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Landlord responsible for $23,000 bill could face discipline and legal action from state

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein called the sizes of the complaints “jaw dropping.” His office has the authority to pursue restitution and civil penalties. RALEIGH, N.C. — The landlord who billed North Carolina State University students $23,000 when they moved out, mostly because she didn’t like their homemade beer pong table, could face discipline and legal action from the North Carolina attorney general’s office.…
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CMPD investigating crash that killed pedestrian along The Plaza

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A pedestrian was hit and killed in east Charlotte late Wednesday night, police said.  Charlotte-Mecklenburg police responded to a crash involving a pedestrian along The Plaza near Matheson Avenue and Clemson Avenue just after midnight Wednesday night.  When officers arrived, they found 58-year-old Lisa Pettis suffering from serious injuries after she was hit by a vehicle.…
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Treasury Secretary Yellen highlights clean energy investments in NC visit

Governor Roy Cooper joined the secretary in Bessemer City. DALLAS, N.C. — Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen visited Gaston County on Thursday to discuss investments in clean energy recently made through the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act. During her North Carolina visit, Secretary Yellen toured Livent, a manufacturing facility in Bessemer City that makes lithium hydroxide for batteries. …
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All lanes of I-485 reopen after crash near North Tryon

The road cleared around an hour after the crash backed up traffic on the busy highway. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — All four lanes of I-485 inner loop have reopened in the University City area of Charlotte, according to NCDOT. It comes after a crash near Exit 32 for North Tryon Street, just past the I-85 interchange, backed up traffic on the busy highway.…