The historic train running through the Blue Ridge Mountains and the wild west amusement park known as Tweetsie Railroad is reopening its doors on Friday, April 2nd with a special guest visit from the Easter Bunny.
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is ready to open sports-betting venues at its two western North Carolina casinos.
Mecklenburg County health officials announced an advisement against travel over the spring break holiday Friday due to exposure for contracting COVID-19.
The Mecklenburg County health director says she's concerned about COVID variants and is making sure vaccine distribution is equitable.
A lawsuit challenging South Carolina’s new ban on most abortions is “likely to succeed,” a judge wrote Friday, ruling that abortions can continue until the lawsuit is resolved.
Students can safely sit just 3 feet apart in the classroom as long as they wear masks but should be kept the usual 6 feet away from one another at sporting events, assemblies, lunch or chorus practice, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday in relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines.
A subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Fujifilm Holdings Corp. said Thursday that it will open a massive biopharmaceutical manufacturing plant in central North Carolina in 2025, ultimately creating 725 new jobs.
Absentee ballots in North Carolina would have to be received by county election officials by Election Day or the primary election date to be counted in legislation filed on Thursday by state Senate Republicans.
Investigators say during a search of a Catawba County home on Wednesday they found a rifle disguised as a toy Nerf gun along with felony amounts of narcotics.
Deputies say while investigating a break-in at a home in Salisbury on Thursday, they searched the home of the suspect to find illegal drugs, money, and a stolen gun inside.
A financial carrot for North Carolina to expand Medicaid to hundreds of thousands low-income adults is raising already elevated hopes among Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and allies that the General Assembly will finally adopt it this year.
With the U.S. closing in on President Joe Biden’s goal of injecting 100 million coronavirus vaccinations weeks ahead of his target date, officials announced on Thursday the nation is now in position to help supply neighbors Canada and Mexico.
Working with The Mint Museum, artist Carla Aaron-Lopez, a CMS teacher and co-founder of BLKMRKTCLT, wants to recognize the Queen City's artists of color with LOCAL/STREET, a three-day pop-up exhibition at Mint Museum Randolph featuring the work of more than 40 local artists of color and street artists.
Built on Hospitality, the restaurant group behind Charlotte’s The Goodyear House and 2020’s ghost kitchen concept Scratch House Chicken has announced plans for their second brick-and-mortar concept, Old Town Kitchen & Cocktails, early this summer
A sizable group of North Carolina college students will be eligible for a vaccine in April, under guidance from the state Department of Health and Human Services.
Alexander County Deputies say 18-year-old Josue Isaias of Wilkesboro, North Carolina was arrested Wednesday for one county of felony statutory rape of a child between 13 and 15-years-old.
Officials with Arrival, the global company creating electric vehicles, announced Wednesday that they will be building their second U.S. microfactory in Charlotte, North Carolina bringing over 250 new jobs to Mecklenburg County.
The Charlotte Thunder, Charlotte's professional arena football team, kicks off its season next Saturday, March 27th at Bojangles' Coliseum.
Americans will be getting extra time to prepare their taxes. The Internal Revenue Service says it’s delaying the traditional tax filing deadline from April 15 until May 17.
Looking for new spots to check out in Charlotte? WCCB Charlotte’s Alexandra Elich explores tucked away spots, historic businesses, and secret gardens in the middle of our bustling city.
April Woodberry of East Spencer is already “blessed” with a big family, but on Tuesday, her good fortune delivered her a $1 million top prize, too.
Deputies say a Chester County man is under arrest for the neglect of his father after failing to report his father's death and allegedly keeping his dead body inside a closet for at least two weeks.
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