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City of Charlotte Swears In New Fire Chief

Reginald T. Johnson was sworn in as the City of Charlotte's 17th fire chief.

#Trending: A Jeff Gordon Autograph Chaser & Teen Surprises Prom Date Walking

A fellow racer's alter-ego goes after Jeff Gordon for autograph & teen surprised prom date by walking for the first time in months!

#Trending: Ron Howard Talks Han Solo & Adorable FaceTime Friends Meet IRL!

Ron Howard talks about Han Solo in new interview & little girls meet for the 1st time after their parents introduced them via FaceTime!

'Infinity War' Opens With Record $250M, Passing 'Star Wars'

A whole lot of superheroes added up to a whole lot of ticket sales. The superhero smorgasbord “Avengers: Infinity Wars” opened with predictable shock-and-awe, earning $250 million in box office over the weekend and edging past “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” to set the highest opening weekend of all-time.

Sprint And T-Mobile Agree To Combine In All-Stock Deal

T-Mobile and Sprint announced an agreement Sunday to combine into a new company, a deal that would reshape the U.S. wireless landscape by reducing it to three major cellphone providers.

Little Dogs Have Big Fun At Lucky Dog's First Annual Wiener Dog Race

Hundreds showed up for the first ever wiener dog race at Lucky Dog Bark And Brew on Saturday. They had so many participants they had to have five different races.

Millenials Look To Continue Influencing Local Politics

County Commission Candidates Ray McKinnon and Jamie Hildreth are both under 40-years-old. They say the community needs to see change after issues at the Mecklenburg County Health Department, controversy over a possible new soccer stadium and the ransom-ware attack.

One Dead Following Residential Fire In Northwest Charlotte

One person is dead after a house caught on fire in northwest Charlotte Saturday morning.

One Arrested After Three Kidnapped, One Shot Near Hickory

A man is in jail charged with attempted murder and kidnapping after three people were abducted from a Hickory business and one of them was shot.

Researchers Working On Promising Alzheimer's Vaccine

Doctors and researchers in Boston have created a vaccine for people in the early stages of Alzheimer's. Clinical trials show that it removes a protein from the brain and reverses damage.

Panthers Draft Ian Thomas In Fourth Round

Before he turned 10 years old, Ian Thomas found himself staring at the real possibility of a childhood spent in foster care.

Hounds hold of Rattlers, 13-12, improve to 2-0

Despite only scoring two goals in the fourth quarter, the Hounds defense held off the Rattlers’ late-game offensive onslaught to prevail, 13-12, and improve to 2-0 on the season.

Missing Charlotte Man Found Safe In Tennessee

A Charlotte man with dementia is safe after inadvertently traveling to Tennessee.

Local Woman's 2 dogs Stolen for 2nd Time

She is begging for their safe return, again, and an end to the ongoing, dangerous crimes she says have been happening to her for the past few months.

School Fight Caught On Cam Leaves Mom Demanding Answers

A fight at a local middle school has a mother demanding answers from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

Panthers Draft LSU's Donte Jackson In Second Round

The Panthers moved to shore up their secondary with their second-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, adding LSU cornerback Donte Jackson with the 55th overall pick.

Once America’s Best-Selling Car, The Ford Taurus Dies, Again

A car that once was America’s top-seller is about to die — for a second time.

Tom Brokaw ‘Hurt And Unmoored’ By Sex Harassment Allegations

Tom Brokaw denied sexual misconduct charges and told friends in a late-night email that he felt “ambushed and then perp walked” in the media as an avatar of male misogyny and stripped of his honor and achievement.