Hiring surged in July as American employers added 943,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.4% another sign that the U.S. economy continues to bounce back with surprising vigor from last yearβs coronavirus shutdown.
A moisture-laden rainmaking system moves in overnight, setting us up for a wet start to the weekend.
Busy, working parents in Cabarrus County can now relax when it comes to planning dinner thanksΒ to a new take-home meals program offered at three local daycare centers.
Troopers are investigating a fatal collision after a bicyclist was hit by a truck and killed in Lancaster County on Thursday.
Declaring the U.S. must βmove fastβ to win the carmaking future, President Joe Biden on Thursday touted a commitment from the auto industry to make electric vehicles up to half of U.S. sales by the end of the decade.
Qualified Gaston College graduates will have direct-entry admission to Johnson C. Smith University thanks to an agreement the two schools entered into on August 5th.
Health officials say anyone who gets their COVID-19 vaccine at Gaston County's Public Health Department can get a $100 gift card for their time.Β
Get ready for a full week of laughs as the Queen City Comedy Experience returns to Uptown Charlotte this fall.
Central Cabarrus High graduate Taylor Hanson received Charlotte Motor Speedwayβs first Jimmie Johnson Scholarship. The scholarship program honors Johnsonβs commitment to physical fitness and is presented annually to a deserving Cabarrus County high school senior with career pursuits in fitness, nutrition or exercise science.
Tens of thousands of North Carolina college students will need to get a COVID-19 vaccine or be tested weekly, according the University of North Carolina System.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives say that the fatal shooting of a 33-year-old man at a southeast Charlotte apartment complex has been classified as a justified homicide.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives say that the fatal shooting of a 43-year-old man in north Charlotte has been classified as a justified homicide.
The American Cancer Society (ACS) of Western North Carolina and South Carolina is pleased to announce its annual gala, Re-Imagine Charlotte, has named Charlotte-based premier grocer Harris Teeter as the presenting sponsor.
Truist Field, home of the Charlotte Knights, will host a special 20th Anniversary Tribute on September 11, 2021 thanks to the Salute to Heroes Foundation. The annual Chiefβs Cup baseball game, which features the CMPD Blue Hornets against the CFD Blaze, will take place beginning at 6:00 p.m. on September 11th.
Moderna officials say while its COVID-19 vaccineβs protection is holding up, itβs planning for booster doses to help fight the highly contagious delta variant.
Jerome Lowery of Charlotte tried his luck on a Cash 5 ticket and won a $279,915 jackpot.
After another pandemic-disrupted school year, organizers of vastly expanded summer learning opportunities are investing heavily in efforts to make them accessible to the most vulnerable students.
A mainly dry Thursday will lead to more humid conditions and higher rain chances into the weekend.
A local community activist received a threatening letter, hours before holding a rally calling for the removal of a Confederate statue. Dozens marched in Cornelius on Wednesday night, demanding the statue be taken down.
Sabor Latin Street Grill and La Caseta are opening in Bank of America Stadium just in time for Fan Fest on August 6th.
The U.S. nursing home industryβs resistance to forcing workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 for fear that too many of them might quit began to crack this week when its biggest player announced its employees must get the shot to keep their jobs.
Get ready to have "Nothin' But A Good Time" as Actor's Theatre of Charlotte performs the jukebox favorites musical, ROCK OF AGES. The show welcomes local and regional actors and actresses back to the stage after a year and half of no live performances.
