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Census: Mecklenburg sees surge in minority children
Thu, 17 May 2012 15:43:46 -0700

Mecklenburg County appears to be mirroring a growing national trend that shows ethnic and racial minorities make up more than half of the children born in the United States, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Thursday.

Former probation officer plans to fight sexual assault charges
Fri, 18 May 2012 19:41:11 -0700

A former North Carolina probation officer said he will fight his federal indictment on charges that he sexually assaulted a woman he supervised in 2008. "This is inaccurate. I mean, all of it has been false from day one," Willie James Steele told Eyewitness News on Friday night. Steele has been fighting sexual assault allegations since he was arrested in 2009 and charged in Mecklenburg County ...

North Carolina same-sex marriage amendment: Confusion over domestic partner benefits
Fri, 18 May 2012 13:57:00 -0700

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Mecklenburg County commissioner Bill James survived his own primary race on May 8. But it was the marquee fight over Amendment One that topped his agenda the following day. It was predicted that the change to the state constitution, with its broad language proclaiming “marriage between one man and one woman … the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized ...

Same-sex couples apply for, denied marriage licenses in Mecklenburg County
Tue, 15 May 2012 14:35:01 -0700

Two same-sex couples tried and failed to get marriage licenses in Mecklenburg County on Tuesday afternoon. The effort is part of a protest to challenge the Marriage Amendment, which voters overwhelmingly approved one week ago.

High school spring sports roundup
Thu, 17 May 2012 20:45:46 -0700

By Langston Wertz Jr.

Debating Amendment One in North Carolina
Wed, 16 May 2012 12:42:00 -0700

NORTH CAROLINA — Last week, North Carolina voters overwhelmingly passed Amendment One to the state constitution, defining marriage as between one man and one woman only.

Obama's North Carolina math problem
Fri, 18 May 2012 08:08:43 -0700

The state Democratic Party here is consumed with an ongoing sexual harassment scandal. The embattled governor is so unpopular she decided not to run for a second term. And supporters of same-sex marriage were dealt a crushing defeat at the ballot box last week.

County says ambulance service is losing out on money from 911 phone fee
Wed, 02 May 2012 15:22:19 -0700

Mecklenburg County said its ambulance service is losing out on about $1 million a year in funding from North Carolina's 911 telephone fee. It's a 60-cent charge every month on your phone bill that is earmarked specifically for 911 centers. The state's 911 Board has administered that money since 2008. Last year, CMPD's 911 center got $2.4 million of that money, but Medic's communication center ...

City Council shouldn’t snub Amendment One
Thu, 17 May 2012 13:25:46 -0700

Our first instinct, as opponents of North Carolina’s constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, is to challenge it any way possible and show the harm it inflicts. So we understand those who encourage the Charlotte City Council to offer same-sex benefits to its employees – even if it gets the city sued.

New Senate district dominates Mecklenburg state races
Wed, 02 May 2012 15:36:32 -0700

Mecklenburg County’s newest state Senate district is its longest, running from Iredell to Union County and sweeping through five of Mecklenburg’s six small towns.