The Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners will wait for the results of several investigations into potential financial irregularities in Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools instead of leading their own fact-finding.
Grammy-nominated R&B singer Freddie Jackson, known for his smooth '80s hits “Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)” and “You Are My Lady,” has died. He was 70.
Republicans are facing anxiety as they enter the final month of the midterm campaign. They have $1 billion at their disposal but worry it may not be enough to counter President Donald Trump's unpopularity and other challenges.
Lionel Messi turns his official farewell to Argentina into a gala performance, scoring a penalty and providing two assists in a 3-0 win over Benin in an international friendly. The match at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires marks the end of his 21-year international career.
The U.S. economy added just 29,000 jobs in September, a sign hiring is slowing as many Americans continue to feel pressure from higher everyday costs.
The shooting happened shortly after 5 a.m. along Statesville Road near Spector Drive.
A Lincoln County inmate is accused of assaulting staff and trying to break out of his cell.
The man accused of attacking two women with traffic cones in Dilworth is out of jail.
A local man accused of punching a pregnant woman is behind bars.
CMPD is investigating the city's latest homicide following a shooting in north Charlotte.
Mecklenburg County Commissioners are trying to figure out how to bridge a large funding gap at the newly constructed nature museum in Freedom Park.
A former senior CIA official has pleaded guilty to abusing his position and government funds for personal gain. Court records reveal that David J. Rush fabricated a classified government program to acquire Florida real estate and gold bars worth millions.
McDonald’s is facing a federal lawsuit that alleges its AI-enhanced pricing tool violates antitrust laws because it shares nonpublic data with competing franchisees. The lawsuit was filed on Friday in Illinois.
The primary Senate Republican super PAC is sending reinforcements to South Carolina as President Donald Trump prepares to visit and boost Sen. Darline Graham. The Senate Leadership Fund is putting $5 million in the state to support Graham, who was appointed this summer as an interim replacement for her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed new arguments Tuesday pushing to make major tech companies cover their own energy grid expansion costs rather than passing them to residential consumers.
A hearing for Kilmar Ábrego Garcia which was expected to determine whether the man mistakenly sent by the Trump administration to El Salvador would be deported to Liberia was abruptly canceled Tuesday for reasons that were not immediately clear.
The Gastonia Police Department has arrested a man who was wanted for several assault charges.
Argentina is preparing an emotional goodbye to Lionel Messi. The soccer great is set to play his final game for the national team on Tuesday. The 39-year-old helped Argentina win a World Cup and two South American championships during his 21-year international career.
Skydance-owned Paramount has closed its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. The new Hollywood giant will be known as Skydance. The merger that closed Tuesday brings two of America’s oldest moviemaking studios together.
Two individuals have been arrested after damaging utility lines in Burke County resulting in thousands of outages.
The World Health Organization says a possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia presents a “very low” risk outside the country as investigators look into what caused the death of a lab employee there last week.
The FBI and U.S. Attorney’s office are taking a closer look at how Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools used federal funding.
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