A Charlotte high school has a new name. Vance High School is now Julius L. Chambers High School. The move comes amid pressure to remove names associated with the Confederacy.
Candace Parker grew up playing video games, and now she’ll be the first female basketball player on the cover of one.
At least 40 girls and women said they were molested over a 14-month period while the FBI was aware of other sexual abuse allegations involving former USA Gymnastics national team doctor Larry Nassar.
Oregon's Bootleg Fire has burned over 200,000 acres and is currently the largest wildfire in the nation.
Detectives say 19-year-old Karla Guerrero-Morales died on Tuesday from injuries she received in car wreck that occurred on Friday, July 9th in northwest Charlotte.
Health officials in Cleveland County say they will be offering pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinics throughout July, in an effort to make accessing the vaccine as easy as possible for community members.
A wide-ranging criminal justice measure focused on weeding out problem law enforcement officers in North Carolina and giving mental health aid to others cleared a House committee on Wednesday.
Steven Hair of Troy received the gift of a lifetime when he won a Corvette® Stingray and a $100,000 cash prize on his 66th birthday.
After experiencing a lifeguard shortage earlier this year, Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation leaders say Ramsey Creek Beach on Lake Norman is now open five days a week.
A 37-year-old man who was wanted in Florida for child sex crimes was arrested in Alexander County Tuesday afternoon, according to deputies.
Carowinds is kicking off its international festival and cultural event "Grand Carnivale" on July 17th.
North Carolina Republicans advanced legislation on Wednesday that defines how teachers can discuss certain concepts about race and racism inside the classroom.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department says the 72-year-old man that was reported missing from northwest Charlotte has been located.
The family of an unarmed Black man who was fatally shot by sheriff’s deputies in North Carolina says he died because of the officers’ “intentional and reckless disregard of his life,” according to a $30 million civil rights lawsuit filed Wednesday.
Wake Forest School of Medicine and Atrium Health announced that they have received the needed accreditation approval and notification to proceed with phased plans to open an instructional site in Charlotte, for years three and four of the medical school curriculum in 2022.
Susan Gray of Statesville accidently purchased two tickets for Saturday’s Cash 5 drawing and won the entire $305,046 jackpot.
Hot and sticky through the end of the week. Storm chances increasing this weekend.
The Union County School Board voted during Tuesday's meeting.
Concord Mills announced Tuesday that they will be implementing a Youth Supervision Policy that will begin on July 30.
Red Bull and filling company Rauch will partner to build a new beverage manufacturing, filling and distribution center in Cabarrus County, creating more than 400 new jobs, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
A Salisbury man is facing a slew of charges after officers say he tied a woman up with duct tape and pointed a rifle at her.
Shredding guitar solos, fierce vocals, and monster ballads set the stage for Actor's Theatre of Charlotte's performance of ROCK OF AGES. Tickets are on sale now!
