Thousands of race fans will be populating the roadways in northeast Mecklenburg County and southwest Cabarrus County in the coming days as NASCAR events kick off Thursday, May 17, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, capped by the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, May 27.
Primary elections in Mecklenburg County will take place Tuesday, May 8th from 6:30am to 7:30pm at all polling location.
May 16 has been designated as an optional teacher workday for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
The Panthers have signed free agent running back C.J. Anderson to a one-year contract. Anderson, who spent five seasons with the Broncos before being released in April, could serve as a strong complement to 2017 first-round pick Christian McCaffrey.
Melania Trump on Monday gave her multipronged effort to promote the well-being of children a minimalist new motto: “BE BEST.”
Police are investigating a a homicide after one man was shot in northwest Charlotte.
A North Carolina man was issued a citation after TSA officers spotted a loaded handgun inside his carry-on Monday morning.
Police say they are searching for the suspects accused of shooting at officers in Shelby.
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People paddled for purpose at Lake Norman Saturday.
Austrian golfer Jason Day wins the Wells Fargo Championship.
Kevin Harvick won in Dover, the winner of the Spanish GP celebrated with the 'Backpack Kid' dance & SNL's 'The Other Cavs' skit!
An emotional evening for family and friends of a UNC Charlotte sophomore who died after falling out of a party bus. Members of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority held a vigil for 20-year-old Polly Rogers. Many are still in shock after what was supposed to be a fun night turned tragic.
The sister of a man killed an encounter with CMPD says police used excessive force against her during a traffic stop.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation says there were more active shooters and more people killed in those shootings last year than any year since the agency started collecting the data.
A Miami police officer has been suspended after a video posted on Facebook shows a surrendering car theft suspect being kicked in the head.
Norfolk Southern is still working around the clock to clean up following a 16 car train derailment in Fort Mill Friday.
Students are pledging to not drink on prom night after a mock drunk driving crash at Butler High School Friday afternoon.
A police officer was shot to death Friday evening at a western Indiana apartment complex, and officers surrounded a building where they believe a suspect remains barricaded.
A federal judge on Friday asked pointed questions about special counsel Robert Mueller’s authority to bring charges against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and suggested that prosecutors’ true motive is getting Manafort to “sing” against the president.
Former President George H.W. Bush was released from a Houston hospital on Friday after spending 13 days being treated for an infection that required his hospitalization a day after his wife’s funeral.
Investigators are trying to figure out what caused a train to derail late Friday afternoon in York County.
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