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NASCAR Hall of Fame promoter and track Bruton Smith has died at the age of 95. His company, Speedway Motorsports, said he died of natural causes. The company currently owns 11 facilities across the United States. NASCAR races this weekend at Nashville Superspeedway, a track that was purchased by Speedway Motorsports last year.
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Duke Energy has taken steps to negotiate long-term fuel contracts and maintain a diverse fuel mix, including nuclear, solar and hydro, for power generation.
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Fayetteville State University is one of three awardees selected for NASA’s inaugural Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Space Accelerator Challenge.
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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein released the following statement Thursday after the U.S. Department of Education announced it would discharge all remaining federal student loans for students who attended any college run by Corinthian Colleges.
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Mecklenburg County Commissioner Ella Scarborough has died. She was 75. Scarborough, a longtime executive at Duke Energy, was considered an icon in Charlotte politics.
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The U.S. Senate race may have drawn the most national interest in North Carolina’s primaries, but many Chalrotte-area races were narrowed down or even outright decided Tuesday. Here’s a quick look at local-level results for the Charlotte metro area.
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Tuesday’s primary let North Carolina voters decide who’s on the ballot in November for seats in the state Senate and the state House. Here’s a look at how the General Assembly race is shaping up in the Charlotte area.
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Jeff Jackson won the Democratic primary for the Charlotte area’s new 14th U.S. House District on Tuesday and will face Republican Pat Harrigan in November. Meanwhile, Rep. Alma Adams won the Democratic primary for Charlotte's other U.S. House seat, the 12th District, and Tyler Lee won the Republican primary.
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Charlotte's City Council election is in July. But the May 17 primary helped narrow down the candidates. Here’s who won the Democratic and Republican primaries for mayor and City Council.
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Former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley is projected to win the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday. On the Republican side, it was a fight between the Trump-endorsed Rep. Ted Budd and former N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory.