Duke Energy Building. Photo courtesy of the Charlotte Observer.

Do you wonder about things, but then quickly forget them? Like, why are there so many Sharon Roads in Charlotte?

WFAE's Krissa Palmer has a lot of questions about life in our region, one of which is who's responsible for the lights at the Duke Energy Center skyscraper uptown? Tuesday night, for example, it was lit up in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness.

Krissa has more in this report.

Former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory will almost surely make another run for the governor's office in 2012, but so far he's only hinting at a "big announcement" he plans to make early next year.

There are some strategic advantages to McCrory delaying his formal announcement while still acting like a candidate.

Pat McCrory would have us believe he's doing us all a favor by waiting until after the first of the year to formally announce his candidacy for governor.

LegalZoom.com and the North Carolina State Bar are headed to court.

LegalZoom, which provides online legal documents and subscription legal services, has filed a lawsuit against the state bar over its refusal to register the company in North Carolina, the News & Observer reports.

The state bar contends LegalZoom's services amount to the unauthorized practice of law. LegalZoom disagrees and wants a judge to rule that it can sell legal forms and register to sell prepaid legal services, the N&O's Craig Jarvis reports.

Why has the administration's flagship foreclosure prevention program been so ineffective in helping struggling homeowners get loan modifications and stay in their homes? One reason: The government's supervision of the program has apparently ranged from nonexistent to weak.

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has proven a polarizing figure during her first 10 months in office. Some of her loudest critics are members of her own Republican Party. She's been the subject of numerous media reports that challenge her claims of success in creating jobs and spending tax dollars wisely.

Now, Haley has embarked on a seven-city tour to tout her accomplishments and grade lawmakers. The tour kicked off at Winthrop University in Rock Hill Monday night.

Mecklenburg County has a harassment policy when it comes to employees. But not when the complaint is against a member of the county commission. Commissioners will consider such a policy at Tuesday's board meeting.

The City of Charlotte got in a bind last year when an employee accused city councilman Warren Turner of sexual harassment. The city had a harassment policy for employees, but not for elected officials. So no one was sure how to deal with it.

A petition to get Bank of America to cancel its proposal to charge debit card users $5 a month has collected more than 125,000 signatures.

Bank of America customer Molly Katchpole was upset when she heard Bank of America planned to start charging most of its debit card users a monthly fee.

Why has the administration's flagship foreclosure prevention program been so ineffective in helping struggling homeowners get loan modifications and stay in their homes? One reason: The government's supervision of the program has apparently ranged from nonexistent to weak.

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has proven a polarizing figure during her first 10 months in office. Some of her loudest critics are members of her own Republican Party. She's been the subject of numerous media reports that challenge her claims of success in creating jobs and spending tax dollars wisely.

Now, Haley has embarked on a seven-city tour to tout her accomplishments and grade lawmakers. The tour kicked off at Winthrop University in Rock Hill Monday night.