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Charlotte man arrested eight times in two years


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:31 p.m.

Authorities say a tip from an alert resident helped them arrest a man suspected of breaking into cars in north Charlotte -- a man who has been arrested eight times in two years ... Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say Denzel Davante Hall, 18, was arrested late Saturday night in the 400 block of Tom Hunter Road, after a neighbor called 911 and reported someone breaking into cars that were parked behind a vacant home ... By the time police arrived, the man had left, but officers say they found several

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CMS bus hits lines on Eastfield Rd.


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:12 p.m.

A school bus somehow collided with a power line or cable line Tuesday morning in north Charlotte, but no injuries were reported ... The incident happened about 6:45 a.m. on Eastfield Road at Dogwood Lane. That is a short distance west of Browne Road ... Police say Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Bus 637 was involved in the incident. A spokeswoman for CMS says the bus was carrying about 30 students and was headed for North Mecklenburg High School. Authorities were able to clear the cable from the

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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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Daytime Showmars robbery on East Blvd.


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 2:17 p.m.

It was a bold robbery -- pulled off in broad daylight, in a heavily traveled part of Charlotte ... Now Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are trying to find the men who took money and assaulted the manager of a Showmars restaurant Sunday afternoon on East Boulevard near the Dilworth area ... The robbery was reported about 4 p.m. at the Showmars, in the 1600 block of East Boulevard, at Cumberland Avenue ... According to police, three suspects entered the restaurant, about an hour after it had closed

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Bush adviser Rove to speak at GOP dinner


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.

Memo from former presidential adviser Karl Rove to N.C. Republicans: Don't worry about President Barack Obama carrying North Carolina again in 2012 ... "There's that old saying, 'Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me'," Rove said in a phone interview with the Observer. "Obama won North Carolina by promising to be a centrist. He's governed in a much different way." ... That's part of the message Rove will deliver to Mecklenburg County Republicans on Saturday at their annual

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Police: Bus Pulled Down Power Lines


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 1:39 p.m.

A bus taking students to school pulled down power lines while going down Eastfield Road Tuesday morning, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said ...

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Burning ban is issued for Mecklenburg


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 8:32 a.m.

Humidity levels rose Monday afternoon, but gusty winds and continued dry conditions have led fire officials to issue an outdoor burning ban in Mecklenburg County ... The ban comes in the midst of a dry spell that has seen hundreds of wildfires break out across the Carolinas in the last week ... A red flag warning for high wildfire risk was in effect Monday for York, Chester, Cherokee and other counties in South Carolina's Upstate ... Meteorologists say the fire danger could increase today, when

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A chance to tell county how to spend tax dollars


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 8:32 a.m.

Residents have a chance this week to tell Mecklenburg officials how to put together next year's budget ... Various leaders - including County Manager Harry Jones, Budget Director Hyong Yi and county commissioners George Dunlap and Jennifer Roberts - are expected Thursday at an interactive discussion on the 2011-12 budget ... The event is 7-9 p.m. at the Charlotte School of Law at 2145 Suttle Ave. It is free and open to the public. Willie Ratchford of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations

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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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Meeting set to help relaunch Union County Boys and Girls Club


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 4:00 p.m.

A town hall meeting will be held Tuesday night to detail plans for relaunching a Boys and Girls Club in Union County ... The meeting is at 6:30 p.m. in the Monroe Middle School gym, 601 E. Sunset Drive, Monroe. The aim of the program is to let the community know about the project, while also soliciting volunteers and donations ... The Boys and Girls Club's year-round after-school program is for any school-age student in the county. It will be based at Monroe Middle School, offering both play

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