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Tacos 4 Life to Open in Dilworth January

Tacos 4 Life will be bringing craft tacos for a cause to Dilworth in January.

Rates drop for Charlotte-area Duke Energy customers in the new year

Duke Energy Carolinas customers will see their electric rates fall starting Jan. 1 as part of an annual adjustment for the cost of fuel used to generate electricity.

Help available for Helene debris removal in Caldwell Co.

Starting January 3rd, Caldwell County residential, rental, and small business property owners impacted by Hurricane Helene, who do not have debris removal insurance, may apply to have qualified disaster debris removed from their property at no cost.

Mcguire Nuclear Station Photo Credit Duke Energy

Test scheduled for sirens around Catawba and McGuire nuclear stations

Duke Energy and county officials will test the outdoor warning sirens around the Catawba and McGuire nuclear stations on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.

Trucks seized following street takeover in Iredell Co.

Five people face charges and six trucks have been seized following a street takeover near Mooresville.

Investigators: local business set on fire 3 times

Firefighters are investigating a suspected arson at a business in east Charlotte.

CMPD investigating city's 4th homicide in 2 days

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police are investigating after they say a man was found shot to death in the 8200 block of Dave McKinney Avenue in northeast Charlotte.

Police make arrests and seize cars following weekend street takeovers

CMPD has seized three vehicles and has arrested three people following a series of street takeovers over the weekend

Local Man Remembers Friendship With Jimmy Carter

Charlotte native shares memories of friendship with former President Jimmy Carter

Tributes to former President Jimmy Carter are pouring in from his small hometown of Plains, Georgia, and around the world. Carter died Sunday at the age of 100. A Charlotte native was close friends with President Carter, even taking fishing trips with him twice a year.

National Weather Service: No evidence of tornadoes from weekend storms

The National Weather Service found no evidence of tornadoes after conducting surveys from Clover, S.C. to Mooresville.

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New Year’s Eve at Truist Field on December 31st

For the first time ever, Charlotte’s official New Year’s Eve party, CLT NYE, will be held at Truist Field on December 31, 2024.

Honoring Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president

Governor Roy Cooper ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to half-staff beginning Monday, December 30 until sunset Thursday, January 30, 2025. President Biden schedules Jimmy Carter's state funeral in Washington for Jan. 9, also a National Day of Mourning in US.

CMPD investigates deadly crash on Wilkinson Blvd

Victim in deadly triple shooting identified

CMPD says 35-year-old Wonah Abu-Baby Konte Jr. died and two other people were hurt in a shooting in University City Sunday night.

Northern lights could be visible in upper fringes of the US this New Year's Eve

There's a chance solar storms may bring northern lights to several northern U.S states just in time for the new year.

Success of Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold illustrates Panthers history of failure to develop QBs

Two years ago, the Carolina Panthers had both Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold on their roster. They deemed neither player good enough to be their franchise QB. Their success with other teams is a stark reminder that the Panthers coaching staff failed to develop the QBs.