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January 23, 2012 Carolina Panthers' rookie quarterback Cam Newton has been added to the NFC Pro Bowl roster and will play in the NFL's all-star game on Sunday at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii (NBC, 7 p.m. ET). Newton replaces quarterback Eli Manning, who will play...

January 20, 2012 Southwest Airlines will begin flying out of Charlotte Douglas International Airport as part of its acquisition of AirTran Airways. The nation's largest low-cost carrier says Charlotte is one of 22 Air Tran destinations that will be integrated into...

January 18, 2012 A recently released report states that the Charlotte region is expected to add new jobs in 2012 and that the area has gone from negative to positive job growth, and at a higher rate than many other major U.S. cities. Although growth is expected,...

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has released its annual crime statistics for 2011 and overall crime is down 7 percent. CMPD Chief Rodney Monroe spoke Tuesday morning at the department's Providence Division, the area which saw the biggest decrease in crime....

January 17, 2012 The 2012 Democratic National Convention, being held in Charlotte in September, will be shortened from the traditional four days to three. "We are shortening the convention program from the traditional four days to three," Democratic National...