From the air, the destruction of Hurricane Laura is especially stark. Photographs from The Associated Press show entire neighborhoods surrounded by green-brown floodwater. A glassy high-rise stands with most of its windows missing. An airport hangar is shredded into ribbons of metal.
Caldwell County reported eight new positive COVID-19 cases Thursday — six in the 28645 Zip code, one in 28630, and one in 28601. One patient is under the age of 17; one is between 18 and 24; two are between 25 and 49; and four patients are between 50 and 64.
President Donald Trump blasted Joe Biden as a hapless career politician who will endanger Americans’ safety as he accepted his party’s renomination on the South Lawn of the White House. While the coronavirus kills 1,000 Americans each day, Trump defied his own administration’s pandemic guidelines to speak for more than an hour to a tightly packed, largely maskless crowd.
If you can’t beat ’em, borrow from them.
Freedom after 44 years for Ronnie Long. The 63 year old concord man had his conviction overturned this week. Dozens of people were there to greet him as we walked through the Albermarle prison gates.
President Trump accepted the Republican nomination from the South Lawn of the White House during the fourth and final night of the RNC.
As construction continues on the Charlotte Convention Center, service to the LYNX Blue Line in Uptown will be impacted from August 29th to August 30th, according to a news release.
Another day of the NBA playoffs will be postponed, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press on Thursday, August 27th.
From a digital art trail and commissioned works along Charlotte’s Monroe Road corridor to an online international street food and music festival to connect the city’s immigrant communities to the broader community, Charlotte-Mecklenburg residents and visitors will have opportunities to experience more community-focused and innovative cultural programs thanks to ASC Cultural Vision Grants.
Being safe and healthy during the pandemic just got more enjoyable with this list of top five social-distancing activities that can be enjoyed in Charlotte and surrounding areas.
A Mecklenburg County detention officer has been fired and is facing felony assault charges following a fight with an inmate, according to Sheriff Garry McFadden.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - If you have been thinking about turning your hobby into a business during the pandemic, then best-selling author, Ramsey personality, and creator of Business Boutique, Christy Wright has five five…
Over the last century, leaders, with deep roots from the mountains to the coast, have powered NC’s broadcast industry with their commitment to storytelling, technology, innovation and public service. The first generation of these radio and television pioneers has passed, but many of those who followed are still here.
Vice President Mike Pence forcefully defended law enforcement Wednesday night but made no mention of the Black Americans killed by police this year as he addressed Republican convention proceedings that unfolded amid new protests against racial injustice following the latest shooting.
Hurricane Laura pounded the Gulf Coast for hours with ferocious wind, torrential rains and rising seawater as it roared ashore over southwestern Louisiana near the Texas border early Thursday morning. A 14 year-old girl is the first reported fatality.
Just over 1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the coronavirus outbreak continues to threaten jobs even as the housing market, auto sales and other segments of the economy rebound from a springtime collapse.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper recommended to legislators on Wednesday how to spend the state’s remaining COVID-19 federal relief dollars, mainly for public health, K-12 schools and local governments.
A huge sigh of relief family and friends of Ronnie Long, a Concord man who’s spent the last 44 years in prison for a crime he says he didn’t commit.
Neighbors in Waxhaw want to stop the town from selling more than 50 acres of land originally designated for parks and sports fields. Town leaders say if they don't, they may have to raise taxes.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has released more than 50 videos associated with the June 2nd incident where protesters say they were 'trapped and gassed' on 4th Street in Uptown Charlotte.
Krispy Kreme says they opened a new store in South End on August 25th complete with a 24-hour doughnut vending machine.
Investigators identify 41-year-old Comfort Keyermaa as the victim in the fatal north Charlotte wreck on August 20th, according to a news release.
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