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Joe Marusak

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Breaking News Reporter at The Charlotte Observer

Reporter, The Charlotte Observer

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  • Afghan refugee remains in critical condition after being hit by car in Charlotte

    1 week ago | charlotteobserver.com | Joe Marusak

    A mother of three from Afghanistan known for helping fellow refugee women in need remains in a coma in critical condition after a driver hit her outside her Charlotte home, her distraught husband said. Diyana Faizmand, 35, suffered multiple broken bones and possible brain injuries when the driver hit her just after 6 a.m. March 21, husband Husam Alhawari told The Charlotte Observer.

  • NC doctor jailed on secret peeping charges, gives up medical license, sheriff says

    1 week ago | charlotteobserver.com | Joe Marusak

    Lights on top of a police car. A doctor gave up his medical license after being arrested on felony secret peeping charges in two North Carolina counties, a sheriff said on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. The Wichita Eagle file A doctor gave up his medical license after being arrested on felony secret peeping charges in two North Carolina counties, a sheriff said Tuesday.

  • Cabarrus County illegally appointed new board member, watchdog group lawsuit says

    1 week ago | heraldsun.com | Joe Marusak

    A North Carolina county illegally appointed a new board member, a government watchdog group says in a lawsuit filed Monday, April 14, 2025. Street View image from July 2017. © 2025 Google Cabarrus County commissioners illegally appointed a new board member and knew a member opposed to the appointment was undergoing dialysis and could not attend last Thursday’s vote, a government watchdog group says in a lawsuit.

  • Starbucks plans Lake Norman location right across the road from its longtime rival

    1 week ago | charlotteobserver.com | Joe Marusak

    Starbucks plans to open a Lake Norman drive-through location right across the road from its smaller coffee chain rival, Dunkin', formerly Dunkin' Donuts. Starbucks plans to open a Lake Norman drive-thru location right across the road from its smaller coffee chain rival, Dunkin', formerly Dunkin' Donuts. This sign announces the public hearing for a required watershed certificate for the planned location.

  • Invasive fish first found in Lake Norman is spreading rapidly in NC, state says

    1 week ago | charlotteobserver.com | Joe Marusak

    An invasive fish first found in Lake Norman is spreading elsewhere in the state and threatening native largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, state wildlife biologists said on Friday, April 11, 2025. CHARLOTTE OBSERVER FILE PHOTO An invasive fish first found in Lake Norman is spreading elsewhere in the state and threatening native largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass, state wildlife biologists said Friday while asking the public for help.

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7 Feb 21

Carolina Panthers, Atrium Health honor front-line COVID workers with Super Bowl trip https://t.co/7QcW36VEAq

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COVID vaccine live updates: Here’s what to know in North Carolina on Feb. 6 https://t.co/vCjSs15cf1

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CATS bus passenger, others hospitalized after 3-vehicle wreck in Charlotte, cops say https://t.co/hKQOfdd0pC