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• Charlotte: Spoken word night

  Wymyns Poetry Open Mic, hosted by L. Monique, will take place on Sept. 26 at Ultra Lounge, 2815 Crisman St.

• Parents of man killed by hit and run driver looking for answers

  Parents of a 23 year-old hit and killed by a vehicle that just kept going and didn't stop to help say it is time to own up to the crime.

• Will money woes end oversight by Metropolitan Transit Commission?

  The current timetable for the 2030 Transit Plan means 15 years will have elapsed between the 2007 debut of the South Boulevard light-rail line and completion of the next major project.

• Sixth-grader struck by car near bus stop

  Police say charges will not be filed against a driver who struck a sixth-grade student Thursday morning.

• Man kills self after shooting girlfriend

  DAVIE HINSHAW - dhinshaw@charlotteobserver.com http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2010/09/03/08/SHOOTING_03.embedded.prod_affiliate.138.JPG 186 09/03/10 Parents and kids wait for a school bus outside the scene at the Pines at Wendover apartments on North Wendover Road where a man fatally shot himself early today after shooting his girlfriend ...

• Uptown DWI crackdown results in 15 arrests, 88 total charges

  Police arrested 15 people on charges of driving while intoxicated at two overnight checkpoints in uptown Charlotte.

• Police Investigate Shooting, Standoff In Southeast Charlotte 37 min ago

  Charlotte-Mecklenburg police investigated a shooting and standoff at a Southeast Charlotte apartment complex.

• Guilty plea entered in mortgage fraud case

  A Mint Hill man has pleaded guilty in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme that involved kickbacks to a homebuilder, according to documents filed Wednesday in federal court in Charlotte.

• West Charlotte Couple Trying To Put Stop To Violence In Community 40 min ago

  In a few days, people in two West Charlotte neighborhoods will find fliers in their doors inviting them to a neighborhood meeting organizers hope will create positive change and safer streets.

• Police: Stranger Approached Young Girl Playing Outside

  Police have stepped up patrols after a man approached a 9-year-old girl outside of her Charlotte apartment, officers said.