Governor Josh Stein announced a $50 million Broadband Recovery Program that will provide grants to help internet service providers rebuild and repair broadband infrastructure destroyed by Hurricane Helene. Impacted internet service providers are invited to apply for funding.
Alli is your pet of the week on Rising! We love her so much, and you will too.
Highs return near normal values in the 50s and 60s this Thursday afternoon before warming up again over the weekend.
Dozens of people lined up for a box of food from Faith CME Church in Northeast Charlotte Wednesday. The need grows as more people turn to food pantries to supplement lost and delayed SNAP benefits during the government shutdown.
President Donald Trump lashed out at Senate Republicans to end the government shutdown, now the longest ever at 36 days.
A former South Carolina state lawmaker has been indicted on federal charges, accused of defrauding his legal clients of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The Motion Picture Association is asking Meta to stop referring to content shown to teen accounts on Instagram as guided by PG-13 ratings, saying it is misleading.
The Ally Tipoff and the Fall World Series lead this week of sporting events. Click through the gallery to see all the sporting events happening in and around Charlotte each week.
Food Lion will be upgrading 153 stores across the Charlotte area as part of a $484 million capital investment.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that it will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government shutdown.
The UPS cargo plane crash on Tuesday at the company’s global aviation hub in Kentucky, which killed at least nine, will temporarily disrupt the supply chain and result in some shipping delays.
When it comes to pain management, there’s a new cutting-edge option available to help patients here in Charlotte – VR Therapy.
Emergency workers are searching for more victims after at least nine people died and more than a dozen were injured when a UPS plane crashed while taking off at the airport in Louisville, Kentucky. The plane crashed Tuesday as it was departing for Honolulu from Muhammad Ali International Airport.
California voters have approved a plan to overhaul the state’s congressional district boundaries, giving Democrats a boost in their bid to win the U.S. House majority next year. The approval of Proposition 50 could allow Democrats to gain up to five additional seats in the 2026 midterms.
A UPS cargo plane crashed at a Louisville, Kentucky, airport where the company operates its largest package delivery hub. UPS calls the giant center Worldport. The facility at Muhammad Ali International Airport employs some 20,000 people, making UPS the largest employer in the Louisville area.
A dry cold front sweeps through the Carolinas by Thursday morning, bringing cooler air as we close out the workweek.
People Magazine has named actor Jonathan Bailey as the 2025 "Sexiest Man Alive."
In things that rich people are doing this week, Tom Brady says his dog Junie is a clone of former dog Lua that died in 2023. The pit bull mix was shared by Brady with his ex-wife, Gisele Bundchen, and their children.
Charlotte voters have decided to pay more taxes to fund transportation improvements on rails, roads and buses.
A woman said that her gym membership has been revoked after she complained about a transgender woman in the women's locker room.
Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City on Tuesday, capping a stunning ascent for the 34-year-old state lawmaker, who was set to become the city’s most liberal mayor in generations.
U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill on Tuesday was elected governor of New Jersey.
