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Ellen Caron Obituary (1933 - 2023) - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Observer

Ellen Caron Obituary (1933 - 2023) - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Observer

Robert Anderson Obituary (1936 - 2023) - Waxhaw, NC - Charlotte Observer

Robert Anderson Obituary (1936 - 2023) - Waxhaw, NC - Charlotte Observer

Tora Montella Obituary (1941 - 2022) - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Observer

Tora Montella Obituary (1941 - 2022) - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Observer

Ralph Brackett Obituary (1934 - 2024) - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Observer

Ralph Brackett Obituary (1934 - 2024) - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Observer

Friends and colleagues remember longtime Observer photographer

Friends and colleagues remember longtime Observer photographer

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Lulu Gribbin has some pretty terrible memories of the 11 weeks she spent in Charlotte last year. For all 77 of those days, she was being treated at various hospitals and clinics here, having lost her left hand and a portion of her right leg in a shark attack during a June 2024 mother-daughter beach trip. Glenn Gaston, an orthopedic surgeon and director of the OrthoCarolina Hand Center could tell from the start that she was uniquely determined — and knew right away she was an ideal candidate for

Lulu Gribbin has some pretty terrible memories of the 11 weeks she spent in Charlotte last year. For all 77 of those days, she was being treated at various hospitals and clinics here, having lost her left hand and a portion of her right leg in a shark attack during a June 2024 mother-daughter beach trip. Glenn Gaston, an orthopedic surgeon and director of the OrthoCarolina Hand Center could tell from the start that she was uniquely determined — and knew right away she was an ideal candidate for

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A Mooresville surgeon is named in multiple malpractice suits after post-op bowel leaks, sepsis and deaths following operations. Reporter Amber Gaudet breaks down some of her investigation here. Read more: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article312715887.html | The Charlotte Observer

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After the recent stabbing death of Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte, GOP lawmakers are looking at ways to require secured bonds for violent criminals, and restart the death penalty in North Carolina after a 19-year pause on executions in the state due to ongoing legal challenges, House Speaker Destin Hall and Senate leader Phil Berger said during a news conference at the Legislative Building on Thursday. Read more at the 🔗 in our bio. ✍️ Avi Bajpai and Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan 🎥 Robert Willett/The

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Hundreds filled the street outside of the East/West Boulevard station to take part in a vigil for Iryna Zarutska who was fatally stabbed on Aug. 22 while riding the Lynx Blue Line. The vigil, promoted by the Mecklenburg County Republican party, was held at the same light rail station where Zarutska was found dead and marked exactly one month since the attack. She was an artist who had aspirations of becoming a veterinary assistant because of her love of animals. She loved the United States, her

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Lance Mills, a Hurricane Helene survivor, details what it was like being rescued from his home in Swannanoa, North Carolina. He said while he's thankful for the help he's recieved from neighbors and FEMA, the federal agency could do a better job with helping people who have immediate need. This interview was pulled from "A Long Way to Go: Conversations on North Carolina's Helene Recovery," an event hosted by The Charlotte Observer and The News & Observer. 🔗: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/ne

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Vice President JD Vance spoke in Concord about the fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old woman on the city’s light rail system. He said Zarutska’s death was a failure of political leaders because Brown was able to roam freely after being arrested 14 times. Vance said issues of crime are turned into issues of race by Democrats. ✍️ Mary Ramsey 🎥 Mary Ramsey, Tamia Boyd 🔗 https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article312224984.html | The Charlotte Observer

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For 51 years, the crash of Flight 212 wasn’t publicly memorialized in Charlotte. You can now find this bench at Charlotte Douglas Airport’s Overlook park, a tribute to the 72 lives lost on Sept. 11, 1974, when Eastern Airlines Flight 212 crashed just miles from the runway. The bench, created with support from victims’ families and airport officials, gives the community a place to grieve and reflect. Flight 212 also changed aviation forever. The tragedy led to the FAA’s “sterile cockpit” rule, a

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A Charlotte man was fatally shot in front of his apartment building by a police officer Friday afternoon. Read more about the incident: http://bit.ly/2nJCppm | The Charlotte Observer

