County Manager Proposes Tax Cut
Mecklenburg County's manager wants to use millions of unexpected tax revenues to lower the property tax rate by a few pennies, open libraries on Sundays again and give county employees a pay raise.
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Duke Wants To Give Big Customers A Break
Duke Energy wants to give some of its largest industrial customers a one-year break on electric rates at a cost of $13 million to shareholders.
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Union Co. Names Superintendent
The Union County School Board has picked a new superintendent. She is current Deupty Superintendent Mary Ellis.
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Chiquita CEO Gets Personal In Wooing Charlotteans
State and local officials lured Chiquita to Charlotte with incentives worth more than $20 million. Now the CEO of Chiquita, Fernando Aguirre, is wooing Charlotte by sharing all sorts of personal details about himself.
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Appeals Court Upholds Montgomery Murder Convictions
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has denied the appeal of Demeatrius Montgomery. Montgomery is serving two life sentences for the murders of two Charlotte Mecklenburg Police officers in 2007.
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Anatomy Of A Protest
Last week at this time, hundreds of people were gathering in Uptown Charlotte to march on the Bank of America shareholders meeting. Over the next few hours, protesters and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police engaged in an elaborate dance, balancing safety with the right to demonstrate. Both sides saw the day as a practice-run for the Democratic National Convention, here's an inside look at how it was orchestrated.
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Black Voters Agree To Disagree With Obama On Same-Sex Marriage
A solid majority of the state's African Americans supported the marriage amendment that passed last Tuesday. The very next day, President Obama publicly endorsed same sex marriage. WFAEs Tanner Latham reports that a disagreement over gay marriage isn't likely to diminish African American support for the president in November.
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Romney Returns To Rally Charlotte Supporters
Political attention on North Carolina is intensifying. Republican presidential-hopeful Mitt Romney returned to Charlotte for the second time in less than a month for a hastily-planned speech that drew hundreds.
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A Recap Of The Prosecution's Case Against John Edwards
The case against former North Carolina Senator John Edwards will proceed. The federal judge in his trial rejected a motion by defense attorneys to dismiss the case. The prosecution rested Thursday following 24 witnesses and introducing more than 100 pieces of evidence. Jeff Tiberii of North Carolina Public Radio updates the case in this report.
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Charlotte Observer: Benefits Changes Could Be Halted In Charlotte
Some Charlotte City Council members said they are prepared next month to approve offering same-sex benefits for employees, despite questions whether it would be legal in the wake of Tuesday’s passage of Amendment One.
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CorneliusNews.net: Studying Plans For I77: Toll Lanes Ahead?
Residents, businesspeople and local officials this week got a closeup look at several versions of a proposal to build high-occupancy toll lanes on I-77 to help relieve rush-hour congestion north of Charlotte.
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Across-The-Board Free Checking Coming To End At Wells Fargo
Starting Aug. 7, Wells Fargo customers will have to pay $7 a month for their checking accounts unless they meet minimum thresholds.
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Time's Up For Black Farmers In Discrimination Settlement
This is the final day for black farmers to file a claim in a government settlement known as "Pigford II." Congress has set aside more than $1 billion to compensate black farmers who were unfairly denied loans and assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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UNC Charlotte Snafu Exposes 350,000 Social Security Numbers
Some 350,000 current and former students, staff and faculty at UNC Charlotte may have been exposed to identity theft dating back more than a decade because of a security snafu. UNC Charlotte officials are adamant this was not a security breach where some hacker burrowed into the school's system.
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