Union County School Board Member Resigns Amid Complaints Over βRacially Insensitiveβ Social Media Posts
Dozens of community members complained to school board about posts on Travis Kiker's Facebook page
York County Officials Recommend Residents To Wear Face Coverings While In Public
Due to the increase in York County COVID-19 cases, York County Government and the York County Sheriffβs Office recommend residents wear a mask or some type of face covering when out in a public setting, around people outside of your household and especially when social distancing measures are difficult to maintain.
Police: Man Arrested After Fatal Shooting At Gastonia Hotel
Police say they arrested a man following a fatal shooting at a hotel in Gastonia.
Mecklenburg County Offering Free Fans To Seniors, Individuals On Disability
Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation is helping senior adults and those receiving disability income to stay cool this summer by offering free box fans at six locations across the county.
CMPD: One Dead, Three Injured In Fatal East Charlotte Crash
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department charged a man with involuntary manslaughter after a fatal east Charlotte crash left a 14-year-old dead and three victims hospitalized.
UNC Charlotte Releases Summary Of External Review Of Campus Shooting That Killed Two Students And Injured Four Others
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte has received the external review it commissioned of the April 30, 2019, shootings that took the lives of Reed Parlier and Riley Howell and injured four other students in the Kennedy Building.
$138,292 Cash 5 Win βCouldnβt Have Come At A Better Timeβ For Concord Man
Kenneth Hertzog of Concord said picking his own set of numbers scored him a Cash 5 jackpot to the tune of $138,292.
Iran Issues Arrest Warrant For President Donald Trump
Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried out the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, a local prosecutor reportedly said Monday.
Trump Denies Briefing About Reported Bounties On US Troops
President Donald Trump has denied he was made aware of U.S. intelligence officialsβ conclusion that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan. The Trump administration was set to brief select members of Congress on the matter Monday.
Mississippi Surrenders Confederate Symbol From State Flag
Mississippi will retire the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem, more than a century after white supremacist legislators adopted the design a generation after the South lost the Civil War.
New England Patriots Owner's Prostitution Case Heads To Appellate Court
Prosecutors charging New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with twice buying sex from massage parlor prostitutes will attempt to save their case this week by arguing to an appeals court that his rights werenβt violated when police secretly video-recorded him in the act.
Woman Facing Charges After Motorcyclist Killed In Catawba County
A woman has been arrested after Troopers say she hit and killed a motorcyclist in Catawba County over the weekend.Β Β
N.C. Governor Signs Bill Giving $350 Bonuses To Teachers
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has signed into law a K-12 educator pay bill that he says still fails to give what teachers and school staff need.
S.C. Gov. McMaster Says Mask Requirement Unenforceable
As South Carolina reported a record-high number of COVID-19 hospitalizations Friday, Gov. Henry McMaster doubled down on his stance that a statewide mask requirement could not be enforced.
Source: Patriots Sign QB Cam Newton To One-Year-Deal
The New England Patriots have reached an agreement with free-agent quarterback Cam Newton, bringing in the 2015 NFL Most Valuable Player to help the team move on from three-time MVP Tom Brady, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press.
POLITICAL WRAP: Coronavirus Mask Mandate; Presidential Poll Numbers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The debate over a mask mandate, just one part of how the coronavirus pandemic is becoming increasingly political. Our political contributor Mary C. Curtis has…
Trump Tweets Video With βWhite Powerβ Chant, Then Deletes It
President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting βwhite power,β a racist slogan associated with white supremacists. He later deleted the tweet and the White House said the president had not heard βthe one statementβ on the video.
Late Scratch: Harvick Knocks Off Pocono From Winless List
Kevin Harvick won the first of two NASCAR Cup races in front of no fans this weekend at Pocono and will start 20th on Sunday with the field set by inverting the lead-lap finishers.
North Carolina, Portland Players Kneel During National Anthem AT NWSL Soccer Match
Players for the Portland Thorns and the North Carolina Courage knelt during the national anthem Saturday when the National Womenβs Soccer League opened the Challenge Cup tournament in Utah.
Charlotte Rapper DaBaby To Headline Virtual BET Awards Show
BET will celebrate its 40th year as a network, as well as it 20th awards show, on Sunday β but the event will go on virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Rolling Stones Threaten To Sue Trump Over Using Their Songs
The Rolling Stones are threatening President Donald Trump with legal action for using their songs at his rallies despite cease-and-desist dire
Summer May Decide Fate Of Leading Shots In Vaccine Race
People on six continents already are getting jabs in the arm as the race for a COVID-19 vaccine enters a defining summer, with even bigger studies poised to prove if any shot really works -- and maybe offer a reality check.
