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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police were dispatched to the corner of Kennon and Pegram Street shortly after 4:30 p.m. this afternoon.

Emergency workers apply foam to a small Cessna that landed short of runway 36R at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Friday, May 24, 23013.

Mooresville police are seeking the public's help in identifying this suspect in an attempted robbery at Fifth Third Bank on North Main Street Friday morning.

Partners are seeking to fill more than 300,000 square feet of uptown office space that isn't yet close to joining the city's skyline Imagine signing a lease for offices in a building at the same time you have to imagine both the offices and the building.

Editor's note: In this series, local author David Aaron Moore answers reader-submitted questions about unusual, noteworthy or historic people, places and things in Charlotte.

Realtor Randy Cernohorsky and his partner John Causby, who owns a sound studio in Charlotte, say Uptown is right where they want to be.

Teresa Davis, president of the Charlotte Business Guild, will celebrate her 50th birthday, along with board member Jai Taylor, at a fundraiser for the LGBT Community Center of Charlotte will be held on May 25, 7 p.m., at the center, 2508 N. Davidson St.

The Mecklenburg LGBT Political Action Committee , is searching for new members to join its steering committee and invites interested parties to attend its June 4 meeting, 6:30-8 p.m., at the LGBT Community Center of Charlotte, 2508 N. Davidson St.

This week's Food Lion Speed Street has been deemed an extraordinary event, which means police have more power to keep the peace.

Kaveh Darafsheh, a south Charlotte resident who lives off Providence Road, will work as an intern this summer for NASA through the Langley Aerospace Research Student Scholars program.

A Charlotte woman who apparently had her fill of her son's behavior issues has decided to let local police deal with him.

The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina has some questions about the data collected from the 600 surveillance cameras, and other public safety technology in the Charlotte area.

A Charlotte woman who apparently had her fill of her son's behavior issues has decided to let local police deal with him.

A former Charlotte hedge fund manager pleaded guilty to securities fraud in federal court on Thursday and was released on a $50,000 unsecured bond until sentencing.

The sky can't decide if it wants to produce rain or wind or make way for sunshine, so it settles on an uncomfortable mix.

An angry crowd of Interstate 77 toll lane opponents booed and shouted down members of the agency that sets Charlotte area road priorities Wednesday night after they were given 10 minutes to say why they feel tolls from Charlotte to Mooresville are a bad idea.

An Ohio man was arrested at a Charlotte McDonalds after police say he called them and asked to turn himself in for the shooting death of a teenager.

"I haven't had any problems in this neighborhood," Rodden says. "It's probably gotten a bad rap it doesn't deserve." Westover Hills is conveniently located near the interstates and West Boulevard.

Patrons of the Stockyard Grill and Lounge will have to find another lunch spot while the business rebuilds after a fire destroyed the kitchen.

It's not abnormal for lawmakers to begin a political meeting with a prayer. But in Arizona, an atheist state representative began the daily session with a quote from a well-known atheist.