A new initiative to curb violence in Charlotte is underway. Itβs called Alternatives to Violence. The aim is to cut down on homicides before they happen. The focus right now is on the Beatties Ford corridor.Β
The death toll from a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti soared on Sunday as rescuers raced to find survivors amid the rubble ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching tropical storm.
Troopers are investigating a fatal collision in Chester CountyΒ after a driver lost control of their car and struck several trees on Saturday.
Tropical moisture will remain over the area through the week ahead, which means scattered showers and thunderstorms. Rainfall may be heavy at times.
The City of Charlotte accepted a $1.2 million donation on Tuesday from the Wells Fargo Foundation and GreenLight Fund for the Alternatives to Violence (ATV) program.Β
Rural America lost more population in the latest census, highlighting an already severe worker shortage in the nationβs farming and ranching regions and drawing calls from those industries for immigration reform to help ease the problem.
Known for its coastlines, mountains and the state that was βfirst in flight,β North Carolina has also developed a more dubious reputation recently: as a regional destination for adults who want to marry children.
UNBELIEVABLE VIDEO: Lighting struck the mast of a boat at Portman Marina on Lake Hartwell in Anderson County, SC. Stephanie Hazelhurst took video as her husband and their friends tried to tow it in so firefighters could put out the flames.
A wet and stormy weather pattern will set up over the area for the next several days.
17-year-old Hailey Ralston held a movie premiere in Charlotte Friday night for a film she not only wrote but directed, produced, and starred in.
The COVID-19 death toll has started soaring again as the delta variant tears through the nationβs unvaccinated population and fills up hospitals with patients, many of whom are younger than during earlier phases of the pandemic.
Gastonia Police are investigating a shooting that left one man in critical condition on Saturday.
Troopers are investigating a fatal collision in York County after a woman lost control of her car and struck a tree on Friday.
Charlotte Water crews responded to a wastewater overflow near Fircrest Drive in southwest Charlotte on Friday, according to a news release.
A 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of the Alaskan Peninsula early Saturday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
At least 29 people were killed when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, just days before a tropical storm is expected to make landfall, and Prime Minister Ariel Henry said he was mobilizing all available government resources to help victims in the affected areas.
One student was killed and another was taken into custody Friday after a shooting at a middle school near downtown Albuquerque during the lunch hour, police said.
Detectives with the Cornelius Police Department charged 22-year-old Rymyr Quarles for murder after a man was killed in the toll lanes of I-77 on Thursday.
A lightning strike injured 7 people on Grandfather Mountain on Friday, according to emergency management services.
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Americans at high risk from COVID-19 because of severely weakened immune systems are now allowed to get a third vaccination in hopes of better protection, a policy change endorsed Friday by influential government advisers.
It's vital for vaccinated people to keep up with their vaccine card now that many cities are requiring proof of vaccination for attending events, dining at restaurants, traveling and much more.Β However, what happens if you lose your card?Β Β
