A record-long streak of U.S. job growth ended suddenly in March after nearly a decade as employers cut 701,000 jobs because of the viral outbreak thatβs all but shut down the U.S. economy. The unemployment rate jumped to 4.4% from a 50-year low of 3.5%.
Atruim and Novant Health systems have asked Mecklenburg County and itsβ partners to build a Mass Care field hospital to treat as many as 3,000 additional COVID-19 patients during the anticipated surge of the virus.
A Rowan County man is facing voluntary manslaughter charges after deputies say he beat his step-father to death.
The Gaston County Police have arrested four suspects, including three juveniles, after a robbery and car chase.
The Mecklenburg County Sheriffβs Office contracts with Wellpath, LLC to provide healthcare services to our residents at both our main Detention Center Central as well as our Juvenile Detention Center (formerly known as Detention Center North). On Sunday, March 22, one of Wellpathβs nurses reported to work at the Juvenile Detention Center and passed through the standard screening which includes a temperature read as well as questions regarding potential symptoms and exposures related to COVID-19.
The University of North Carolina System is changing its admissions requirements for the incoming freshman class because SAT and ACT tests have been halted by the coronavirus outbreak, officials announced Monday.
Lincoln County deputies are looking for a suspect that stole a parked vehicle that was left running outside a QuikTrip in Denver while the owner was inside the store.
Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey on Thursday launched a fundraising effort to support healthcare workers throughout the Carolinas as they battle COVID-19.
The Democratic National Committee is delaying its presidential nominating convention until the week of Aug. 17 after prospective nominee Joe Biden said he didnβt think it would be possible to hold a normal convention in mid-July because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Police are investigating after a three-year-old accidentally shot himself in the leg in west Charlotte.
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More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week β doubling a record high set just one week earlier β a sign that layoffs are accelerating in the midst of the coronavirus.
An offender at the minimum custody unit of the Caledonia Correctional Complex in Tillery has tested positive for coronavirus.
James Campbell, a former professional javelin thrower, spent his 32nd birthday on Wednesday doing 20-foot shuttles from one end of his small backyard to the other after promising to run a marathon if one of his Twitter messages received 10,000 retweets.
MEDIC says a Mecklenburg County EMS worker has tested positive for the coronavirus.
CMPD says Anthony Benton has been located and reunited with his family.
The Gaston County Police have arrested and charged two suspects for murder after a hit-and-run incident turned into a homicide.
CMPD detectives, along with the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, have charged 54-year-old Mario Roane for his involvement in two bank robberies.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department says domestic violence is up 18% for the month of March.Β They released the stats during a virtual news conference Wednesday.Β Β
New York authorities rushed to bring in an army of medical volunteers Wednesday as the statewide death toll from the coronavirus doubled in three days to more than 1,900 and the wail of ambulances in the otherwise eerily quiet streets of the city became the heartbreaking soundtrack of the crisis.
The YMCA of Greater Charlotte, which recently announced the temporary closure of all 19 of its branches and two overnight camps due to the global coronavirus pandemic, has temporarily refocused its efforts to serve frontline healthcare staff and to support YMCA employees impacted by this crisis. The Y will offer free childcare for essential Atrium Health and Novant Health employees at nine branches and has started an Emergency Staff Relief Fund to help staff furloughed as a result of the closures.
