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 MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Lowe’s was beset by hefty charges and meager traffic in its stores for most of the third quarter, and its profit suffered for it. A day after rival Home Depot posted banner results and boosted its outlook ...

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ATLANTA (AP) — Home Depot, benefiting from falling unemployment, still-low mortgage rates and rising home prices, raised its outlook for the year on Tuesday as sales surged in the third quarter and customers spent more with each visit. The home ...

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Energy-efficient upgrades can not only shrink your utility bill; they can increase the value of your home. Homebuyers are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of energy-efficient homes. In fact, they’re often willing to pay more for homes with “green” ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina law passed a decade ago as property tax relief has resulted in exorbitant tax bills on small businesses and rental property while short-changing fast-growing school districts, critics told a House study committee Tuesday. ...

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A restaurant employee in Charlotte has been shot to death. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police told local media outlets that officers were called to a real estate business shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday and found 26-year-old Katherine Memory Jones. Emergency ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — How much could it cost a home owner in eastern North Carolina to clean up the mess left behind by Hurricane Matthew? A high-tech computer program that links topography, stream flow and property tax appraisal information ...

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (AP) — Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and Democratic challenger Attorney General Roy Cooper are holding a statewide televised debate that will be overshadowed in some parts of North Carolina by Hurricane Matthew’s aftermath. The two candidates ...

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MARION, N.C. (AP) — The Blue Ridge Parkway is expanding in western North Carolina through the addition of about 200 acres of scenic view from the popular Bear Den Overlook, between Linville Falls and Gillespie Gap. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s highest court has upheld earlier rulings that the state Department of Transportation’s failure to install traffic signals at a Charlotte-area intersection helped cause an accident that killed three, including two children. The state Supreme ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s unemployment is better than the national average for the second month in a row, dropping in August to 4.6 percent. The state Commerce Department reported Tuesday that the state’s jobless rate fell from 4.7 ...

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