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  • Groups say repealing Jordan Lake Rules makes no sense

    Pittsboro, N.C. - Before crowds descend on Jordan Lake to swim, boat and fish over the Memorial Day weekend, environment groups held a news conference Friday to express concern over legislation that would repeal water-quality rules for the lake.Environment North Carolina, the Sierra Club, the Haw River Assembly and local businesspeople said they were puzzled by the Senate's passage last ...

  • Bill preventing UNC opposite-sex housing returns

    RALEIGH, N.C. - A bill blocking a University of North Carolina policy allowing students to choose roommates of the opposite sex has found new life in the state Senate budget. The proposal was inserted in the $20.6 billion plan approved this week. It seeks to prevent a UNC-Chapel Hill policy giving students the option to choose opposite-sex roommates from taking effect this fall. The proposal ...

  • Local pools spraygrounds open Saturday

    Temperature might not be at summer levels, but Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation will open its outdoor swimming pools and spraygrounds for the season Saturday. In addition, most of the private swim clubs also will open their pools this weekend. Forecasters say temperatures will be about 7 or 8 degrees below seasonal averages Saturday, but highs could reach 80 degrees by Monday. County ...

  • United Way show focuses on volunteers

    The newest “United Way & You” television show, which airs for the first time Sunday afternoon, will focus on the need for volunteers to work with children. Annabelle Suddreth of A Child’s Place and Blair Campbell of the YMCA will discuss how programs and volunteers can make a significant difference in reading skills for at-risk youth. The show airs at 12:30 p.m. on WTVI ...

  • 2 NC elementary schools placed on lockdown

    Officials say Statesville Road Elementary School was placed on lockdown Friday morning after police said a man walked into the school. Police said the man went to school's cafeteria. A school administrator called police and placed the school on ...


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Gertrud [DVD]

Gertrud [DVD]

When Day of Wrath (Vredens dag) was released in 1943, its director, Carl Theodor Dreyer, had not produced a feature film in almost 12 years. At the time, Denmark's film industry had been severely weakened by the exodus of many of its best directors due to the ... ...

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  • Workers at NC recycling plant find mans body

    Authorities say workers at the American Recycling plant in Enka found the body in cardboard waste being separated Friday morning. Trucks bring recyclable materials from several counties to the plant for ...

  • Testimony about his son brings Raven Abaroa to tears

    Durham, N.C. - Raven Abaroa was brought to tears Friday as the jury of seven men and five women who will decide whether he is guilty of killing his wife saw photos of their 8-year-old son, who is now being raised by Raven Abaroa's mother and stepfather in Utah."He is really smart," Abaroa's stepfather, Jim Bolton, said. "He's a good speller. He's participating ...

  • Sonic Automotive buys BMW Mercedez-Benz dealerships in Denver

    Charlotte-based Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) has purchased a BMW dealership and a Mercedes-Benz dealership in Denver. Sonic Automotive Inc. (NYSE:SAH) has agreed to purchase two Colorado franchises from Murray Motor Imports Co. of Denver, according to a statement from the Charlotte-based company. Joining Sonics portfolio of dealerships are Murray BMW of Denver and Mercedes-Benz of Denver. The ...

  • Biographer regrets affair with former CIA director

    The biographer whose extramarital affair with then-CIA director David Petraeus triggered his resignation says she regrets the relationship and the harm and grief it caused her ...

  • Several graduation events this weekend

    Students from seven Charlotte-area private schools and public schools in Caldwell and Catawba counties are receiving diplomas Friday and Saturday. It’s the first big weekend of high school graduations in the region. Most Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools commencement activities take place June 8-12. Graduation ceremonies scheduled this weekend in the area: Today: Cannon School (Concord), 9 ...

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