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Feds lift Wells Fargo $2T asset cap penalty imposed after fake account scandal
The San Francisco-based bank had long sought the move that was holding back its growth. Its CEO called it a “pivotal ...
Topless pool party billed on social media prior to Catawba shooting
Footage and photos before a house party in a Catawba County community turned deadly showed young adults drinking and playing ...
NC Gov. Josh Stein joined Stephen Colbert’s show, encourages WNC tourism. What was said?
NC Gov. Josh Stein was on the “Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” and the conversation turned to Western North Carolina and ...
Who got new NC private school vouchers? Not many from public schools, data shows
The students who left public schools using a private school voucher cost public schools $10.1 million in state funding this ...
To save their library system, this NC community packed a meeting, spoke for hours
One person arrived ahead of a community-organized protest and handed out laminated yellow pins that read “4 Libraries.” ...
Duke, UNC baseball among eight NCAA Super Regional sites. Here are the schedules
NCAA tournament baseball games will be played at Duke’s Jack Coombs Field for the first time, while UNC is playing on its ...
Panthers OTA notebook: DBs have strong day, rookie WR Jimmy Horn sidelined
The Carolina Panthers hosted an organized team activities session in front of the media on Tuesday. The Observer was there to ...
New COVID variant is spreading across the US. Is a summer spike ahead for NC?
For now, NB.1.8.1 accounts for fewer than 20 reported cases nationwide, USA Today reported – but the transmissibility of the ...
Duke baseball hosting first NCAA Tournament games after Murray State stunner
Jack Coombs Field at Duke will be an NCAA tournament site for the first time when Duke plays Murray State in a Super Regional ...
Venue change leaves some CMS families scrambling for high school graduation tickets
The change for Ardrey Kell and Myers Park is due to the ongoing renovation of the Spectrum Center, where the Charlotte ...
How Charlotte’s top banks fared in customer satisfaction. There’s a clear winner
Market research firm J.D. Power released a series of surveys comparing national banks. One in Charlotte stands out.
Controversial substance used for pain, anxiety could be banned for NC buyers under 21
State lawmakers are once again pushing to regulate the substance, which comes from a Southeast Asian tree and is often used to self-treat pain, anxiety, diarrhea and opioid use disorder— though it ...