Sixteen people were rescued from the Pacific Ocean off Mexico's Baja California coast on Friday after the U.S. Coast Guard responded to a May Day call reporting their boat was sinking. Another 11 people were believed missing.
The NAACP of Charlotte Mecklenburg is calling for the release of the names of the CMPD officers involved in a racist group text. Three officers have resigned and three others have been recommended for termination. The FBI is investigating to see if any officers acted on their bias in interactions with civilians.
Local nonprofit that offers much needed resources for unhoused people throughout the community is hosting a fundraiser on Saturday.
From the mountains to the Piedmont, North Carolina is starting to show off its fall colors.
Federal detainees with pending cases in our area will now be housed in the Mecklenburg County Jail in Uptown and the newly re-opened Jail North.
The Grammy winning artist, Steve Lacy will bring his Oh yeah? Tour to the stage at Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre on Thursday night.
Of the 15 registered sex offenders charged, one remains wanted.
Alex Murdaugh’s defense can do their own tests of unknown DNA found under his wife’s fingernails after she and her son were shot to death in 2021, a judge said Friday, part of an increasingly bitter battle over what evidence can be used in his retrial next year on murder charges.
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is transitioning out of the role after a brief and rough tenure as President Donald Trump’s chief spokeswoman.
Officials are lauding the actions of a local who they say chased down and shot a teenage gunman who killed three children and a teacher at an Oregon elementary school.
Pope Leo XIV gave strong indications Friday that he was recovering well from lung cancer surgery and was very much in charge of running the Catholic Church, speaking on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, meeting with top aides and celebrating Mass in a makeshift hospital chapel.
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been moved to a federal prison in Pennsylvania after reports that the hip-hop mogul was living the high life and was injured in a fight at his New Jersey lockup, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday.
Six Flags Over Georgia is set to open its gates Friday for the first time since a man fell to his death from one of the amusement park's towering roller coasters.
On World Restart a Heart Day, cardiac arrest survivor Johnnie Davis is sharing how his wife's quick action saved his life.
A 16-year-old shot his way through locked doors to get into an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher.
Rising is shining a light on the Alliance for Children, an organization that provides resources for local families.
Social Security recipients will recieve a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment in 2027, increasing the average retired worker's benefit by about $75 per month beginning in January.
The duo is also performing at the Lincoln Cultural Center on Saturday night.
Taylor, Adam, Joe and Kaitlin went to the new Kura Revolving Sushi Bar, straight from Japan to learn more about the food and experience.
Organizers are working to get people out to the polls.
In-person early voting for the midterm election is officially underway in North Carolina.
A Mooresville teen is facing five felony counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.
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