Four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon and hundreds of other volunteers spent the morning at the Charlotte Convention Center packing meals. It's part of the AARP Foundation's ongoing effort to end widespread hunger.
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NASCAR is taking over the Queen City. Food Lion Speed Street kicks off in uptown Charlotte Thursday ahead of the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday. Speed Street kicked off at 12 p.m. Thursday with opening ceremonies and runs through Saturday night.
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More than 27 suspected members of the United Blood Nation gang are behind bars Thursday morning. The suspects were arrested Friday in Gastonia, Shelby and Lincolnton and charged with racketeering, murder conspiracy, narcotics trafficking and armed robbery.
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Vice President Joe Biden will be in Charlotte Thursday. He's scheduled to attend a fundraiser luncheon at a private residence to be followed by an event with grassroots supporters.
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Police across the North Carolina-South Carolina border are looking into whether two armed robberies at Harris Teeters within hours of each other are connected. The first happened before 10 p.m. Monday at a 24-hour store in Fort Mill; the second, shortly after midnight at another 24-hour supermarket in Cornelius.
05/23/2012 09:04 PM
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Authorities became aware of the Ku Klux Klan's plans to hold a rally in Harmony when some residents of Reidsville found fliers for the event in their driveways.
05/23/2012 06:09 PM
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Tim Newman, the former head of the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority, is in trouble with the law after being arrested Tuesday night on drunken driving and hit-and-run charges on Interstate 77 near LaSalle Street. Newman resigned from the CRVA earlier this year.
Updated 05/23/2012 05:13 PM
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NASCAR fans in town for this weekend's Coca-Cola 600 will spend millions of dollars on food, gas and souvenirs. While the race pumps money into the local economy the crowds -- and the bottom lines -- aren't as big as they used to be.
05/23/2012 05:03 PM
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The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department is just back from Chicago, and says it has new ideas for handling the Democratic National Convention in September. About 100 officers made the trip to assist other law enforcement, as the city hosted the NATO summit. CMPD wasn't directly involved with the violent protests, but said it did learn from observing.
05/23/2012 04:25 PM
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Police across the Charlotte area are looking into robberies from Harris Teeter stores. The most recent happened Tuesday on North Cove Road in Cornelius. Police say a man came in the store just after midnight wearing a black bandana over his face and carrying a gun.
05/23/2012 04:12 PM
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The Charlotte Area Transit System is gearing up for the next phase of the Blue Line Light Rail extension project. CATS will begin awarding $1.16 billion dollars in construction contracts later this year and officials want to make sure small and minority owned businesses are part of the process.
05/23/2012 02:02 PM
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Five area law enforcement officers were honored Tuesday during the annual Respect for Law awards luncheon. The luncheon was held by the Queen City Optimist Club at the Hilton University Place.
05/23/2012 10:45 AM
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West Mecklenburg High School is operating on a two-hour delay Wednesday. Power to the school was knocked out by Tuesday night's storms.
05/23/2012 08:30 AM
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Lightning sparked an apartment fire in south Charlotte Tuesday night. It broke out on Cherrycrest Lane.
05/23/2012 08:21 AM
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Getting around uptown Charlotte will be a little more challenging this week. Starting Wednesday, several streets will shut down to prepare for the annual Food Lion Speed Street.
05/23/2012 07:26 AM
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The FBI says a Charlotte-bound flight diverted to Maine because of a security concern was never in danger. Passengers on US Airways flight 787 arrived in Charlotte Tuesday evening three hours late -- with relatives waiting anxiously.
Updated 05/22/2012 10:03 PM
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Coverage of this year's NATO summit is forcing some uptown business owners to re-think their plan for the upcoming Democratic National Convention. Many avoided downtown Chicago because of the intense security and large-scale protests outside the event. Local companies now fear a similar scene will play out in Charlotte this September.
05/22/2012 05:27 PM
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A video making its way around the Internet shows a North Carolina pastor calling for gays to be locked inside electrified fences. The Rev. Charles Worley, of Providence Road Baptist Church in Catawba County, made the announcement on May 13 in a sermon in response to President Obama's support of gay marriage.
Updated 05/22/2012 05:07 PM
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Charlotte Mecklenburg Police are ready to put their plan in action for this year's Speed Street festivities. Their goal is to prevent the violence and chaos following last year's event. One man was shot and killed, while 70 people were arrested. CMPD says it has been planning for this week and doesn't anticipate the same issues it saw last year.
05/22/2012 04:34 PM
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If you have any HT Traders sorbet from Harris Teeter in your freezer, listen up. Harris Teeter is recalling the sorbet in lemon, raspberry, mango, coconut and orange flavor due to possible undeclared milk protein.
05/22/2012 04:18 PM
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