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Fliers may give thanks for new checkpoints

The holiday that often conjures images of endless lines at the airport may actually be more of a breeze for travelers this year, due to a sour economy, fewer flights and a new way of organizing traffic through security checkpoints.

Officer won't face charges in May fatal shooting
By NewsChannel 36 Staff | E-mail | 5:58PM
A Charlotte police officer who shot and killed a man in May will not face charges, said the Mecklenburg District Attorney's Office today.
Report: Charlotte chemical plant vulnerable to attack
By Bruce Henderson | E-mail | 5:26PM

A Charlotte company is among the nation's chemical plants most vulnerable to terrorist attacks or delivery accidents, a Washington, D.C., think tank says.

Indicted former teacher dies of gunshot wound
Hannah Mitchell | E-mail | 4:13PM

A former Caldwell County elementary school teacher who was indicted by a grand jury Monday for a sex offense against students died Wednesday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.

Name that arena Bojangles'
By Julia Oliver and Jen Aronoff | E-mail | 2:17PM

Cricket Arena is getting a new, Cajun-fried name: Bojangles' Coliseum.

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