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Jake Delhomme threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dante Rosaraio as time expired to lift the Carolina Panthers to a shocking 26-24 win over the Chargers.

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Hoyle stands to profit off parkway

By Steve Harrison | E-mail | September 7, 2008

An N.C. state senator stands to profit from a planned Gaston County expressway that he voted to fund and build.

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United Way board seen as too big and unfocused

By Eric Frazier | E-mail | September 7, 2008

Late last month, the chairman of the United Way of Central Carolinas' board of directors called a special meeting of the 68-member group.

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Keys residents weigh evacuation, Gulf Coast next?

By BRIAN SKOLOFF | Associated Press Writer | September 7, 2008

With powerful Hurricane Ike still hundreds of miles away and on an uncertain course, residents on these low-lying islands weighed evacuation orders Sunday, perhaps a hint that Gulf Coast residents as far away as Texas and New Orleans may be not heed similar calls to leave.

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Season's hurricanes pummel dunes, mangle coasts

Wachovia CFO buzz building | September 7, 2008
Evening accident in Iredell clogs traffic on I-77 | September 7, 2008
Tailgate party helps cancer-stricken children | September 7, 2008
Hagan puts Dole in unfamiliar bind | September 7, 2008
News from Across the Region | September 7, 2008
Infant death rate up 5 percent in N.C. | September 6, 2008
Hanna shows Charlotte region mercy | September 7, 2008
More officers patrolling city's streets | September 7, 2008
Women on N.C. ballot at every level | September 7, 2008
Snake falls off van, finds new home | September 6, 2008

MUSIC » 12:32AM

Britney makes comback at MTV awards

It took a year, but Britney Spears got the comeback she was seeking from the MTV Video Music Awards - and she didn't even have to sing or dance.

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Just You Watch | Britney shoots, she ... scores?

FAITH & VALUES » 12:35AM

Internet grows church reach

With the Web, no need to miss Sunday morning services.

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No new bloom, but Bella has been busy

All winter and spring, Larry Mellichamp and his staff paced UNC Charlotte's greenhouse like expectant parents.

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360 degree view: All around Bella

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Symphony to start with a big finish, live radio show

The Charlotte Symphony's first concerts of the season will culminate in one of the most blazing finishes in music, and it will resound beyond the Belk Theater.