There's growing concern about COVID-19 outbreaks at local nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Health Departments across our area are working to contain the spread and keep the most vulnerable safe.
An Albemarle man is wanted on felony arson charges, according to the Albemarle Police Department.Β
Burke County Animal Control says a domesticated cat tested positive for the rabies virus, according to a news release.
After careful consideration and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control, as well as state and federal agencies, Cheerwine and the City of Salisbury, N.C., have decided to cancel this year's Cheerwine Festival, originally scheduled for Saturday, May 16.
Atrium Health and Novant Health say the hospital bed surge capacity they are building is sufficient for now and they do not need a field hospital for the COVID-19 patients they serve within their systems.
Two people have been charged following an investigation into the thefts of several catalytic converters in Iredell County.Β
The CMPD says three sworn officers and one non-sworn employee have tested positive for Covid-19.
A rabies alert was sent out to residents in northwest Charlotte after a raccoon tested positive for rabies, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care and Control.
Videos and online reports claiming that millions of Americans will have to repay the relief checks they receive from the federal government under the $2.2 trillion coronavirus economic recovery bill are not true.
Multiple public safety officers conducted a βParade of Lightsβ on Wednesday, April 15, to praise the brave Health care workers at hospitals in the north Mecklenburg County area.Β Watch video from the parade below:
More people than ever need help to put food on the table because of the pandemic. Hundreds of cars packed a mobile food pantry in Monroe on Tuesday.
President Trump, governors clash over who has the power to reopen the economy. Political contributor Mary C. Curtis gives her thoughts on the debate.
Caldwell County Board of Elections recently named Chad Barnes as director.
The Catholic Diocese of Charlotte is facing a pair of civil lawsuits over alleged child sex abuse. Two men argue the diocese didn't do enough to protect them.
President Donald Trump says he has directed a halt to U.S. payments to the World Health Organization pending a review of its warnings about the coronavirus and China.
At least ten people were killed in the Carolinas after severe weather moved through the southeast early Monday morning. The storms also caused widespread power outages throughout North Carolina and South Carolina.
The Cleveland County Health Department is reporting the first death associated with COVID-19 in Cleveland County.
Iredell County deputies have charged two suspects for breaking into Hoover's Lawn & Garden and stealing lawn equipment. TheΒ business reported the incident on April 9.
According to officials, an employee of the Fort Mill Police Department has tested positive for the coronavirus. This information was confirmed within the past 24 hours after the state recorded 3,439 cases on April 13.
Former President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden on Tuesday, giving the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee a boost from the partyβs biggest fundraiser and one of its most popular figures.
CMPD detectives are conducting a homicide investigation after locating a victim with a gunshot wound in west Charlotte Wednesday morning.
