David Boraks
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WFAE
Home sales in the Charlotte region plunged again last month, falling more than 18% in June compared with the same month last year, continuing a months-long slide. But data released Thursday shows the average price for homes kept rising.
Jane Winik Sartwell
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Carolina Public Press
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Another one of Charlotte’s professional sports teams has been sold. The Charlotte Checkers announced on Monday that Florida-based Zawyer Sports & Entertainment has acquired a controlling interest in the hockey team. This story, and other local business news, on this week's BizWorthy. -
Elvis Menayese/WFAEThe organizations' boards of directors announced this week that the combined effort will serve Gaston, Iredell and Mecklenburg counties. The consolidation will become final on Oct. 1.
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The pilot program comes as residents in other parts of Europe have been denouncing — and in some cases confronting — the droves of tourists who flock to its historic cities and picturesque beaches every year. -
Considering taking an electric vehicle on a long drive? Plenty of people get range anxiety. But with more charging stations on the roads, things are getting easier. Still, you'll want to have a plan. -
Food prices have largely leveled off, but many people are still frustrated when they go to their local grocery store. -
A SpaceX rocket has failed for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company’s internet satellites in an orbit so low that they're doomed to fall through the atmosphere and burn up. -
Buncombe County cannot intervene in North Carolina General Attorney Josh Stein’s lawsuit against HCA Healthcare, the NC Business court held this week. The county is already part of another lawsuit but had asked to intervene in Stein’s suit, claiming $3 million in damages. -
AT&T believes the data, which was stolen in April, is no longer publicly available. Affected current and former customers will be notified by the company but can also check their status online. -
The tech giants both report surges in greenhouse gas emissions as they double-down on adding artificial intelligence to all of their products. -
A lawsuit was filed against Hershey, Walgreens and several others in the case of a teen who died after he participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge that was widely promoted on social media. -
The federal government announced a settlement with Marathon Oil for alleged air quality violations at the company's oil and gas operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. -
The City of Philadelphia has ordered all city workers to return to the office five days a week starting July 15. A judge ruled the mandate could go forward, despite opposition from union workers.
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