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Graduating with perfect attendance
Of the more than 40,000 high school seniors graduating in South Carolina this year, 72 belong to an exclusive club- they each went twelve years without missing a single day of school. That's 2,190 days of perfect attendance. WFAE's Julie Rose spoke with one of the students - Anne Mowll of Rock Hill.
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Battling Hydrilla thousands of carp at a time
Hydrilla. It has a monstrous ring to it and for good reason. Hydrilla is an invasive aquatic weed that can grow twenty feet high and can even takeover lakes. At one time it covered about 400 acres of Lake Norman and 600 of Mountain Island Lake. There are several other lakes along the Catawba River that are infested with hydrilla grass. WFAE's Lisa Miller has more.
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What an Odyssey: S. Charlotte Middle international champion
South Charlotte Middle School won an international academic competition in Aimes, Iowa, last weekend. It's the second time a Charlotte middle school has won in three years. In the Odyssey of the Mind competition, South Charlotte Middle School beat 61 other schools from the US, Poland, China and many other countries. WFAE's Simone Orendain has more.
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A music legend opens North Carolina's own Music Hall of Fame
Eddie Ray is the director of operations for the NC Music Hall of Fame in downtown Kannapolis, of all places. There's a good reason for the location: the museum's benefactor is music executive Mike Curb who also owns the motorsports museum in Kannapolis. He's a long-time pal of Eddie Ray and of Dole Food Company founder David Murdock who donated space in the old Kannapolis jail to house the Music Hall of Fame.
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Commercial makes Red House Furniture a YouTube sensation
If you channel-surf during the late night hours, you'll find a number of low-budget, semi-professional commercials of auto dealers, law firms and any other local companies. Now a YouTube ad of a High Point furniture store is taking this art to another level. WFAE's Simone Orendain has more.
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Government-paid rent no guarantee to avoid foreclosure
When property owners rent out their property, the rent presumably goes toward paying off the mortgage. But during this housing meltdown, many landlords aren't able to keep up with payments. The foreclosure listing service RealtyTrac reports in April, 30 percent of foreclosures nationally were investor-owned. In North Carolina it was 21 percent. And foreclosure is touching even landlords that have a practically airtight income stream. WFAE's Simone Orendain has this report of foreclosed landlords who collect government subsidized rent.
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What's wrong with Junior?
It's Speed Week at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Tony Stewart won Saturday night's All-Star Race. He'll be among the favorites to win Sunday's Coca-Cola 600. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is not among the favorites to win. That's because he hardly wins nowadays. In fact, his results have fallen well short of expectations in the two years since he left the racing team formed by his legendary father. Despite his disappointing results, Earnhardt remains NASCAR's most popular driver. WFAE's Scott Graf has more.
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Who gives a hoot? Biologist Rob Bierregaard
If a barred owl is in your neighborhood, you probably know it with their standard "who cooks for you" call.
Charlotte is unusual for a city its size in that it has a lot of barred owls.
WFAE's Tina Portman reports how UNC Charlotte biologist Rob Bierregaard is leaning about our noisy neighbors with the help of local residents.
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When renters end up in a foreclosed home
The number of foreclosures in Mecklenburg County has steadily increased since 2006. Last year, the sheriff's office served close to 9,700 foreclosure notices. While the obvious effects of foreclosure het homeowners directly, another group of residents is affected - renters. This disruption in their lives is inconvenient, at best or could leave them homeless, at worst. WFAE's Simone Orendain reports.
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Donors offer "Moore" to homeless
One year ago this Sunday, 13 people moved into apartments as part of a pilot project to end chronic homelessness. The Urban Ministry Center now hopes to expand the project to an entire apartment building and name it after one visionary Charlotte couple. WFAE's Julie Rose has this profile of John and Pat Moore.
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Fun at the nuclear plant
Nuclear plants have a lot of tall fences, security guards, concrete encased in more concrete and, of course, radioactive material. Not exactly a place for a social gathering - or so you'd think. But Duke's nuclear plant at Lake Norman is a popular venue. WFAE's Lisa Miller has more.
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New playground in a day at Bruns Avenue Elementary
Elementary schools are expected to have a playground. Kids probably say they're a necessity. But for years the playground at Bruns Avenue Elementary in west Charlotte has been a disappointment at best, a danger at worst. By the end of the day today, that all changes. WFAE's Simone Orendain has more.
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College students explore the meaning of death
For the past three months, a class at Gardner Webb University in Cleveland County has been learning about death. The class is called Death in American Culture. The course examines how the living deal with the dead and what that says about us. Over the past seven years, it has become one of the most popular honors seminars the Christian college offers. WFAE's Lisa Miller has more.
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