual Elementary Science Olympiad at UNC Charlotte. About 900 students made up 59 teams from the region.
Updated 05/26/2012 02:45 PM
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The 20-year-old woman was walking to her car around 10:30 p.m. Friday after leaving the Dollar Tree on University City Boulevard when a man walked up to her in the parking lot and demanded the night deposit. When she said she didn't have it, he fired and she was grazed by a bullet.
05/26/2012 09:07 AM
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Under a late spring sun, tears of joy and tears of sadness were a constant Friday evening during a Relay for Life event in Charlotte. The American Cancer Society's main fundraising event started a new chapter, holding its first event at the Ballantyne Morrison YMCA location.
05/25/2012 09:45 PM
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Dr. Heath Morrison, the new superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, unveiled what he called his entry plan Friday morning. In the 14-page document, Morrison sets out his goals and pre-entry and entry actions for each of those items.
Updated 05/25/2012 05:22 PM
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The NASCAR Hall of Fame is working to capitalize on the thousands of race fans in town for the Coca-Cola 600 by offering a shuttle back and forth to uptown from Charlotte Motor Speedway. It's a convenience for those who don't want to sit in traffic, especially those from out of town.
Updated 05/25/2012 04:44 PM
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Three lanes of Interstate 85 southbound were reopened after downed power lines closed the entire roadway for a short time Friday afternoon near Freedom Drive. All but the far right lane are now open to traffic. There's no word on the cause of the fallen power lines.
Updated 05/25/2012 04:41 PM
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Millions of Americans are hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend. AAA of the Carolinas estimates 1 million people across North Carolina are expected to travel this holiday and 88 percent of them will drive. They also say falling gas prices are putting more people behind the wheel.
05/25/2012 02:53 PM
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A former Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting six women while on duty is being released from prison Friday. Marcus Jackson was sentenced to two years behind bars in 2010. He'll have to register as a sex offender.
05/25/2012 11:58 AM
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The fires broke out around 3:30 a.m. Friday at the Azalea Hills mobile home park off Andrew Circle. Investigators are calling the fires suspicious, but they have not said whether or not the fires were intentionally set.
05/25/2012 11:55 AM
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Protestors will be allowed to demonstrate against a preacher's controversial sermon against gay people. The protestors plan to speak out on Sunday against Pastor Charles Worley of Providence Road Baptist Church in Maiden who said that gay people shold be rounded up and left to die in concentration style camps.
05/25/2012 08:31 AM
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Firefighters are trying to determine what sparked a house fire. It broke out late Thursday night at a home on the 6400 block of Currywood Place in Charlotte.
05/25/2012 07:57 AM
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Expect lots of security if you head to day two of Food Lion Speed Street. After the deadly shooting following last year's Speed Street and the fights that broke out, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police aren't taking any chances.
05/25/2012 07:31 AM
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Dozens of people spoke their mind this evening at a public hearing for the proposed Mecklenburg County budget. The proposed $1.41-billion budget would lower the county property tax rate to its lowest level in eight years and add funding for Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools, parks and libraries. But despite that, not everyone is happy.
05/24/2012 08:33 PM
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More than two dozen alleged members of the United Blood Nation gang were arrested earlier this month in Gaston, Cleveland and Lincoln counties. The U.S. Attorney's Office says the roundup will have a significant impact on the organizational structure of the gang, nationally, from leadership down to street level.
Updated 05/24/2012 05:44 PM
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North Carolina recreational boating deaths are slightly up and drowning is now the No. 1 cause of accidental deaths in toddlers ages 1 to 4, according to the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
05/24/2012 05:27 PM
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