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  The Charlotte Observer

  

  10 hours ago

  NC allows farmers to use tax-free diesel in trucks as fuel prices surge

  charlotteobserver.com - Lily Carey

  Gov. Josh Stein is moving to allow North Carolinians to use off-road diesel in trucks, a measure that could help farmers save money as diesel prices …

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  The Charlotte Observer

  

  11 hours ago

  Men were driving a couch on street, Charlotte police say. ‘Yes, an actual couch’

  charlotteobserver.com - Mark Price

  In a first, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say they caught two people driving a couch on Tryon Street. It happened Friday, Sept. 25, and the responding …

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  The Charlotte Observer

  

  16 hours ago

  Bat-wielding man doused victims in bear spray, hit them with SUV, NC sheriff says

  charlotteobserver.com - Mark Price

  A man and woman report they were attacked in rural North Carolina by a bat-swinging man who doused them in toxic bear repellant, then hit them with …

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  The Charlotte Observer

  

  16 hours ago

  A tiny NC town ‘feels straight out of the Swiss Alps,’ Southern Living says

  charlotteobserver.com - Eva Flowe

  Southern Living recommends this tiny, picturesque spot in Western North Carolina for a nearly European getaway. Little Switzerland may sound like an …

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  The Charlotte Observer

  

  17 hours ago

  Charlotte man shot 3 co-workers in Virginia, then shot himself on I-81, police say

  charlotteobserver.com - Mark Price

  The search for a Charlotte man accused of shooting three co-workers in Virginia came to a dramatic end when he fatally shot himself during a standoff …

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  The Charlotte Observer

  

  1 day ago

  NC 12 will reopen to visitors on Hatteras Island, but it will be slow going

  charlotteobserver.com - Richard Stradling

  N.C. 12 will reopen to the general public on and off Hatteras Island on Thursday morning, a week after a coastal storm flooded and damaged the …