http://www.wcnc.com/news/year-in-review/local-news-moments RSS Feed for WCNC - News - Year in Review - Local News Moments en-us Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:07:42 GMT 2012-12-17T16:07:42Z en-us http://www.wcnc.com/news/year-in-review/local-news-moments/Obama-accepts-nomination-at-DNC-183717251.html Though it wasn't inside Bank of America stadium as was previously planned, President Barack Obama accepted the Democratic party's nomination for a second term inside Time Warner Cable Arena on September 6. Sun, 16 Dec 2012 23:08:46 GMT http://www.wcnc.com/news/year-in-review/local-news-moments/Obama-accepts-nomination-at-DNC-183717251.html 2012-12-16T23:08:46Z http://www.wcnc.com/news/year-in-review/local-news-moments/Amendment-One-passes-183792161.html North Carolina passed a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage during a controversial vote on the May 8 primary. Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:53:47 GMT http://www.wcnc.com/news/year-in-review/local-news-moments/Amendment-One-passes-183792161.html 2012-12-17T15:53:47Z http://www.wcnc.com/news/year-in-review/local-news-moments/Tornado-hits-Mecklenburg-County-183717571.html An EF-2 tornado hit Mecklenburg County around 2:30 a.m. March 2, injuring three people and damaging several homes. The tornado hit the northeast part of the county and the tip of Cabarrus County. Sun, 16 Dec 2012 22:51:59 GMT http://www.wcnc.com/news/year-in-review/local-news-moments/Tornado-hits-Mecklenburg-County-183717571.html 2012-12-16T22:51:59Z http://www.wcnc.com/news/year-in-review/local-news-moments/John-Edwards-not-guilty-183718211.html John Edwards' campaign finance fraud case ended in a mistrial on May 30. Sun, 16 Dec 2012 22:58:44 GMT http://www.wcnc.com/news/year-in-review/local-news-moments/John-Edwards-not-guilty-183718211.html 2012-12-16T22:58:44Z http://www.wcnc.com/news/year-in-review/local-news-moments/Heath-Morrison-tabbed-new-CMS-chief-183718071.html Dr. Heath Morrison was picked by leaders at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools as the new Superintendent on April 19 in a unanimous decision. Sun, 16 Dec 2012 22:56:01 GMT http://www.wcnc.com/news/year-in-review/local-news-moments/Heath-Morrison-tabbed-new-CMS-chief-183718071.html 2012-12-16T22:56:01Z http://www.wcnc.com/news/year-in-review/local-news-moments/4-local-airmen-die-in-C-130-crash-183718381.html A military plane carrying the North Carolina National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing crashed in South Dakota while fighting wildfires on July 2. Sun, 16 Dec 2012 23:01:08 GMT http://www.wcnc.com/news/year-in-review/local-news-moments/4-local-airmen-die-in-C-130-crash-183718381.html 2012-12-16T23:01:08Z http://www.wcnc.com/news/year-in-review/local-news-moments/Duke-Progress-Energy-merger-finalized-183794031.html After months of back and forth, Duke Energy and Progress Energy won conditional federal approval on June 8 for a $26 billion merger that would create the country’s largest utility, with 7.1 million customers in six states, based in Charlotte. Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:07:42 GMT http://www.wcnc.com/news/year-in-review/local-news-moments/Duke-Progress-Energy-merger-finalized-183794031.html 2012-12-17T16:07:42Z http://www.wcnc.com/news/year-in-review/local-news-moments/Bachelorette-comes-to-Charlotte-183792581.html In 2011, Charlotte's entertainment scene was dominated by the filming of 'Hunger Games,' but 2012 belonged to Emily Maynard and the hit ABC reality show 'The Bachelorette.' Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:58:33 GMT http://www.wcnc.com/news/year-in-review/local-news-moments/Bachelorette-comes-to-Charlotte-183792581.html 2012-12-17T15:58:33Z http://www.wcnc.com/news/year-in-review/local-news-moments/Dilworths-Broadwell-indicated-in-Petraeus-scandal-183717731.html Paula Broadwell's Dilworth home became a media frenzy on November 9 when word leaked she was the woman behind an affair with CIA Director General David Petraeus. Sun, 16 Dec 2012 22:51:33 GMT http://www.wcnc.com/news/year-in-review/local-news-moments/Dilworths-Broadwell-indicated-in-Petraeus-scandal-183717731.html 2012-12-16T22:51:33Z http://www.wcnc.com/news/year-in-review/local-news-moments/SouthPark-Mall-roof-collapses-183791881.html Dozens of stores were damaged after heavy rain caused a partial roof collapse at SouthPark Mall on July 20. Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:50:33 GMT http://www.wcnc.com/news/year-in-review/local-news-moments/SouthPark-Mall-roof-collapses-183791881.html 2012-12-17T15:50:33Z