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Nate Quick's Death Shocks Radio Communities

Well-loved radio personality Nate Quick died late last night due to liver complications, according to postchronicle.com. He was the former WPEG Power 98 radio personality, marketing director of of K104-FM and KRNB program director. Quick was surrounded by friends and family...

Family pet injured by playground litter

Most of the time, I educate folks about how litter hurts our planet. Here is an example of the the dangers of litter to pets. A dog cut its paw on broken glass. Luckily the owner was around to take the animal to the vet. Luckily her children were not injured by the litter. I...

Armanti Edwards, Appalachian State QB, Out with Lawn Mower Injury

Appalachian State quarterback Armanti Edwards is expected to miss two to four weeks after injuring his right foot while mowing the lawn. The Armanti Edward lawn mower injury comes just before Appalachian State's...

54% Of North American Women Have Another Reason To Celebrate

Approximately 54 per cent of North American women aged 18 and over are considered overweight by traditional health care standards. So why is the majority treated like a minority and completely under-represented in...

Naked Man on a Plane: LA Bound Flight 705 Diverted to Albuquerque

US Airways Flight 705 got off to a racy start when it left Charlotte, NC bound for Los Angeles, a naked man interrupted the flight and caused it to be diverted to Sunport International Airport in Albuquerque,...

Edwards Campaign Knew About Affair, Would Sabotage Nomination

ABC News' George Stephanopoulos reported on Sunday that the Edwards Campaign had a Poison Pill if John Edwards won the Democratic Nomination.  The Campaign first passed the rumors of Edwards Affair as...

SPRINT Cup driver Jeremy Mayfield Failed Drug test

  NASCAR  Sprint Cup Driver Jeremy Mayfield has been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR due to a failed drug test. Two crewmen were also suspended: Tony Martin and Ben Williams. "NASCAR announced Saturday...

Sean O'Hair Wins 2009 Quail Hollow Championship

The event is held at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina in early May. It was first played in 2003 as the Wachovia Championship and has attracted some of the top players on the tour. The final leader...

North Carolina To Get High Speed Rail

Yesterday during a Press conference President Obama unveiled his extensive vision to develop Fast Track, High Speed Rail in America. According to the Federal Railroad Administration ten major corridors are included...

US Airways Flight 1549 comes down in Hudson River, New York

US Airways Flight 1549 has come down in the frigid Hudson River in New York.  All 155 people on board are believed to have escaped the downed plane in what the New York governor described as a "miracle on the...

Employees left behind after layoffs overworked, inefficient

Companies may think that layoffs help reduce costs, but they often forget about the toll layoffs take on the employees left behind, according to time management and organizational development consultant Kenneth...

Where is Kyle Fleischmann?

" Where Is Kyle Fleischmann? Charlotte, N.C. police say they still want to speak with absolutely anyone who was at or near the Buckhead Saloon or Fuel Pizza in Uptown Charlotte on November 8, 2007, the night Kyle...

Housing prices down in all major US markets in November

"S&P said its composite index of 10 metropolitan areas also fell 2.2 percent in November from October for a 19.1 percent year-over-year drop, matching the previous month's record decline." As the chart above...

Barclays Bank of Delaware Commits Fraud in Charlotte, NC Airport

On December 23, 2008 I arrived in the airport in Charlotte, North Carolina on my way to visit family in Florida for the Christmas holidays. As I entered the US Airways departure gate area, a young woman at a...

Families of missing persons wait for ID on remains

"Families of missing persons wait for ID on human remains Families wait for ID of remains   CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Charlotte-Mecklenburg police still don't have a positive identification on the...

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