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Matthews police make marijuana arrest

Melinda Johnston | Special Correspondent | 3:29PM

Marijuana was found growing near the intersection of Independence Boulevard and Matthews Township Parkway.

Police drop charges against graduation cheerers after apologies

By Andrew Dys | (Rock Hill) Herald | 6:02PM

Disorderly conduct charges against at least seven of the eight people arrested in June for cheering at high school graduations have been dismissed after they wrote apologies for their behavior at the ceremonies.

Diesel prices fall, pleasing truckers

By Christopher D. Kirkpatrick | E-mail | 3:57PM

If drivers are happy about lower fuel prices, truckers and truck-dependent companies are ecstatic.

Hickory officials seek input on nightclub halt | 6:05PM
Part of Remount Road closed | 3:42PM
Wachovia reflecting on loan losses | 3:09PM
Traffic: Work on U.S. 74 and in Matthews | 3:05PM
Gas leak near CPCC | 2:52PM
CMS officials: We're ready | 1:46PM
S.C. school systems open today | 1:18PM
Warehouse building sells for $2 million | 12:44PM
Kannapolis man charged with multiple sex offenses | 12:01PM
Wachovia sells off land loans | 11:26AM

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149 dead in plane crash at Madrid airport

A Spanish airliner bound for the Canary Islands crashed, burned and broke into pieces Wednesday while trying to take off from Madrid's Barajas airport, killing 149 people on board, officials said.

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West Morehead on the rise

The Next Big Thing for West Morehead Street is residential construction.