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GMAC will have 400 employees in the 440 South Church office tower. GMAC Financial Services began moving employees into its new uptown office tower this week despite a surprise leadership shakeup that raises questions about the company's direction.

The owners of a North Carolina motel are offering one-tenth of their rooms for the homeless, beginning Tuesday.

Neighbors in Plaza-Midwood turned a holiday celebration into a crime-fighting tool.

Authorities say a sanitation truck overturned onto a car in North Carolina's largest city, killing one and seriously injuring three.

Charlotte Police are on the scene of a homicide investigation where someone was found dead inside a burnt out car.

Someone tried to steal a cab and shot the driver in East Charlotte Saturday morning, police said.

Authorities are still investigating a deadly sanitation truck crash that caused massive traffic jams in North Carolina.

Two men from Britthaven Nursing Home were killed when a train struck both of them Friday evening.

One person was pronounced dead at the scene of a collision on Billy Graham Parkway at West Boulevard Friday afternoon.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. An accident this morning along outbound E. Independence Boulevard at Eastway Drive is causing delays.

A Gastonia woman was charged with stabbing her boyfriend during an argument Wednesday evening.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are searching for someone who shot a man in north Charlotte on Thursday morning.

A car fire backed up holiday traffic in Charlotte Wednesday night. Two women and two children were able to escape moments before the SUV burst into flames on I-85 near Graham Street.

Police are investigating a shooting on the 3700 block of Ottington Place that left a man wounded.

The rush home to family for the Thanksgiving holiday is picking up. AAA Carolinas estimates about one out of eight North Carolina residents are hitting the road for Thanksgiving, with Wednesday traditionally the heaviest travel day of the year.

The famous VW Beetle sitting on top of an old garage at the corner of Freedom Drive and West Morehead will remain there when a new restaurant opens at that location.

As the headline suggests, here are a few picks of art exhibition openings and shows to check out this weekend in Charlotte and the surrounding area a ' as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing .

A new study finds that Charlotte experiences more crime than average, with the Queen City placing among the 100 worst offenders nationwide.

Asking yourself what to do with the family for the holidays without breaking the already-broken family WBT's Holiday On Ice Neighborhood: budget? Unfortunately today's current economy doesn't allow for much flexibility when is comes to managing your entertainment budget.

The Nascar Hall of Fame located in Charlotte, North Carolina is scheduled to open on May 11, 2010 to the general public.

Everyone agrees Melissa Huntley Motz was shot and killed in the passenger seat of her husband's blue Thunderbird eight years ago.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Homicide Unit Detectives, Saturday, investigated a stabbing at 2921 Royston Road that left one person dead.

Investigators said several people were injured in a five-car crash on Pineville-Matthews Road Saturday evening.

Neighbors in Plaza-Midwood have a new take on how to deter crime, and they're calling on someone other than the police to help make it happen.

Investigators searched for clues Thursday night after a van killed a person walking in Northeast Charlotte.

A mistake cost the Charlotte area millions in road money. The federal government said local road leaders misread the rules, so the feds decided not to give the area $17.8 million it promised.

Investigators say the man who robbed a Charlotte bank on Tuesday, and then led police on a high-speed chase, has a long criminal history in California.

Actor's Theatre of Charlotte's latest production, Yankee Tavern , is a teasing mystery that will have your pulse racing -- and that's without alcohol in your system.

Fire tore through several units at the Sun Valley apartment complex in south Charlotte overnight.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Ida moved through Charlotte in waves Tuesday night pushing water levels up in flood-prone creeks.

The body of a missing west Charlotte woman was found in Irwin Creek early Tuesday.

For the past three years, Charlotte's new transit chief has supervised a bus system 20 times the size of the Queen City's, the Observer reports.

Hundreds of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students are being vaccinated against the H1N1 virus on Monday.

Family and friends reported Sunday that a 20-year-old Myers Park High School graduate died in China from an unknown cause while working an internship for a financial services company.

An ongoing dispute erupted early today into a melee in a northeast Charlotte parking lot that left one dead and two injured with life-threatening injuries.

One man is dead and two others are critically injured in Charlotte after an argument at a bar Sunday, police said.

Autumn is upon us. Great southern fried chicken is a cool weather staple of the south.

My personal feeling is that BOA isn’t going anywhere! Does it really matter where the CEO lives? In this day and time, with all of our technological advances and the increasing ability to do our jobs from the office, our homes or the beach and the video conferencing capabilities that we so often use, I can't imagine that this topic has gotten Charlotte residents so up in arms over the location of the new CEO of Bank of America. Bank of America owns far too much real estate here in Charlotte and to sell it and purchase FAR more expensive real estate in NY in this market is, in my opinion, simply ludicrous! And, to whom are they going to sell it?! Another consideration is the cost of relocating their personnel to NY. Imagine the taxes that they'd have to pay in New York--well above and beyond those here in Charlotte. Those factors would deter any business from relocating from ‘reasonable’ Charlotte, NC to ‘exorbitant’ New York! (Sorry NY friends--I have had numerous transferees from NY and they all concur that our taxes are FAR less than those they had been used to paying in New York)! The City of Charlotte and the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce are both working towards a more appealing business climate here in Charlotte. Charlotte has always been ahead of the curve with small and large business relations. Over the last decade, Charlotte has been one of the most forward-thinking metropolitan areas in the country—and that is expected to continue with our new leadership. So, no, I don't think Bank of America headquarters is moving anywhere, anytime soon! Just my humble opinion!

