No tornado in Rowan, NWS rules

A weather system that demolished or damaged several buildings in Rowan County on Monday was a microburst, not a tornado, the National Weather Service has determined.

No opposition voiced; controversy over views

The Charlotte City Council Monday approved a rezoning bid for another high-rise tower along South Boulevard.

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Suspect crashes car into house

Police in the Gaston County town of Lowell took a man into custody early this morning after the suspect crashed his car into a house while trying to get away.

Man takes ambulance, drives off

Shelby police have a man in custody this morning after a suspect who complained of an illness drove off in an ambulance and led authorities on a chase through the city.

Fifth Third reports 1st loss in 9 years

Fifth Third Bankcorp, an Ohio-based bank which bought Charlotte-based First Charter Bank last month, announced this morning its first loss in at least nine years.

S.C. motorcycle deaths increased 40%

A travel group says motorcycle deaths in South Carolina have increased 40 percent over the past five years.

Workers gearing up for home makeover

Hundreds of volunteers met at a pep rally for a local renovation run by “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.”

They don't know whose house they'll rebuild, or where the house is.

16 miles of fire on I-40

Firefighters had to shut 16 miles of eastbound Interstate 40 in Burke County on Monday afternoon to battle a large number of wildfires along the side of the highway.

1 hurt in Highland Creek wreck

A driver suffered minor injuries in an overnight wreck in the Highland Creek neighborhood of north Charlotte.

2 sentenced in bombing plot

S.C. men pleaded guilty for their roles in a planned bombing and credit union robbery.

Two Rock Hill men have been sentenced for their role in a plot to detonate two pipe bombs near a Charlotte school to divert police so they could rob a credit union.

Woman sentenced for setting house fires

A psychiatrist said the suburban mother's severe mental illness led to the crimes.

Friends said Kimberly Wooten was the kind of person who would watch the church nursery on a moment's notice and beam with pride as she described her sons' accomplishments.

Dole addresses broadcasters alone

The senator had turned down a proposal to debate opponent Kay Hagan in Asheville.

Republican U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole had an audience of N.C. broadcasters to herself Monday after a plan for her to debate Democratic opponent Kay Hagan fell through.

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