Nearly 200 inmates within North Carolinaβs prison system have been allowed to serve the rest of their sentences outside of prison to discourage the spread of COVID-19, state officials said Thursday.
The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss on record. The figures are stark evidence of the damage the coronavirus has done to a now-shattered economy.
Surveillance video shows an SUV pulling up to Hattie's Tap & Tavern on the Plaza around 5am on Tuesday.
This week is Maternal Mental Health Awareness week. The stress of the coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll on pregnant moms, postpartum moms, really, moms at any point in their motherhood experience. WCCB Charlotte anchor Morgan Fogarty has more on how the pandemic is giving everyone a glimpse into a common motherhood struggle.
The Panthers will begin and end their 2020 regular-season schedule at home for the second straight year, opening up against the Raiders and closing with the division-rival Saints.
The revised stay-at-home order, allowing retail stores that were previously designated "non-essential" to open, could not have come soon enough for local businesses that have been closed for more than a month.
With area schools closed for the remainder of the academic year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Charlotte Motor Speedway is partnering with Cabarrus County Schools and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to give high school seniors a first-of-its-kind commencement for the state.
Mecklenburg County Public Health Director Gibbie Harris announced a new 30-day COVID-19 testing strategy for the county on Thursday. The new aggressive style will include testing five percent of the county's population.
South Carolina health officials vow over the next two months to more than triple the number of coronavirus tests performed in the state.
Two more people in North Carolina died from flu-related symptoms last week, raising the death toll to 185 with one week left in the reporting season, health officials said Thursday.
Charlotte's largest street festival, now in its 26th year, to be held Oct. 8 -10, 2020.
Due to circumstances surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, Charlotte Motor Speedway has canceled the spring edition of the Pennzoil AutoFair.
Claude Guezodje of Charlotte has been playing the same numbers on Mega Millions for almost five years, and on April 21 they paid off with a $2 million win.
Blame the empty shelves on hoarders who stockpiled the plush paper goods.
Tuesdayβs Mega Millions drawing produced a $1 million prize for someone who bought a ticket at a convenience store in Charlotte.
Following guidance from the Governorβs office and the Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolinaβs state parks will increase recreational access and services beginning May 9.
Neiman Marcus, the 112-year-old storied luxury department store chain, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the first department store chain to be toppled by the coronavirus pandemic.
The University of South Carolina announced plans Wednesday to return to on-campus classes in the fall as public school educators brainstormed back-to-school ideas, both keeping in mind the need to protect students, professors and employees from the coronavirus.
The North Carolina Air National Guard will conduct flyover salutes to foodbank workers, medical staffs and other frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19.
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