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Semi Driver Dies After Crashing into Trees Along I-65 Near Columbus
BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, Ind. — A 60-year-old North Carolina man died Wednesday after driving a semi-truck off Interstate 65 near Columbus and into a tree line. Indiana State Police identified the driver as Anthony Bull of Charlotte, North Carolina. Troopers say Bull was pulling a loaded trailer when he struck a guardrail, drove off the road […]
Charlotte Observer
‘Widespread freeze' expected for Charlotte. Here's how low temperatures will go
Charlotte’s first “widespread freeze” of the season will be Sunday night, when temperatures are expected to fall to 31 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. The “apparent temperature” – how it actually feels – will be more like 29 degrees, forecasters say. Sunday will be one in a series of days with highs only in the 50s and lows at or below freezing, forecasters say. The cold front will reach the region late Thursday and extend from one end of the state to the other. Lows across the state this weekend will range from 22 degrees in Cherokee to 33 degrees in Jacksonville on the coast, forecasters say. Precipitation is not forecast for the Charlotte region. But up to 4 inches of snow could fall along the Tennessee state line, forecasters say. “The highest amounts still appear most likely over portions of Smoky Mountain National Park,” the National Weather Service says. Wind gusts in the Charlotte area will top 30 mph on Thursday and remain near 25 mph after sunset, forecasters say. Gusts of 40 mph to 50 mph have been forecast for higher elevations in the mountains. “Although some warming is expected, the general trend for temperatures for
The State
HS football playoffs Week 2 schedule: Top games, injury questions for Dutch Fork
Dutch Fork football might start the postseason without one of its key players. Silver Foxes coach Tom Knotts said Wednesday that his son and senior quarterback Jaxon Knotts is “questionable” for Friday’s second-round Class 5A playoff game against Fort Mill. Jaxon Knotts suffered a thumb injury during the first half of the regular-season finale against White Knoll on Oct. 30. The senior has been rehabbing the injury multiple times a day to try and play in the game. Dutch Fork was off last week. Knotts, a two-year starter, is completing 71% of his passes for 2,102 yards and 29 total touchdowns this season. If Knotts can’t play, junior Jacob Brown would go in his absence. He has appeared in five games this season and is 16 of 23 for 131 yards. Dutch Fork and most of the other top teams in the area had first-round byes last week. The second round of the playoffs features many intriguing matchups. Here are some to keep an eye on Friday. Games to Watch (7) Fort Mill (9-2) at (2) Dutch Fork (9-0): First meeting between the two teams since 2013. Dutch Fork leads the all-time series, 6-4, including a 2-0 mark under Tom
Charlotte Observer
Mercedes-Benz ran over man, then fled, CMPD says. Car found, but driver at large
A red Mercedes-Benz linked to a fatal hit-and-run has been located, but the driver remains on the run, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. The crash happened just before 9 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of East Arrowood and Nations Ford roads in southwest Charlotte, CMPD says. “Upon arrival, officers located an unresponsive victim, Niceforo Garcia-Rufino, 43, lying in the roadway. MEDIC arrived and pronounced Rufino deceased at the scene,” CMPD said. “The preliminary investigation indicates that Rufino was crossing E. Arrowood Road (and) was not inside a marked crosswalk. The driver of the Mercedes was driving above the posted speed limit at the time of the crash.” The vehicle fled east towards South Boulevard, and was later located by police. “But the driver is still outstanding,” police said. Investigators have not released details of the vehicle’s owner, or where it was located. Rufino lived at an apartment about two miles north of the crash scene, court records show. 17-year-old says he was too ‘scared’ to stop after Mercedes-Benz hit child: CMPD 6-year-old was struck by vehicle at intersection and left to die, CMPD says Missing woman’s vehicle found near waterfall in national forest, NC sheriff says
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Maysville Man, 67, With Cancer Vanishes Mid-Trip From South Carolina, Family Pleads
A 67-year-old Maysville man battling prostate cancer has been missing for more than a week after a bus trip meant to bring him home from South Carolina instead left his family searching for answers. Frank Glover was supposed to travel by Greyhound from Camden, South Carolina, back to Kentucky, but he never made his connections.
Charlotte Stories
Major European Retailer Building First US Headquarters in Fort Mill
A major European retailer is planning on building its first US headquarters in Fort Mill – investing $25.5 million and create 215 new jobs. Netherlands-based Action plans will use a roughly 345,000-square-foot building near Carowinds Boulevard and Pleasant Road. The company operates more than 3,500 discount stores across Europe...
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Maxwell’s Tavern Celebrates 16 Years With Family at the Heart of It All
Before Maxwell’s Tavern opened its doors for the first time in 2010, the staff gathered beside the bar for a photograph. They were ready to welcome their first customers, though no one could have known how much downtown Waxhaw – or the restaurant business – would change or that the original owners and several original team members would still shine there every day, sixteen years later.
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South Charlotte Restaurant Inspections (Nov. 5-11)
The Mecklenburg County Health Department inspected these restaurants from Nov. 5 to 11:. • Brooklyn Pizza Parlor, 7725 Colony Road – 99 • Food Lion (deli), 7400 Candlewyck Lane – 99.5. • Food Lion (meat market), 7400 Candlewyck Lane – 99.5. • Great Wall of China South,...
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A Charlotte Cop Allegedly Ran 1 Plate Through Flock for a Friend, and the Phone Search Turned Up a Group Text Tied to 6 More Officers
Seth Elliott, a 25-year-old Charlotte, N.C., police officer, ran one license plate through the Flock Safety network and a state criminal justice database on June 16, 2026, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. The State Bureau of Investigation arrested him July 29 on a charge of illegally accessing a government computer, which CMPD's release calls a Class 1 misdemeanor. The CMPD Flock investigation then grew well past the lookup: state agents working the case pulled data from Elliott's phone and found a group text thread that CMPD has tied to six other officers.