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James Ferguson II, a Charlotte civil rights lawyer whose landmark cases desegregated schools nationwide, has died. He was 82. Ferguson’s son Jay Ferguson told The Charlotte Observer his father had suffered from an “extended illness” leading up to his death Monday morning. “He had a pretty tough battle here the last four months, and so we’re honestly relieved that he’s resting,” Jay Ferguson said. The elder Ferguson, an Asheville native who was born in the Jim Crow South in 1942, co-founded Nor

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The fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s light rail has rekindled conversations about the failures of America’s criminal justice system. Mental health advocates say Zarutska’s slaying on Aug. 22 was as much a failure of Charlotte’s mental system as it was public safety. DeCarlos Brown has been in mental decline for years. He’s long said something — a “chip” or an “object” in his brain — controls him. Brown is diagnosed with schizophrenia, his mother said. 🎥 Ryan Oehrli, Tamia Boyd 🔗

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NASCAR fan Brian Cloyd of Danville, KY and friend Stephen Harrell of Taxewell, TN traveled to Charlotte, NC on Friday to attend a Gathering in Remembrance ceremony for the seven people killed in a Statesville, NC plane crash on Thursday, December 18, 2026. Among the seven who died was former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle. Cloyd shares his thoughts on the passing of his NASCAR hero. 🔗: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/article314262589.html 📹: Jeff Siner | The Charlotte Ob

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CMPD Officer Joshua Eyer’s funeral procession in uptown Charlotte

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Authorities are investigating a mass shooting that happened Sunday morning during a house party near Hickory, where more than 80 shots were fired, killing one person and injuring 11 others. Police identified the deceased as 58-year-old Shawn Patrick Hood of Lenoir. Officials have not released the names of the others, but the youngest person injured was 16. One critically wounded person was transported to a Charlotte hospital, while others were taken to local medical facilities, Catawba County Sh

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Jeff Burton, a longtime teammate of Greg Biffle, shared stories about the late legendary NASCAR driver on Friday at his memorial in Charlotte. Here, he recalls a conversation he recently had with Kurt Busch about Biffle’s life and legacy. 🔗: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/article314290675.html 📹: Alex Zietlow | The Charlotte Observer

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Families across North Carolina have had their lives tragically upended after losing loved ones to super speeders—many of whom are repeat offenders—driving up to 50 mph over the limit. | The Charlotte Observer

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The fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian woman at a South End light rail station in Charlotte last month has drawn national attention, putting a spotlight on the city’s crime and prompting immediate calls for action from local leaders. Iryna Zarutska, 23, was fatally stabbed along the light rail line at about 10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 22, the Charlotte Observer previously reported, citing the city’s police department. The suspect, identified as 34-year-old Decarlos Brown, was taken to a hospital with non

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Vice President JD Vance said Charlie Kirk “gave his life” for the virtue of debate on Wednesday at an event in Concord, North Carolina. “His loss was the nation’s loss,” he said. Many of his comments, and those from other Republicans at the event, focused on local and national conversations about crime after the fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on the Charlotte light rail and the assassination of Kirk. Read more: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/articl

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Shots were fired from a hillside toward people at a pool party near Hickory on Sunday, authorities announced Wednesday afternoon, saying they had charged three men with attempted murder. A 20-year-old man was arraigned Wednesday morning on an attempted first-degree murder charge stemming from the mass shooting that killed a man and resulted in 11 others being injured. Here's what else we know about the shooting. Read more: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article307853445.html

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B-roll of investigators looking at the crash that killed NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and six other people on Thursday, Dec. 18. | The Charlotte Observer

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Mary Huffstetler Obituary (1938 - 2023) - Cherryville, NC - Charlotte Observer

Margaret Martin Obituary (1933 - 2023) - Fuquay Varina, NC - Charlotte Observer

Bryce Moore Obituary (1935 - 2023) - Indian Land, SC - Charlotte Observer

Peter Anzenberger Obituary (1953 - 2023) - Concord, NC - Charlotte Observer

🏁 We open Season 3 of "Sports Legends of the Carolinas" with an exclusive conversation with Richard Petty ahead of the Daytona 500. "The King" talks openly about life, death and NASCAR. https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/sports-legends/article285128017.html | The Charlotte Observer

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