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Atrium Health Ballantyne Emergency Department designed to meet growing needs of the community

Atrium Health will soon open its newest emergency department, Atrium Health Ballantyne, a facility of Atrium Health Pineville.

Pope to make late Italian teenager Carlo Acutis the first millennial saint

Pope Francis will make late teen Carlo Acutis the Catholic Church’s first millennial and digital saint next year.

Kuechly & Smith among the 25 semifinalists for football Hall of Fame

Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, prolific tight end Antonio Gates and former Panthers Luke Kuechly and Steve Smith are among the semifinalists for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.

US will allow Ukraine to use American antipersonnel land mines against Russian forces

The Biden administration will allow Ukraine to use American-supplied antipersonnel land mines to help it slow Russia’s battlefield progress in the war, the U.S. defense secretary said Wednesday.

Scrappy Socks tackling textile waste head-on

A local company is tackling the textile waste issue, which is a major polluter affecting the climate, head-on.

Tesla bot action figure sells out

Tesla’s 7-inch action figure of its upcoming humanoid robot sold out in less than 24 hours

Laken Riley's final moments revealed in court

During testimony Tuesday, a timeline of Laken Riley’s final moments was revealed. Missed texts and urgent calls between loved ones characterize Riley’s last known communications.

State prisons overcrowded after Hurricane Helene

Advocates say several state prisons are overcrowded and inmates are living in poor conditions after thousands of inmates at prisons in the Western North Carolina mountains were evacuated to other facilities after Hurricane Helene.

FEMA administrator says she supports investigation of alleged Trump bias in relief efforts

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency told lawmakers Tuesday she has encouraged the agency's inspector general to review whether an employee was acting alone when directing workers helping hurricane victims not to go to homes with yards signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump.

Annual Light Up Lenoir event is this Thursday

Visitors will enjoy Christmas lights, live music from local schoolchildren, and shopping at Lenoir's local businesses.

Trump chooses TV doctor Mehmet Oz to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former television talk show host and heart surgeon, to head the agency that oversees health insurance programs for millions of older, poor and disabled Americans and selected Wall Street executive Howard Lutnick to lead the Commerce Department.

The White House's Christmas tree is a symbol of resilience for hurricane-hit North Carolina farms

The White House's Christmas tree is slated to be cut and transported from a North Carolina farm on Wednesday.

North Carolina GOP's legislative priorities for this year inch closer to becoming law

North Carolina GOP lawmakers are one step closer to rolling out their legislative-session priorities into law before the year's end after the state House opted to override one of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes on Tuesday.

NASA Astronaut Charlie Camarda in Charlotte

NASA shuttle astronaut Dr. Charlie Camarda will be in Charlotte, NC from November 22nd to 25th.

Jurassic Quest coming to Charlotte in 2025

North America's popular interactive dinosaur event Jurassic Quest has been thrilling millions of guests for over 10 years, and Charlotte-area residents will soon get the chance to walk among the scientifically accurate tour with the biggest herd of photorealistic dinosaurs.