A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. There were hundreds of casualties, with bodies buried under the rubble, officials said.
Carowinds will remain closed for the rest of 2020 due to challenges surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. With the diminishing number of calendar days left in the 2020 operating season, as well as limited visibility from state and local officials as to when a park opening is possible, the decision has been made to remain closed.
Bobby Howie of Charlotte found himself the lucky winner of a $200,000 Carolina Panthers top prize.
Cam Newton is no longer with the Carolina Panthers.
Leavine Family Racing has sold its NASCAR team but will finish the season with driver Christopher Bell.
Tropical Storm Isaias spawned tornadoes and dumped rain during an inland march up the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday after making landfall as a hurricane along the North Carolina coast, where it piled boats against the docks and caused floods and fires that displaced dozens of people. At least one person was killed when one of its twisters hit a mobile home park.
Brad Keselowski finally got a contract extension from Team Penske, announced the day after NASCARβs 2012 champion won his third race of the season.
Gaston County Commissioners voted 6-1 in favor of the statueβs removal from courthouse
A violent and brazen attack at a park in Uptown. Police need help finding a suspect after a woman reports being robbed then sexually assaulted at Frazier Park.
Lancaster Police are investigating a second homicide that happened over the weekend at an apartment complex Sunday evening.
Panthers linebacker Christian Miller has informed the team he has opted out of the 2020 season because of coronavirus concerns.
A wildlife group in North Carolina is offering a $5,000 reward to identify a person they say is responsible for putting a βTrump 2020β sticker on the collar of a bear.
Lawyers for a Manhattan prosecutor trying to get President Donald Trumpβs tax returns told a judge Monday that it was justified in demanding them because of public reports of βextensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization.β
A woman was sexually assaulted in Uptown Charlotte, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.Β Officers say they responded to the call just after 5:30pm on McNinch Street, which is near Frazier Park in Uptown Charlotte.
Isaias was forecast to become a hurricane Monday as it neared landfall in the Carolinas after bands of heavy rain from the tropical storm lashed Floridaβs east coast.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Char-Meck Library has 20 locations throughout Mecklenburg county, and a digital branch online. The library is open right now with safety measures in place. In addition to books, the library…
Panthers two-time Pro Bowler Kawann Short thought about opting out, but the 6-foot-3, 315-pound defensive tackle simply couldnβt bear the thought of missing another football season.
N.C. State Troopers have identified the driver who was found dead under a bridge on Interstate 77 in a flipped pickup truck as a missing NC woman.
State reports a third straight day of decreasing cases
This month's Republican National Convention in Charlotte will be closed to the press. A convention spokesperson cites social distancing requirements and resulting capacity restrictions.
Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Muskβs SpaceX company.
A driver of a 1993 Honda Civic, 29-year-old Jeffery Oliver, hit a 2009 Mitsubishi Outlander and died at the scene, according to a news release.
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