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Roger Fortson, a 23-year-old senior airman, was shot and killed at his apartment by a deputy this month. Lawyers for the family dispute the sheriff's office claim of self-defense.
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May 18 is when people of Haitian descent worldwide will celebrate Haitian Flag Day. A festival in Charlotte will be held, complete with Haitian, music and food as well as workshops and discussions on Central Avenue at Project 658 from 3 to 7 p.m.
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Pactiv Evergreen signs an exclusive letter of intent with St. Louis-based Spirtas Worldwide but details of deal undisclosed
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The private family-owned chain store and gas station opened its first location in Dare County.
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Greg Lindberg, the former owner of Colorado Bankers Life Insurance Co., was found guilty by a federal jury on Thursday for a second time of bribing North Carolina’s insurance commissioner.
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Mecklenburg County Manager Dena Diorio is recommending a budget that requires a 1.5-cent tax increase and fully covers increases requested by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and Central Piedmont Community College. The property tax increase would mean about $57 more a year for the owner of a median-priced home. It comes in a year when the city of Charlotte is also considering a 1.5-cent property tax increase.
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UNC-Chapel Hill to 'take action' against protesters who participated in recent campus demonstrationsUNC-Chapel Hill has already suspended about 15 students following a pro-Palestinian encampment late last month. Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts said the university is continuing to review other demonstrations and plans to “take action” against more protesters.
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Wallace is known for his celebrity profiles, but his new memoir, "Another Word For Love," is about his own life, growing up unhoused, Black and queer, and getting his start as a writer at the age of 40.
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The Netflix show's third season takes on the "friends to lovers" romance trope.
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Remember that Disney film "Up?" In it, an old man refuses to sell his aging house while modern development springs up around it. That situation is now playing out in real life in Charlotte’s Optimist Park neighborhood. More on this story, and others, on this week's BizWorthy.