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  • Wake hires Jim Merrill as schools superintendent

    Other jobs: Merrill started in 1973 as an English teacher in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system. He was hired by Wake in 1984 to be an assistant principal at Enloe High School in Raleigh. He moved to the central office in 1986 to become a personnel director. He was named assistant superintendent for human resources in 1990. He became associate superintendent for administration in ...

  • Charlotte City Council member David Howard seeking re-election

    David Howard could run for Charlotte mayor. Here he reacts to favorable returns on city council election night with supporters l-r Carrie Cook, County Commission Chair Jennifer Roberts and Kory Jeter at the Wadsworth House on S. Summit Ave. DIEDRA ...

  • Veterans Administration considering site near airport for new Charlotte medical complex

    The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is considering a site near Tyvola Road and Billy Graham Parkway for a proposed 295,000-square-foot medical complex that would be the VA’s second location in Charlotte. The new health center, which has been in the planning stages since 2009, may be built on a 35-acre parcel on the northeast corner of West Tyvola and Cascade Pointe Boulevard, according to ...

  • CMPD Chief calls for a ban on assault weapons

    Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Rodney Monroe called for a national assault weapons ban on Tuesday, joining a growing number of police chiefs across the country who have said the assault-style weapons should be outlawed. Monroe said he feels strongest about restrictions on guns with high-capacity magazines, like the one used in the Newtown, Conn., shootings that left 20 children dead. ...

  • Stanly customers lose power again

    Five days after a severe thunderstorm knocked out power to thousands of customers in Stanly County, residents had to deal with an outage again Tuesday night. Union Power Cooperative reported that about 2,500 of its customers -- more than half of them in Stanly County -- lost power due to an equipment failure of some type. A Union Power spokeswoman said the main line feeding substations in ...


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  • 3-car crash overnight on Freedom Drive

    Observer Staff Reports No serious injuries were reported overnight in a three-car crash that closed a portion of Freedom Drive for about two hours. The collision was reported about 12:30 a.m. near Toddville Road in northwest Charlotte. Police say a car slammed into the rear of another vehicle, hitting the car hard enough that the front of the vehicle was lodged under the rear of the car it ...

  • DNC reports missing equipment from Charlotte

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- The Democratic National Committee says it's missing nearly $500,000 in equipment used at the party's convention in Charlotte last ...

  • Today NCCapitol Tax deal in the works

    Raleigh, N.C. - Good morning and welcome to Today @NCCapitol for Wednesday, June 19. This is WRAL's roundup of what you need to know about North Carolina state government today. FIRST UP: The House Finance Committee is scheduled to meet at 8:30 a.m. this morning. It will consider the bill transferring control of the Charlotte airport to a new regional authority and discuss a constitutional ...

  • Wednesday morning traffic update

    Traffic is off to a smooth start at 6 a.m. Wednesday morning in the Charlotte region. There are no reports of collisions or other problems blocking travel lanes. And all the overnight construction projects have been completed. Congestion is not yet a problem, and the weather is good. Check back for updates throughout the ...

  • One killed at least three injured in Fayetteville wrecks

    Fayetteville, N.C. - The driver of a 2004 Jeep Cherokee died early Wednesday after being involved in two wrecks while traveling east on Shaw Mill Road northwest of downtown, Fayetteville police said. According to investigators, the Cherokee crossed the center line near Rosehill Road about 1:45 a.m. and struck a 1999 Volkswagen traveling westbound along the left front corner. Shortly after, ...

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