More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — doubling a record high set just one week earlier — 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. They released the stats during a virtual news conference Wednesday.
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.
A North Carolina deputy died while hospitalized in intensive care for treatment of the coronavirus, the sheriff said Wednesday.
Kannapolis Police are investigating a drive-by shooting that left a 3-year-old suffering from life-threatening injuries, police said.
One suspect was arrested and another is wanted for a series of armed robberies that took place at several McDonald's restaurants across Charlotte, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
Wimbledon was canceled on Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic, the first time since World War II that the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament won’t be played.
Census Day — the date used to reference where a person lives for the once-a-decade count — arrived Wednesday with a nation almost paralyzed by the spread of the novel coronavirus. But census officials vowed the job would be completed by its year-end deadline.
The Gastonia Police Department is looking for a suspect who was charged in a domestic situation on Tuesday, March 31.
Registered Dietitian, Angela Wilkinson, has the tips you need to stay healthy during the quarantine and avoid the weight gain.
The five 3D printers at NASCAR’s Research & Technology center – two delivered in February and installed less than two weeks ago -- are typically focused on composite parts and working on an updated stock car.
The couple got sick with a hacking cough nearly three weeks ago
Two Lowe's employees who work at different Charlotte area locations have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a news release.
Due to the unpredictability of the COVID-19 crisis and it’s effect on public gatherings, Actor's Theatre of Charlotte makes the unfortunate decision to cancel the remainder of it's current season.
Governor Henry McMaster today issued Executive Order 2020-17, which orders the closure of non-essential businesses, as defined by the executive order, throughout the state in order to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
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