Doug Coats
Assignment Editor and Digital Content Producer at WJZY-TV (Charlotte, NC)
Journalist. Digital for @queen_city_news. Formerly Lake Norman Publications. Proud product of the Bull City. Trash-talked by Heath Bell’s son.
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qcnews.com | Doug Coats
RALEIGH, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The bill that could eventually lead to the funding of Mecklenburg County’s transit plan easily passed its second reading Wednesday. The P.A.V.E. Act allows Mecklenburg County to place a ballot referendum for voters to decide on a one-cent sales tax increase to improve roads, buses, and rail transit. After the second reading passed 102-6, it will go to a third reading, then to the State Senate. The bipartisan bill’s primary author is Republican Mint Hill Rep.
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qcnews.com | Doug Coats
by: Doug Coats Posted: Jun 18, 2025 / 03:20 PM EDT Updated: Jun 18, 2025 / 03:20 PM EDT CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A chain of events led to a house in the Elizabeth neighborhood catching on fire late Tuesday.
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myfox8.com | Doug Coats
CORNELIUS, NC (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — An incident is under investigation in Cornelius after a woman reportedly discovered a dog left alone in a parking lot and broke into the vehicle to help. According to the Cornelius Police Department, officers responded to a parking lot off West Catawba Avenue at 2:18 p.m. on June 7 regarding a dog in a car.
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qcnews.com | Doug Coats
TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Five Alexander County residents were accused of breaking into a building in separate incidents Monday. According to the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office, officers responded just after noon to a breaking and entering on Pop Davis Road in Taylorsville. That’s where, after conducting an investigation, they arrested Dustin Jenkins and Tiffany Rector.
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yahoo.com | Doug Coats
TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Five Alexander County residents were accused of breaking into a building in separate incidents Monday. According to the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office, officers responded just after noon to a breaking and entering on Pop Davis Road in Taylorsville. That’s where, after conducting an investigation, they arrested Dustin Jenkins and Tiffany Rector.
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