Author: Jeff Monheit

Nascar Texas Auto Racing

NASCAR championship weekend goes to Homestead in 2026

Supreme Court

Supreme Court allows Trump ban on transgender members of the military to take effect while lawsuits proceed

Police say 22-year-old Logan Federico, of Waxhaw, was shot to death while visiting friends in Columbia. Image: CPD

Woman from Waxhaw shot and killed during home break-in in Columbia

Generic Accident

UPDATE: I-485 reopens after crash near Carolina Place Mall in Pineville

Real Id

Homeland Security chief says travelers with no REAL ID will be allowed to fly for now, but with probable extra steps

Election 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court

Federal judge says results of NC court race with Democrat ahead must be certified

Morocco Desert Hollywood

Trump threatens a 100% tariff on foreign-made films

Woman found dead after house fire in Waxhaw

A 12-year-old boy pleaded guilty to setting a fire inside the Lancaster Walmart on 5/4/25. Picture from Yolanda La’Shawn Fisher.

Boy pleads guilty to setting fire inside Lancaster Walmart

Sexual Misconduct Diddy

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial begins with jury selection

Trump Immigration

Trump administration says it will pay immigrants in the US illegally $1,000 to go home

Student Loans Payments Return After Three Year Pause

Student loans in default now being referred to debt collection

Aptopix Trump Alcatraz

Trump orders crumbling Alcatraz prison to be rebuilt and reopened

Skechers

Skechers is being acquired for more than $9 billion and taken private

Shooting

2 charged after weekend shooting in Gastonia

Opposum 2

UPDATE: NC wildlife officials say they have persons of interest after video shows opossum burned alive

Generic Money

Trump’s 2026 budget plan includes sharp spending cuts

Winter Viruses

CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 years

Generic Earthquake

7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina

Fatal Accident

Wrong-way driver killed in crash on I-85 in Gaston Co.

Vatican Conclave

Vatican firefighters install a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel for the papal election

Trump Media Npr Pbs

Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR

NC auditor names elections board members after judges let law stand during appeal

Aptopix Trump

UPDATE: Trump taps national security adviser Waltz for UN envoy

SharkNinja is recalling the Foodi OP300 Series Multi-Function Pressure Cookers.

Pressure cookers recalled after reports of serious burn injuries

Shooting

Search for shooter after man killed in Salisbury

Paige Blue is charged with murder after the fentanyl death of her baby.

Mother charged with murder 2 years after baby’s drug death

Tony Award Nominations

‘Buena Vista Social Club,’ ‘Death Becomes Her’ and ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ lead Tony Award nominations

Trump Transgender Health Policy

Trump’s health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender-affirming health care

UNC Charlotte remembers the victims of the 2019 campus shooting.

UNC Charlotte Day of Remembrance marks 6 years since deadly campus shooting

Nfl Draft Football

NFL fines Falcons and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich following prank call to Shedeur Sanders

South Carolina Accounting Error

SC treasurer appears to survive attempt to kick him out of office

Limestone University

A 180-year-old private SC university is closing after a $6M fundraising drive fails

Firefighters found Evelyn Blakeney dead after a fire at an apartment complex in Kings Mountain.

Woman found dead after apartment fire in Kings Mountain

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Wall Street sinks following signals that the US economy is sputtering

Ukraine Crisis

Ukraine says it’s poised to sign a key mineral resources deal with the US

Ups Labor Talks

UPS to cut 20,000 jobs, close some facilities

Gene Hackman

UPDATE: Gene Hackman’s wife died from hantavirus autopsy confirms

Accident

Driver wanted in deadly north Charlotte hit-and-run

Autos Parts Shortages

Trump to offer automakers some relief on his 25% tariffs

Helene Recovery Feature Image

$55M in grants available to help small businesses in western NC

Belk Outlet

Belk opening its second outlet store in Charlotte-area Wednesday

Man accused of setting Rock Hill home on fire with people inside

Brittany Eller is accused of setting a Gaston Co. home on fire with a person inside.

Woman charged with attempted murder after police say she set a home on fire

Ukraine Crisis

Russia declares a 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for next week to mark Victory Day in World War II

Aptopix Vatican Pope

Conclave to elect a new pope will start on May 7

Road Construction

Busy Huntersville interchange closing temporarily

Donald Trump

Trump 100 days in, here’s what he’s done and not done

Cornelious Arson

UPDATE: Man convicted for setting fire to Cornelius family’s home

Young Voters Could Have Big Impact On Election — If They Show Up

Judge blocks parts of Trump’s overhaul of US elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirement

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