For the first time in the history of the Mecklenburg County Detention Center Central, Muslim residents at the facility were served a lunch meal in celebration of the Islamic holiday Eid al-Adha. This is a celebration held in the Muslim community to mark one of their five pillars.
The Seventh Annual Rowan Chamber Dragon Boat Festival will be held at The Shrine Club on High Rock Lake on Sat., July 24, 9 a.m. β 4 p.m. The festival will showcase several food trucks and local breweries as well as family activities and outdoor recreation retailer, Backcountry and Beyond.
A battle is brewing over a proposed lithium mine in Gaston County. Piedmont Lithium has a deal to sell the material to Tesla for electric car batteries, but neighbors are raising concerns.
The State Laboratory of Public Health identified West Nile virus (WNV) in a mosquito collected in central Mecklenburg County Wednesday, July 14. So far, no Mecklenburg County residents have contracted neuroinvasive WNV.
With college athletes able to profit from their fame for the first time, North Carolina opened a new path Tuesday for its players to cash in: group licensing for official Tar Heels merchandise.
A 35-year-old man was arrested early Tuesday morning after he barricaded himself in a home outside of Uptown Charlotte, following an accused assault of a woman, according to police.
Jerry Dennis of Concord said he nearly tossed out the window of his truck a Cash 5 ticket that turned out to be worth $120,000.
Inflight WiFi networks are the prime targets for hackers because many of them fall short even with the most basic security measures cybersecurity experts say.
Tuesday night, neighbors hope to learn more about plans for a proposed lithium mine in Gaston County. The material would be used to power batteries for electric cars, but neighbors worry about the environmental impact.
Some neighborhoods have received over a months worth of rainfall in the last 48-hours.
UNC Charlotte has confirmed one COVID-19 cluster through its Niner Health Check, testing and contact tracing protocols. The cluster involves five students residing both on and off campus.Β
Atrium Health says the COVID-19 Delta variant is in Charlotte and it's impacting younger, unvaccinated populations.Β In fact, just last week, Atrium Health says nearly 99% of their COVID admissions were patients who were unvaccinated.
A 41-year-old man was arrested and charged Monday in connection to a shootout with a Mexican drug cartel in Alamance County that left two men dead in April 2021, according to the Alamance County Sheriff's Office.
Since Memorial Day weekend, gas prices in the Carolinas have continued to see an uptick due to high crude oil prices. However, last week crude prices fluctuated from a high of $75/bbl down to $71/bbl.
Don't miss your chance to network with some of Charlotte's top female entrepreneurs this Saturday at the 4th annual Beauty Brains & Business Brunch. Event curator Ashley Cross and the Goddess of Beauty, Elle Brown join Rising to tell us more about what you can expect at this year's event.
Karen Urtecho Sandrez of Charlotte was gifted a present she wonβt soon forget β a scratch-off ticket with a $2 million prize.
Residential home sales across the Charlotte region continue to post positive gains. Slightly more than 5,500 homes sold during June 2021 than in the same month a year ago. The actual figure of 5,505 sales in June 2021 represents a 4.8 percent rise over home sales in June 2020.
Officials are urging people not to swim in a portion of Lake Wylie which is affected by a sewage spill. 847,000 gallons of untreated sewage got released from the Paw Creek Lift Station on Old Dowd Road, due to a pipe alignment issue.
A lightning strike is the suspected cause of a three-alarm house fire in South Charlotte. It happened on Saturday afternoon in the Ballantyne area.
