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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police have charged a man in connection with the killing of a newspaper carrier in uptown Charlotte Wednesday. Roger Best, 22, is accused in the murder of Walter “Wes” Scott Jr., 65, who was shot Wednesday at 2:20 a.m. while delivering newspapers to a convenience store near Romare Bearden Park. Investigators believe he was killed during an attempted robbery. The suspect is charged with murder, attempted armed robbery, and possession of a firearm by a felon. Police said he was shot during the encounter with Scott and is being treated for gunshot wounds at Carolinas Medical Center. Once released,...

Utah lawmakers need to take a hard look at changing a law that allows the State's Department of Public Safety to issue concealed weapon permits to out-of-state residents. Utah, it seems, has become the permit-issuer of choice for thousands of hand-gun owners across the nation. This year, Utah is projected to issue some 40,000 permits. That will be a 143-percent increase over last year and a 257-percent increase over 2006. About half of all permits are issued to people who don't reside in Utah. They apply here, it seems, because lawmakers have made the process efficient and inexpensive. The person...

There were others, but they scattered when the owner fired (Memphis suburb) A Collierville homeowner shot and killed one of several people who broke into his house early Saturday, police said. The group forced its way through a back door of the Brian Harper home at 1376 Panola Cove, setting off a security alarm, Lt. Greg Flint said. The 3:45 a.m. alarm awakened Harper, who shot one of the intruders with a .45-caliber handgun. The dead man was identified from fingerprints as 28-year-old Lakim Duffy. Flint said Harper fired several shots, and it was not known if he hit anyone...