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Purchasing a used vehicle could save you lots of money. Buying a car or truck that already has issues, however, could end up draining your savings account, and costing hundreds -- if not thousands -- of dollars.

Attorney General Roy Cooper's office says it filed suit against Hydro-Sil, related companies and their management last week, alleging that the defendants took orders and accepted payments for heaters, thermostats and other products with no intention of fulfilling the orders.

Charlotte's public hearing on the stormwater-fee increase will be 7 p.m. Monday at the Government Center, 600 E 4th St.

The Pentagon released an alarming report this week showing sexual assault in the military is on the rise, raising the question: are the country's armed services capable of policing their own ranks? Currently, senior officers have the power to decide whether court-martial charges can be brought against subordinates.

As the team takes on the Pawtucket Red Sox, the organization hosts its eighth annual Pink Knights promotion .

If last year's record temperatures were any indication - 2012 ranks as one of the hottest years on record - you can plan to once again crank up your home's air conditioner this summer.

S worker helps frame a new home under construction in Matthews, N.C., in March. U.S. builders started work on the most homes and apartments in nearly 5 years, signaling momentum in the housing recovery.

An employee at the Chipotle Restaurant in Matthews was injured during a robbery on Thursday night.

A lawsuit accuses the company that developed the Palisades community off N.C. 49 of negligence by not installing a traffic light at a dangerous intersection with Riverpointe Drive and Grand Palisades Parkway.

The Mint Hill Board of Commissioners met with other town leaders to discuss and plan the 2013- 2014 budget at a workshop meeting Tuesday, April 23.

Noon and 5:30 p.m. . Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, 420 S. Tryon St. www.bechtler.org . A UNC School of the Arts chamber group plays Bartok, Prokofiev and Cowell; a discussion links those pieces to the art of Nicolas de Staël and Maria Helena Vieira da Silva.

One of many burned out or boarded up houses along St. Matthews Street is adjacent to the city's welcome sign along Raleigh Road.

The bill, which has passed the Senate, is expected to go to Gov. Pat McCrory for his signature.

If Anthony Foxx becomes the next Secretary of Transportation, he will oversee a vast bureaucracy that manages the nation's highway programs, aviation, railroads and transit – a fact that has raised hopes that the Charlotte mayor could steer federal money to North Carolina.

In this Friday, March 29, 2013, photo, a worker helps frame a new home under construction in Matthews, N.C. The Commerce Department reports on new-home sales for March on Tuesday, April 23, 2013.

"We found that they were coming from the best neighborhoods in Charlotte, and that goes against the stereotypical addict, that they're from the poor side of town," said Bob Martin, Director of the Substance Abuse Center at CMC-Mercy. Martin analyzed the top five zip codes of his heroin patients.

A bill to shift control of Charlotte Douglas International Airport from the city to an authority gets a key test in a N.C. Senate committee today.

Matthews will host its annual BeachFest event Friday and Saturday, bringing a taste of the Carolinas coast to the Charlotte region, but the two-day festival also will require motorists to make a few changes in their habits.

Fallout from the airport debate and the dismissal of the Airport Advisory Committee chair continued today with the latest shot fired by Republican Warren Cooksey.

Mayors and council members say the governor and General Assembly are out of control and that they're micromanaging cities and towns.