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Pedestrian hit by car at UNCC entrance


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:11 p.m.

A woman who was crossing N.C. 49 at the entrance of the UNC Charlotte campus was struck by a car and injured Tuesday morning, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say ... The incident was reported about 8:20 a.m. on University City Boulevard and Broadrick Boulevard. According to police, the crash happened in the left southbound lane of N.C. 49, near the traffic signal ... The woman was taken by Medic to a hospital, but it is unclear how badly she was hurt. It also is not clear if the victim was a UNCC

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Bobcats see second half as a fresh start


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 5:23 a.m.

Some things have changed since the Charlotte Bobcats last played one week ago ... Paul Silas had the interim tag removed from his title and signed a contract extension that makes him coach through the 2011-12 season ... The Bobcats got a six-day break between games, time to get away and refresh in preparation for the final 26 games of the regular season, which will begin tonight at home against Toronto ... What hasn't changed is the Bobcats' roster or their position in the Eastern Conference

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ACC alters tournament ticket policy


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 2:58 a.m.

Roughly 2,000 ticket books to last year's ACC men's basketball tournament went unsold, leaving noticeable holes in the Greensboro Coliseum sections reserved for Boston College, Florida State and Miami fans ... Now the league is determined to make sure that doesn't happen again ... Not only has the conference changed its distribution policies - tiering the number of booklets each school is allotted to sell, rather than dividing them equally among the 12 universities - corporate sponsors have been

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Meeting planned for charter school


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 7:49 p.m.

A handful of parents have contacted the N.C. State Board of Education concerning the leadership of Carolina International School, which survived an embezzlement case in 2008 that nearly forced it to close ... About a dozen parents question how the current principal and assistant principal were hired for Cabarrus County's only charter school and how board of director meetings are run and documented under North Carolina's open records law. The group wants to start a dialogue with board members in

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Rapper Waka Flocka Flame says drive-by was robbery attempt


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 1:59 p.m.

An east Charlotte shooting that involved rapper Waka Flocka Flame started after several men tried to rob him of his jewelry, according to his publicist ... Over the weekend, six men were arrested in connection with the shooting, including a man who police say was shot in the shoulder by the rapper's security team ... The 24-year-old Atlanta rapper, whose given name is Juaquin Malphurs, has been the target of robberies before, according to his Myspace page, which says that he was shot at an

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Survey goal is to gauge Charlotte's recovery


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 5:13 a.m.

By working together, Charlotte's business owners can help policymakers pinpoint which local industries are likely to grow and add jobs in the months ahead, and which ones are likely to stay flat ... So say several organizations which have come up with a plan for collecting information from local businesses ... Information about business activity and employment trends is important for boosting economic recovery, local officials say ... An online survey will be available March 1-11. The results

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Williams leads Terps to eighth straight over Pack


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 4:03 a.m.

No Greivis Vasquez, no problem for Maryland ... The Terrapins got 26 points from sophomore Jordan Williams to continue their recent dominance of N.C. State with a 87-80 win on Sunday night at the Comcast Center. The Terps have won eight straight in the series, with the Vasquez tormenting the Pack in the previous four seasons ... Vasquez's number was honored before the game and he passed his mojo to Williams. The big forward made 10 of his first 11 field goals to end State's two-game winning

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From a small town to the big time


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Published Feb. 20, 2011 at 6:09 p.m.

To understand how Charlotte grew prosperous enough to host the Democratic National Convention, we're going to look at three big moments. But to understand why Charlotte got this far, it helps to start with a little one ... The 1940 census reported Charlotte's population as 94,501. But city leaders had expected six figures. They'd gotten it in their heads that 100,000 people meant a Major City. Anything less was small-time ... So they asked the Census Bureau for a recount. The Charlotte News

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What's open, what's closed for holiday


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Published Feb. 20, 2011 at 3:12 p.m.

Here's how the following institutions will observe the Presidents Day holiday on Monday ... Mecklenburg ABC stores: Open ... S.C. liquor stores: Open ... Banks: Most banks closed ... CATS buses and light rail: Regular schedule ... Charlotte offices: Open ... Mecklenburg offices: Open ... Charlotte garbage/recycling: Regular schedule ... Federal offices: Closed ... CMS: Open ... N.C. state offices: Open ... S.C. state offices: Closed ... Stock market: Closed ... U.S. Postal Service: Offices

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Charlotte 49ers' theme: Beat me in Saint Louis


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Published Feb. 20, 2011 at 5:46 a.m.

The Charlotte 49ers just can't seem to shake their St. Louis Blues ... Since Saint Louis and Charlotte became Conference USA brethren back in 1996, and continued in the Atlantic 10, the 49ers had won just once in 11 trips to the Gateway City ... Charlotte 6-foot-7 junior Javarris Barnett did his best to stop that streak, scoring a team-high 17 points on Saturday night at Chaifetz Arena. But Barnett and the 49ers fell 61-56 slipped to 10-16 overall and 2-10 in the A-10 ... Saint Louis (9-17, 4-9)

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