Author: Jeff Monheit

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Wiley Nickel exits NC Senate race the day after Roy Cooper announces candidacy

Congress Tax Cuts

Rep. Ralph Norman set to enter SC governor’s race

Heat And Drought

Mecklenburg Co. reminds people about cooling centers to help beat the heat

Jaheem Harris is charged with murder after a deadly shooting in Hickory on July 14th.

UPDATE: Man charged after deadly shooting at Hickory apartment complex

Kirsten Taylor is charged with felony animal abuse, accused of abusing pets she was grooming.

Local dog groomer charged after investigators say videos show her abusing dogs

Election 2026 Senate Republicans

RNC Chairman Michael Whatley plans to run for Senate in NC with Trump’s backing

Trump

Trump’s new AI plan leans heavily on Silicon Valley industry ideas

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‘Top Chef’ bringing season 23 to Charlotte

Matthew Perry

Doctor pleads guilty to selling Matthew Perry ketamine in the weeks before the actor’s death

Darryl Jordan is charged with the murder of D’Angelo Barker of Statesville.

Statesville murder suspect arrested in Huntersville

Aptopix Four Dead University Of Idaho

Judge sentences Bryan Kohberger to life in prison for murdering four University of Idaho students

Mecklenburg

Health Dept. warns of illegal food vendors

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US home sales fall in June as prices soar to new heights

Goldman Sachs: Artificial Intelligence Could Impact 300 Million Jobs

Teens say they are turning to AI for friendship

Heat And Drought

City releases new guidelines for Gastonia cooling station

Cms

CMS makes temporary budget adjustments to cover federal funding uncertainty

Congress Trump Epstein

House ending session early as Republicans clash over Epstein vote

2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony

Ozzy Osbourne, godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76

Officer Charged With Murder

UPDATE: Judge sets bond for Newton Police officer charged with second-degree murder

Hunter Biden George Clooney

Hunter Biden accuses George Clooney of undermining his father in 2024 presidential election

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Tech company CEO resigns after controversy over video captured at Coldplay concert

The headquarters of the U.S. Department of Education, March 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Education Department says it will release some frozen funds supporting after-school and summer programs

Training Facility Exposion

An explosion at a LA sheriff’s facility has left three people dead

Two Arrested, One Dead, Five Injured In Uptown Shooting

UPDATE: Teenager charged with murder in Uptown Charlotte mass shooting

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Congress approves Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid

Police in Gastonia shot and killed a suspect they say fired at them.

UPDATE: Suspect killed after police in Gastonia say he shot at them

Zachary Ramey is charged with the murder of Candice Aufrecht.

Man charged with murder of missing Lincoln Co. woman

Election 2024 North Carolina

NC seeks to tighten voter ID records for roughly 200,000 people

Trump Health

Trump is checked for swelling in legs and diagnosed with vein condition

Dylan Tolbert is charged in connection to a sex assault and robbery at a convenience store in Lenoir.

UPDATE: Arrest made after clerk says she was sexually assaulted during robbery

Climate Steve Miller

Steve Miller Band cancels tour, saying extreme weather is a safety concern

Fever Liberty Basketball

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark out of All-Star weekend because of groin injury

Cmpd Skyline

CMPD says violent crime is down in Charlotte

Human remains found behind Statesville home

A Martian meteorite, weighing 54.388 lbs. (24.67 kg), said to be the largest piece of Mars on Earth, estimated at $2 - 4 million, is displayed at Sotheby's, in New York, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, part of their Geek Week auction, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches meteoric price at auction

La Premiere Of "i Know What You Did Last Summer"

Movie Review: Nostalgia and gore collide in the new ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’

Jamel Staton is charged with the murder of Cleveland Davis in Salisbury.

Man charged with murder after Salisbury shooting victim dies

Sheriff’s Office: No charges after deadly shooting at Dollar General in York Co.

Crime Handcuffs

UPDATE: 17-year-old charged with man’s murder in east Charlotte

Union Groups Protest Outside Wells Fargo

Union groups protest, accuse Wells Fargo of employee intimidation

Election 2026 South Carolina Governor

SC Lt. Governor launches 2026 gubernatorial bid, touts Trump ties

People Beyoncé

ATL police ID suspect in theft of unreleased Beyoncé music

Emmy Nominations

‘Severance’ leads Emmy nominees with 27 and ‘The Studio’ tops comedies with 23 as AppleTV+ dominates

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The tariff-driven inflation that economists feared begins to emerge

Supreme Court

Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employees

Kevin Toslon

Former York Co. Sheriff arrested following crash

Watch On Crime

Cornelius police corporal charged with DWI

Trump Education Grant Freeze

NC and 23 other states sue Trump administration over frozen after-school and summer program funding

Ukraine Crisis

Trump threatens Russia with tariffs and boosts US weapons for Ukraine

Two people were hurt during a shooting at the QuickTrip on Eastway Drive on Monday.

2 hurt in shooting at east Charlotte gas station

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