Charlotte and Mecklenburg County first responders will celebrate the community's healthcare workers with a "Parade of Lights", which is an unified procession, that will pass by Uptown-area hospitals on Thursday.
Lancaster public safety officers came together Thursday morning to surprise the ER staff at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Health at Lancaster who have been working during the pandemic.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools announced that the school's parking lots and playgrounds are closed. The only exception is unless the premises is being used for picking up grab-and-go meals or student instructional materials and devices.
The Union County Public Health Department has confirmed the first resident death associated with COVID-19, also known as coronavirus. The man in his 70’s had been hospitalized and had other health complications. Public Health was notified of the death Thursday, April 9, 2020.
With a startling 6.6 million people seeking unemployment benefits last week, the United States has reached a grim landmark: More than one in 10 workers have lost their jobs in just the past three weeks to the coronavirus outbreak.
Cabarrus County officials say the county has 88 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and one death that is related to COVID-19.
A man currently in custody in Connecticut has been charged with the murder of a 37-year-old man in northwest Charlotte last month.
The Gaston County Department of Health & Human Services (Gaston DHHS) is confirming the county's third death associated with novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).
Rock Hill Police Officers have charged a 17-year-old, who was supposed to be self-quarantining, for purposely coughing on multiple officers after video evidence circulates on social media.
According to officials, a Cleveland County Deputy Sheriff has tested positive for the coronavirus. The notification was made Wednesday afternoon.
Harris Teeter supermarkets will limit the number of customers allowed inside at one time starting Wednesday to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the company announced.
The Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department says all parks are now closed to vehicles except bicycles.
Each week, TJ Kim carries gloves, masks, gowns and other equipment to small hospitals. When he made his first delivery, on March 27 to a 25-bed hospital in Luray, he was taken aback by the reception.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party’s establishment lined swiftly up behind rival Joe Biden, ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, an acknowledgment that the former vice president is too far ahead for him to have any reasonable hope of catching up.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering changing its guidelines for self-isolation to make it easier for those who have been exposed to someone with the coronavirus to return to work if they are without symptoms.
A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The Washington Post has written an unauthorized biography of first lady Melania Trump. Mary Jordan’s “The Art of Her Deal,” which draws upon more than 100 interviews, comes out June 16.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton and Carl Edwards were among the new nominees for NASCAR’s next Hall of Fame class announced Tuesday under a revamped voting protocol.
Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles and City Council Members are assembling a Community Recovery Task Force to support and assist families and businesses as they prepare for the future.
CMPD is conducting a homicide investigation in northeast Charlotte after 17-year-old Qa’dir Avery Alverest was shot and killed Tuesday night, police say.
Political contributor Mary C. Curtis weighs in on the Tuesday's Wisconsin election and whether or not it was the right decision.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Animal Care & Control Division (AC&C) and the Humane Society of Charlotte (HSC) are working together to ensure pet owners in our community are aware of the importance of including a pet plan in your COVID-19 emergency preparedness planning.
The CMPD is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Michael Beach who is wanted for disabling his electronic monitor.
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