Cheering protesters torched a Minneapolis police station that the department abandoned as three days of violent protests spread to nearby St. Paul and angry demonstrations flared across the U.S over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer kneeled on his neck.
A South Carolina man convicted of driving under the influence for a fourth time was sentenced to 17 years in prison in connection with a crash last year that left a 66-year-old man dead.
The Panthers have agreed to terms with free agent cornerback Eli Apple.
Temporary and permanent changes to mail-in absentee ballot rules in North Carolina and funds to improve safety at in-person voting sites this year during the COVID-19 pandemic received overwhelming approval Thursday by the state House.
The Republican National Committee has responded to a letter from North Carolina's top doctor. Dr. Mandy Cohen asked the RNC to submit written plans that detail options that can be put into place depending on where Charlotte is in August in terms of the pandemic.
A 20-year-old Rock Hill man has been arrested on two charges connected to the solicitation of a minor, according to the South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson.
A man in Mount Holly was buying a birthday cake when he decided to check a few Cash 5 tickets, and one of them won him a $1,127,585 jackpot.
A bicyclist struck by a train in Salisbury early Wednesday morning has died, Salisbury police say.
The North Carolina Senate passed a bill today to allow restaurants and bars to expand outdoor seating equal to 50 percent of total occupancy.
Rain washed out the Cup Series race Wednesday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway β a slight break for NASCAR teams taxed by a grueling return to racing.
Violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody rocked a Minneapolis neighborhood for a second straight night as angry crowds looted stores, set fires and left a path of damage that stretched for miles.
Roughly 2.1 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a sign that companies are still slashing jobs in the face of a deep recession even as more businesses reopen and rehire some laid-off employees.
The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on a history-making flight into orbit was called off with less than 17 minutes to go in the countdown Wednesday because of thunderclouds and the risk of lightning.
The leader of South Carolinaβs health agency announced Wednesday that he is stepping down after a health scare to spend more time with his family as the state continues to fight the coronavirus.
Yard waste and bulk item collection services, which have been suspended since late March, will resume on Monday, June 1.
The United States was on the cusp of marking at least 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus, a once-unthinkable toll that now appears to be just the beginning of untold misery in the months ahead as Las Vegas casinos and Walt Disney World make plans to reopen, crowds of unmasked Americans swarm beaches and public health officials predict a resurgence by fall.
The North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein announced Wednesday that he obtained a preliminary injunction against Charlotte-based A1 Towing Solutions, Inc. and its owner David Jewel Satterfield.
A firefighter who has worked for the Charlotte Fire Department (CFD) since 2008 is facing multiple larceny charges for a series of thefts between April and May, a news release stated.
Unix Packaging, a California-based contract manufacturer of branded and private label beverages, will create 226 new jobs in Burke County, Governor Roy Cooper announced Wednesday. The company will invest $19 million to locate its first East Coast manufacturing facility in Morganton.
With a loud whir and a whoosh, a fixed-wing drone slingshots out of a medical warehouse, zips through hazy skies at 80 mph, pops open a belly hatch and drops a box of medical supplies. Slowed by a little parachute, the box drifts downward and lands with a plop, less than 8 minutes after launch.
Chase Elliott gained a measure of revenge against Kyle Busch on Tuesday night β and then let him know about it.
Following a death investigation of a 4-year-old child, a Rock Hill mother and her boyfriend were arrested on charges of homicide and child abuse, officials say.
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