President Obama signed a bill which will extend the $8000 tax credit for *qualifying first-time home buyers through June 2010. First time home buyers will receive the $8,000 Federal tax credit if they: 1. Sign a contract by April 30, 2010 2. Close on the home by June 30, 2010. The new bill will also provide a $6,500 credit for current homeowners who purchase a new primary residence, and have lived in their current home for at least five of the previous 8 years. *The bill has a few provisions including: * Single tax filers who earn up to $125,000 are eligible for the total credit amount. Those who earn more than this cap can receive a partial credit. However, single filers who earn $145,000 and above are ineligible. * Joint tax filers who earn up to $225,000 are eligible for the total credit amount. Those who earn more than this cap can receive a partial credit. However, joint filers who earn $245,000 and above are ineligible. Happy house hunting!

Allen Norwood writes on Home design, do-it-yourself and real estate for The Charlotte Observer.

Simonini Custom Homes in Charlotte NC builds some of the finest homes in the area. As Allen Norwood says, they're 'taking a leap of faith,' starting these neighborhoods but, I feel that their price points are more in line with today's market. Home buyers love new construction and they're SURE to love these new neighborhoods!

While no major flooding was reported in Charlotte, people who live and work in areas known to flood spent the day keeping an eye on the rain.

Tonight at 7 p.m. and this weekend , Sesame Street Live will entertain Charlotte area preschool children and their families, according to Eventful .

Charlotte-Mecklenburg robbery detectives said a pair of thieves is targeting customers as they leave check-cashing businesses.

There are a lot of pictures of Charlotte's skyline, but according to the Charlotte Chamber, Larry Harwell's photo is the best.

Dozens of police officers and firefighters scoured the woods and creeks of a west Charlotte neighborhood Thursday night, searching for a 61-year-old woman who went missing from her home on Barringer Drive around 2 p.m. Police don't suspect foul play, but their hours-long search for Barbara Ann Springs grew more urgent as the temperature dipped into ...

A domestic violence call led to a standoff and a house fire in west Charlotte Thursday afternoon.

The NCAA Division II Southeast Region mena s soccer match between Wingate University and Flagler College will take place at Mallard Creek High School at 7 p.m. tonight .

Several creeks and rivers in the Charlotte-area are pushing their limits as the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida move out of the region.

Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player. by RAD BERKY / NewsChannel 36 E-mail Rad: RBerky@WCNC.com Posted on November 11, 2009 at 5:28 PM Updated today at 5:42 PM CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- On this Veterans Day, a group of Charlotte vets who are also Muslim sent their condolences to the victims and families of last week's shootings ...

The Southern Christmas Show in Charlotte, NC is a great way to get Christmas decorating ideas and buy unique Christmas crafts and decorations.

Come out to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police and Fire Training Academy on November 21st and join in for the First Annual Thin Blue Line Run ! Registration : Register on-line or print out the form and mail it in.

Police arrested two people who they say shot a clerk in east Charlotte late Monday.

Gov. Bev Perdue is scheduled to outline a plan today to finish construction of the Interstate 485 loop around Charlotte using what an administration official says is a novel financing method that won't touch money pegged for other road projects.

A communitya s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic.

When Pat McCrory first ran for mayor of Charlotte in 1995, the Republican Party enjoyed a home-field advantage: 73 percent of the city voters were white, many of whom reliably chose the GOP on election day.

Charlotte City Councilman Warren Turner, who works as a N.C. probation officer, was shot at Friday as he went on a routine probation visit in southwest Charlotte, sources said.

Police searched for a suspected killer in the woods near Reedy Creek Park Saturday morning.

Police were searching late Thursday evening for a missing four-year-old girl after a man reported the child had been carjacked in east Charlotte.

Police were questioning a suspect late Friday night after someone fired shots at a Charlotte city councilman who is also a state probation officer.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are searching for two men after an auto store robbery in north Charlotte early Thursday.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have arrested a man who they say admitted to making up a story about a carjacking and kidnapping Thursday night.

It may be several days before a four-lane road is back to normal in south Charlotte after a major water main break, Channel 9 Eyewitness News learned Thursday night.

Mayor-elect Anthony Foxx ran strongly in all areas of the city other than the heavily Republican south and southeast.

Police are asking drivers to avoid a south Charlotte road after a water geyser shot out of a broken pipe Wednesday night.

A locked door didn't keep a robber from breaking in to a north Charlotte motel early Wednesday.

DAVID T. FOSTER III-dtfoster@charlotteobserver.com Voters ended more than two decades of Republican leadership in Charlotte Tuesday by electing Democrat Anthony Foxx the city's second African-American mayor and the youngest in memory.

The mayor of Charlotte, N.C., made an appearance to advocate the economic benefits of transit at the 2009 Regional Transportation Forum in Brandon Monday.

The 80th anniversary season of Carolinas Concert Association began with some radical changes.

The Crossroads Distribution Center is fully leased. Atlanta-based packaging company Piedmont National Corp.

A Charlotte landmark is coming down. Crews are working to tear down an advertisement near Bank of America Stadium.

An eighth-grade student was struck by a car in south Charlotte Monday morning. According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, witnesses say the boy darted into traffic on Ardrey Kell Road.

The boards of the Dowd YMCA on Morehead Street and the Stratford Richardson YMCA on West Boulevard are working together to raise $420,000. The money would support programs in the West Boulevard corridor operated by the Stratford Richardson branch.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police are looking for the person they say shot and killed a teenager in West Charlotte early Sunday morning.