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Sports
DENVER, N.C. — Cancer for College brings its first Carolinas Classy Golf Classic to Verdict Ridge on Monday, Oct. 26, a Game Day for Good event aimed at scholarships and medical-debt relief for survivors. Organizers say proceeds support need-based college aid, educational experiences and medical-debt help for survivors in school. The…
Sports
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Panthers right tackle Taylor Moton returned to practice Tuesday for the first time since doctors found multiple blood clots in his right lung, an emotional lift for an injury-thinned roster ahead of Sunday at Philadelphia. Carolina opened 21-day windows for Moton, plus D-tackle Turk Wharton and RB Trevor…
Business
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bank of America faces more than $1.2 billion in federal penalties after Treasury said the Charlotte-based bank failed anti-money-laundering and sanctions duties, regulators announced Tuesday. FinCEN assessed $1.2 billion — described as Treasury’s third-largest fine after Binance and TD Bank. The package also includes a $750 million OCC…
Business
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Corvid Technologies plans a $95 million Mooresville campus expansion and 423 new Iredell County jobs, Gov. Josh Stein said Tuesday. The employee-owned defense contractor will add about 400,000 square feet of manufacturing at its headquarters for vehicle launch systems. Hiring is expected across assembly, electrical work, engineering, production…
Crime
HILDEBRAN, N.C. — Warrants brought Mark Ortiz back to North Carolina from Florida this month on counts tied to the remains of Anthony Jaworsky, found during a multi-agency search of a Burke County home. On July 12, 2022, deputies said human remains were found along Curley’s Fish Camp Road in Hildebran…
Crime
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A jury on Monday sentenced Lavi Pham and James Salerno to life without parole for killing 20-year-old Mary Collins in March 2020. Each was convicted of first-degree murder plus kidnapping and concealment counts. Judge Karen Eady-Williams imposed life without parole for murder plus consecutive terms on the other…
Politics
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In Charlotte, Democratic incumbent Rep. Brandon Lofton, facing Republican Trina Boyd in North Carolina House District 104, said the General Assembly most important job is adopting a timely state budget that invests in communities, according to a candidate questionnaire released for the Nov. 3 election. Lofton, a…
Politics
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — City Council approved a 2.5% raise for City Manager Marcus Jones in a closed August session, lifting his base pay to about $511,690, local reporting confirmed this week. A city spokesperson confirmed the August vote. The bump is more than $12,000 — smaller than some prior increases —…
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