Author: Jeff Monheit

Dakota Drake

Statesville man sentenced for supplying deadly dose of fentanyl

A picture from a surveillance camera shows a man wanted for a burglary at a home in Monroe.

Burglary suspect caught on surveillance camera inside home

Pennies

Trump directs US Treasury to stop minting new pennies because of rising cost

Immigration Birthright Citizenship In this Sept. 16, 2015, photo, a woman in Sullivan City, Texas, who said she entered the country illegally, walks with her daughter who was born in the United States, but was denied a birth certificate. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Third federal judge blocks Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship

Kristopher Sinclair

38-year-old man charged in northeast Charlotte homicide

Concord Police are searching for 67-year-old Kent Reid. He hasn't been seen since 2/1/25.

Missing Concord man suffering from schizophrenia found safe

Money

NC fines UnitedHealthcare over claims handling practices

Generic Money

Senate GOP unveils $340B budget plan with Trump’s deportation and defense funds

SC Supreme Court has set Brad Sigmon's execution for 3/7/25. He murdered his estranged girlfriend’s parents in Greenville County in 2001.

SC sets next execution date as inmate questions lethal injection doses

This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, 2024, shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells (blue). (CDC/NIAID via AP, File)

Live poultry markets ordered shut in NYC due to avian flu outbreak

Watch On Economy

US employers added 143,000 jobs last month, jobless rate falls to 4%

Alaska Missing Plane

Search along Alaska’s western coast for plane carrying 10 people

2 dead as storm with possible tornado moves through Tennessee

Generic Schools

Personal information of NC students and teachers possibly exposed during data breach

Immigration Birthright Citizenship In this Sept. 16, 2015, photo, a woman in Sullivan City, Texas, who said she entered the country illegally, walks with her daughter who was born in the United States, but was denied a birth certificate. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

2nd federal judge in 2 days blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order

Gavel

Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resign

California Wildfires

Utility says its equipment likely started a small blaze that erupted during January’s LA firestorm

CMPD investigating death in southwest Charlotte

Photo from: Charlotte Douglas International Airport - CLT

CLT breaks passenger record with 58.8 Million in 2024

Richard Barber is charged with concealing/failing to report a death.

Man charged in connection to woman’s suspicious death

President Donald Trump speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump urges Americans to ‘bring God back into our lives’ in National Prayer Breakfast speech

Donald Trump

Trump signs executive order intended to bar transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports

Maintenance crews find human remains along local highway

A U.S. Postal Service employee loads parcels outside a post office in Wheeling, Ill., on Jan. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

US Postal Service reverses ban on Hong Kong-China packages

Immigration Birthright Citizenship In this Sept. 16, 2015, photo, a woman in Sullivan City, Texas, who said she entered the country illegally, walks with her daughter who was born in the United States, but was denied a birth certificate. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Trump’s birthright citizenship order gets put on hold by 2nd federal judge

Palestinians carry defaced pictures of U.S. President Donald Trump while protesting against his latest statements regarding the transfer of Palestinians from Gaza, in the West Bank city of Ramallah Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Trump’s suggestion the US ‘take over’ the Gaza Strip is rejected by allies and adversaries alike

Helene Recovery Feature Image

Additional $5 million now available for grants to help NC businesses impacted by Helene

Jackie Johnson testifies in her own behalf in her trial on the single remaining charge of violating her oath of office, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Brunswick, Ga. (Terry Dickson/The Brunswick News via AP, Pool)

Judge throws out felony misconduct charge against ex-prosecutor in Ahmaud Arbery death case

Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be the Director of National Intelligence, arrives to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Trump’s pick to oversee US spy agencies clears Senate committee

Workers hang player banners outside the Caesars Superdome, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in New Orleans, prior to the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Trump will be the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl

Search and rescue efforts are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, early Thursday morning, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The remains of all 67 victims of midair collision near Reagan National Airport have been recovered

Denny Hamlin (11) and Chris Buescher (17) lead a pack of cars to a green flag during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Bowman Gray Stadium, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)

New NASCAR rule will award a point for the fastest lap in every race

Drone locates missing hiker in Crowders Mountain State Park (Photo from GCPD drone)

Police drone helps find lost hiker at Crowders Mountain State Park

Conord Police need help finding Jule Berisford who may be suffering from a cognitive impairment.

Missing Concord man with cognitive issues found

Waffle House Egg Surcharge

Waffle House adds surcharge to eggs as bird flu outbreak leads to soaring prices

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Trump's nominee to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services testifies during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing for his pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Senate committee advances Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nomination to be health secretary

Watch On Economy

Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Mexico, but import taxes still in place for Canada and China

Nhan “Tom” Tran is accused of sexual battery involving clients at a Huntersville nail salon.

Nail salon employee charged with sexual battery of clients

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels warms up before the NFC Championship NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Washington Commanders controlling owner says he’s not changing the team’s name

29-year-old Kayleigh Gambill is charged with 8 counts of assault on a child.

Former church daycare worker charged with assaulting children

Frontier Airlines

Discount airline is adding nonstop flights from Charlotte to Tampa

Rescue and salvage crews with cranes work near the wreckage of an American Airlines jet in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Arlington, Va. . (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Crews begin removing plane wreckage from the Potomac River

Helene Recovery Feature Image

Gov. Josh Stein wants $1 billion to help western NC rebuild after Helene

Accident

CMS student hurt in ‘accident’ near school in east Charlotte

Sheriff announces the largest fentanyl seizure to date in Chester Co., South Carolina.

Deputies make what they call ‘historic’ fentanyl seizure in Chester Co.

Watch On Economy

White House says Trump tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will go into effect Saturday

Election 2024 North Carolina Governor

Former NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson drops lawsuit against CNN, says he won’t run for office again

A boat works the scene in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

FAA indefinitely closes routes near Reagan National Airport to most helicopter traffic after deadly collision

Black History Month

Black History Month explained: Its origins, celebrations and myths

Billie Eilish, left, performs with Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day during the FireAid benefit concert on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

FireAid combines music’s biggest acts and stories of loss to raise money for LA wildfire relief

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