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Driver Charged Five Months After Deadly Accident

A driver is facing charges five months after a deadly crash on Carowinds Boulevard.

Student Facing Charges After Assaulting A Teacher At Myers Park High School

A juvenile is facing two counts of simple assault after allegedly assaulting a teacher at Myers Park High School.

Jill Biden Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute

First Lady Jill Biden Speaks At Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute

As part of the Biden Cancer Moonshot, the First Lady visited Atrium Health Levine Cancer, Charlotte, where she highlighted the Biden Administration’s efforts to expand access to patient navigation services and address the financial burden of cancer care.

Here's What You Can Expect From Super Bowl Commercials This Sunday

Big name advertisers will be pulling out all the stops on Super Bowl Sunday — enlisting high-profile actors, investing in dazzling special effects and, they hope, going for laughs as they seek to win over viewers during game breaks.

Small Business Association Steps In To Help Catawba County After Ef 1 Tornado

Small Business Administration Steps In To Help Catawba County After EF-1 Tornado

On Saturday, the SBA announced that they would be making low-interest disaster loans available to people whose homes and businesses were affected by January’s storms

Jail Employee Arrested After Assaulting Juvenile

Cabarrus Youth Development Center Employee Arrested After Assaulting Juvenile

A staff member at the Cabarrus Youth Development Center is facing charges after allegedly strangling a juvenile.

Julius Peppers Headlines A Defensive-Focused Pro Football Hall Of Fame Class

First-time candidate Julius Peppers headlines a 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame class that has a distinctive defensive feel.

Charges Dismissed Against Two Teens Arrested For Murder Of South Meck High Graduate

17-year-old Saivon Lockhart was a 2023 graduate of South Mecklenburg High School. He was shot and killed on Turtle Point Road on July 8, 2023.

Two Sent To Hospital With Life-Threatening Injuries In Southeast Charlotte Shooting

Two people were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries following a shooting in southeast Charlotte Thursday night

South Carolina Man Charged For Cashing Altered Checks

A South Carolina man is facing four felony charges after cashing altered checks from businesses in Iredell County.

Burke County Business Owner Charged With Fraud

Authorities have charged a business owner in Burke County after allegedly receiving multiple fraud complaints involving his company.

ACC Sets Future Basketball Tournaments, Championships For NC Amid Coast-To-Coast Expansion

The Atlantic Coast Conference will hold five straight men’s basketball tournaments in North Carolina starting in 2025, while the women’s tournament that has had a longtime home in Greensboro as the city of the league’s founding will split time between there and Charlotte.

Panthers Name 3 Coordinators, Hiring Brad Idzik On Offense And Retaining Ejiro Evero On Defense

The Panthers have agreed to terms with Brad Idzik as their new offensive coordinator and Tracy Smith as special teams coordinator, and also announced that Ejiro Evero has been retained as defensive coordinator.

Up 'n Adam: Dogs! A Science Tail

Adam Wurtzel went to Discovery Place Science to check out their newest exhibit, Dogs! A Science Tail.

Countdown Begins For April's Total Solar Eclipse. What To Know About Watch Parties And Safe Viewing

The sun is about to pull another disappearing act across North America, turning day into night during a total solar eclipse.

'A Part Of Me For A Long Time Faulted Myself'; A Charlotte Woman Describes The Horrifying Night She Was Kidnapped & Raped

Nikia Reid says Jeremy Asbury kidnapped, beat and raped her back on August 27, 2023. He later shot and killed himself after a SWAT standoff at his home on Columbus Circle.