It's a story that won't go away. Bank of America continues to take a lot of heat over its intention to charge a $5 monthly fee for most debit card transactions, one week after the plan became public.

An online petition that urges BofA to cancel the fee now has 141,000 signatures.

President Obama told ABC News that customers can stop such fees if they tell the banks, "You don't have some inherent right just to, you know, get a certain amount of profit if your customers are being mistreated."

Rodrigo Cruz (left) stands with his mother Angelica and brother Silvio.

Rodrigo Cruz walked into Charlotte's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office Tuesday morning with his suit jacket buttoned.

The 16-year-old faced deportation, and this was his day to check in with the office and prove that he would be leaving the United States by October 21. That proof was a bus ticket -tucked into folder- that would transport him back to his grandparents in Mexico.

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.

Rodrigo Cruz (left) stands with his mother Angelica and brother Silvio.

Rodrigo Cruz walked into Charlotte's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office Tuesday morning with his suit jacket buttoned.

The 16-year-old faced deportation, and this was his day to check in with the office and prove that he would be leaving the United States by October 21. That proof was a bus ticket -tucked into folder- that would transport him back to his grandparents in Mexico.

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.