Amtrak announced all Northeast Regional trains south of Washington D.C., which includes all stations in Virginia, will be canceled Tuesday and Wednesday amid heightened security concerns following the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives are investigating the death of a 14-year-old bicyclist who was hit by a car in northwest Charlotte Sunday afternoon.
The York County Detention Center (YCDC) has confirmed one positive case of COVID-19. Also, one additional inmate has shown symptoms of COVID-19, but has not yet tested positive.
Cabarrus County Schools will return to "Plan B" on Tuesday, despite outcry from many teachers. Some say they're worried the school board is making a decision bowing to political pressure, rather than seriously considering the science and data.
A man accused of stabbing two people, including his mother, has been arrested after barricading himself inside a Hickory home Monday morning, according to Catawba County deputies.
Two days from the inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris pitched in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day service projects as a militarized and jittery Washington prepared for a swearing-in that will play out under extraordinary security.
Coast Guard officials say man has been rescued from his sunken fishing vessel of the North Carolina coast.
A double row of chain-link fencing circles the Arizona State Capitol. Windows on the Illinois and Ohio statehouses have been boarded up. National Guard troops in camouflage and flak jackets and heavily armed state troopers were stationed at state capitals across the U.S. in advance of protests planned for Sunday.
Restaurants are now offering cocktails to-go to support businesses during the pandemic, as health officials urge everyone to stay home to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Better days for North Carolina are ahead if citizens take calculated risks and stand up to fight bigotry, poverty and racial injustice, a state Cabinet member said at Fridayβs annualβs Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance by state employees.
Another 100 North Carolina National Guard members are going to Washington to help with security leading up to President-elect Joe Bidenβs inauguration next week, Gov. Roy Cooperβs office said Friday.
South Carolina state parks are offering virtual field trips to students who canβt travel in person.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg officers say they are investigating a group of fraudsters who posed as police officers on January 15th in order to get money out of their victim.
Local restaurant Leah & Louise is holding a "Pay What You Can Soup Kitchen" lunch on Monday, January 18th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Camp North End.
A major memorial honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King is moving forward in Boston, where they met and studied in the 1950s.
In case you missed it, the search is over, Carolina has a new general manager and his name is Scott Fitterer.
βMr. Worldwideβ is coming to NASCAR.
It's been 12 years since Joe Biden took the Oath of Office for Vice President of the United States. Things will look much different on Wednesday as Biden takes the Presidential Oath, amid a pandemic, and security concerns in Washington and across the country.
Police and National Guard troops stood sentry at newly fortified statehouses Sunday ahead of demonstrations planned for the leadup to President-elect Joe Bidenβs inauguration, as authorities worked to deter a repeat of the recent riot that overran the U.S. Capitol. A few protesters were starting to gather in some cities, but streets in many others remained empty.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained at a Moscow airport after returning from Germany on Sunday, the prison service said.
True to form, Betty White has something impish to say about her birthday Sunday. βSince I am turning 99, I can stay up as late as I want without asking permission!β she told The Associated Press in an email.
President-elect Joe Bidenβs decision to immediately ask Congress to offer legal status to an estimated 11 million people in the country has surprised advocates given how the issue has long divided Democrats and Republicans, even within their own parties.
