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Predicting the first round of the NBA Draft and how Charlotte will play a factor in it.

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An odor reported at Charlotte Douglas International Airport on Friday sent a number of crew members to the hospital with unspecified injuries, American Airlines said in a statement.

Study commissioned by lawmakers is silent on whether the state should ban shrimp trawling. But it urges changes in how North Carolina protects coastal fisheries.

Jessica Bailey Sowell, a 32-year-old from Charlotte, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and unlawful possession of a firearm.