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  • DWI check point 93 citations are issued

    A multiagency DWI checking station Friday resulted in 93 citations, including 12 people accused of driving while intoxicated and one charged with carrying a concealed weapon, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. One person was also charged with felony drug possession, and possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, officials said. Other citations issued included: 15 charged ...

  • No. 2 Tar Heels fall in extras to No. 7 Virginia

    VIEW Colin Moran tied the UNC single-season record for RBIs with 83 but the second-ranked Tar Heels fell to No. 7 Virginia in 11 innings, 8-7, Saturday afternoon at a sold out Boshamer Stadium. After falling behind 8-4 in the top of the 11th, Carolina rallied for three runs in the bottom half before a leaping catch by Virginia's Mike Papi led to a double play that ended the game.Virginia ...

  • Silver Alert issued for Durham County woman

    Durham, N.C. - The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons issued a Silver Alert Saturday evening for a Durham County woman. Vivkie Lee Rhodes, 49, is African American, stands 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 185 pounds. She has short black hair and brown eyes and was last seen on W. Club Blvd. in Durham wearing a pink and grey silky shirt, tan pants, and pink and white ...

  • Competition held in honor of Clayton student athlete

    Clayton, N.C. - A Clayton family hopes their loss can help others with undiagnosed heart problems. The parents of Hogan Teem hosted a competition Saturday in downtown Clayton to help raise money and awareness.Hogan, 17,  passed away in December from a rare heart condition. Hogan had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He collapsed on the track at Clayton High School during baseball ...

  • Inmate escapes from prison caught hours later

    Dallas, N.C. - An inmate who escaped from the Gaston Correctional Center Saturday,  has been caught.Officials captured 22-year-old Jacob Hilton at 4:45 p.m. Saturday walking along NC-275, about four miles from the correctional center.Hilton was serving a three and a half year sentence for possession of a firearm by a felony and numerous counts of breaking and entering and ...


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Comic Book Confidential [DVD]

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The popular consensus is that comic books have been largely neglected within the realms of "high culture" and "high art" because they are perceived as being aimed at children. The simple phrase "comic book" immediately brings to mind images of children and immaturity--those who cannot handle "real" books and must have something simpler, more basic, more direct. ...

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  • Gospel music star Monroe Hopper dies in NC

    Claude Hopper founded the group in 1957, bringing in Monroe Hopper and three more of their brothers. The group sang for President Ronald Reagan in 1981. Monroe Hopper made his last appearance with the group in 2012 as it was inducted into the Gospel Music Association's Hall of ...

  • This week in the war on voting North Carolina ground zero in voter suppression fight

    Not only did 2012 Black voters make the difference in several key swing states, including Florida, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the biggest prize of all, Ohio, but Black voter turnout surpassed the White vote for the first time in history. The Census Bureau found that "About two in three eligible blacks (66.2 percent) voted in the 2012 presidential election, higher than the 64.1 percent of ...

  • CMS employee claims assault by student at Carowinds

    FORT MILL A Charlotte high school employee intends to press charges against a student this week after she told the York County Sheriff’s Office that the female student punched her in the face and threw a cup of urine out of a bus window while on a field trip to Carowinds. The incident happened earlier this month while students and teachers from Vance High School waited to enter the ...

  • Appeals Court OKs suit to get back gambling losses

    COLUMBIA, S.C. A lawyer says a state Court of Appeals ruling clears the way for gamblers to sue for money they lose by playing illegal gambling machines. The court ruled Lauren Proctor could go forward with her lawsuit against two Columbia restaurants where she lost nearly $700,000 from 1999 to 2005. The judges say state law allows people to get back money they gambled away to discourage ...

  • Police investigating fatal east Charlotte shooting

    Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are investigating a fatal shooting in east Charlotte that happened early Saturday. Police found Adam Shawn Santiago, 25, in the 8500 block of Filbert Lane with an apparent gunshot wound. They responded to a call about a shooting about 1:12 a.m., according to a release from the police department, and Santiago was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said Santiago ...

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