Hurricane Laura pounded the Gulf Coast for hours with ferocious wind, torrential rains and rising seawater as it roared ashore over southwestern Louisiana near the Texas border early Thursday morning. A 14 year-old girl is the first reported fatality.
Just over 1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the coronavirus outbreak continues to threaten jobs even as the housing market, auto sales and other segments of the economy rebound from a springtime collapse.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper recommended to legislators on Wednesday how to spend the stateβs remaining COVID-19 federal relief dollars, mainly for public health, K-12 schools and local governments.
A huge sigh of relief family and friends of Ronnie Long, a Concord man whoβs spent the last 44 years in prison for a crime he says he didnβt commit.Β
Neighbors in Waxhaw want to stop the town from selling more than 50 acres of land originally designated for parks and sports fields. Town leaders say if they don't, they may have to raise taxes.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has released more than 50 videos associated with the June 2nd incident where protesters say they were 'trapped and gassed' on 4th Street in Uptown Charlotte.
Krispy Kreme says they opened a new store in South End on August 25th complete with a 24-hour doughnut vending machine.
Investigators identify 41-year-old Comfort Keyermaa as the victim in the fatal north Charlotte wreck on August 20th, according to a news release.
Animal welfare organizations are teaming up to assist the Humane Society of United States to find placement for dozens of puppy mill dogs who were part of an animal cruelty investigation and seizure in December of 2019.
Pro-life activists painted a 'Baby Lives Matter' mural on the road in front of a Planned Parenthood center in the historic Cherry Neighborhood.Β The mural has since been removed.
Illinois police arrested a juvenile Wednesday after two people were shot to death in a possible vigilante attack during a protest in Kenosha over the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Barnes.
WCCB celebrates National Dog Day with your favorite furry friends.Β
The City of Concord has given $5.9 million for a street preservation contract to NJR Group Inc., according to a news release.
First lady Melania Trump portrayed her husband as an authentic, uncompromising leader in a Rose Garden address as President Donald Trump turned to family, farmers and the trappings of the presidency to boost his reelection chances on the second night of the scaled-down Republican National Convention.
Latest information on Hurricane Laura.
CMPD says the body cam footage of the June 2nd protests will be released later on August 26th.
CHARLOTTE, NC -- The first lady and nation's top diplomat were among those making the case for another term for President Trump Wednesday night. WCCB Political Contributor Mary C.…
Hurricane Laura is forecast to rapidly power up into a βcatastrophicβ Category 4 hurricane, even stronger than previously expected, as it churns toward Texas and Louisiana, swirling wind and water over much of the Gulf of Mexico.
North Carolinians will soon get some much-needed relief to help pay their rent and utility bills through three new programs.
After three months of protests, and a commissionβs voteΒ to remove it, the future of a confederate monument remains in limbo.
Fort Mill Police say they arrested a Charlotte man for firing a gun at Donald Trump supporters who were waving flags on an I-77 overpass Monday.
A paratrooper who is based at Fort Bragg in North Carolina has received a Purple Heart.
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