Three men accused of holding up a Bank of America branch in South End on Friday may have thought they’d fooled police in their getaway attempt. The trio switched cars, … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service
Temperatures are going down in NC, but it’s not why your heating bill is going up
Your monthly natural gas bill is about to spike again, and the latest increase has nothing to do with cooler temperatures expected to settle in for the season beginning this … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service
COVID vaccine live updates: Here’s what to know in North Carolina on Oct. 16
We’re tracking the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus and vaccines in North Carolina. Check back for updates. Over 3,100 new cases added At least 1,446,881 people in North Carolina … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service
Cases down. FDA panel recommends boosters. What to know about COVID this week in NC.
New COVID-19 cases, following a weeks-long trend, are down over the past seven days in North Carolina, as the highly transmissible delta variant continues to wane. Over the past week, … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service
NC driver killed, crashed into parked tractor trailer on Interstate 77 ramp
An Iredell County woman died after smashing into a big rig that was parked along the shoulder of an Interstate 77 entrance ramp, a State Highway Patrol trooper said Saturday. … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service
Charlotte-area woman safely found after she went missing nearly a month ago, police say
Editors note: Mabe was safely located in Charlotte on Friday by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police, according to Matthews police. No other details were made available. A search is underway for a Charlotte-area … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service
German manufacturer to add over 130 jobs in NC for its $19-million expansion plan
A German company is bringing more than one hundred jobs to Catawba County in a $19.2 million project. Pöppelmann Plastics USA LLC is investing more than $19.2 million to expand … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service
Report of sexual assault on Charlotte school bus under investigation
Police are investigating a report that a 13-year-old girl was assaulted on her school bus in Charlotte on Wednesday. In a message to parents on Friday, Randolph Middle School Principal … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service
Motorcyclist dies after wreck on busy south Charlotte road. Driver arrested.
A 28-year-old motorcyclist died after a car driver hit him on a busy south Charlotte road on Friday morning, police said. Taylor Stutesman was pronounced dead at Carolinas Medical Center … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service
Back after a hiatus, Charlotte’s Thanksgiving parade will ‘light up the night sky’
The annual Novant Health Thanksgiving Parade will transform into a night event in uptown Charlotte on Nov. 24, with illuminated floats, inflatables and marching bands and other local, regional and … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service
1 dead, 1 hurt in shooting at NASCAR-themed nightspot near Charlotte Motor Speedway
One person was fatally shot and another hospitalized after a dispute in a popular NASCAR-themed night spot near Charlotte Motor Speedway early Saturday, police said. Police found both people outside … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service
Could two grocery stores ease west Charlotte’s food problem? These researchers think so.
For the first time in about two decades, two grocery stores could be coming to west Charlotte — where many of the residents lack access to affordable, healthy food. It’s … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service
WWII vet who invented nicotine-free cigarettes from lettuce dies in Charlotte at 99
Charlotte World War II veteran Puzant Torigian dedicated much of his life to helping people end their addiction to nicotine and tobacco. When a colleague in 1959 challenged him to … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service
Liberian member of ‘love scam’ that stole $1.5 million from victims convicted in Charlotte
Love means never having to say you’re guilty. In Michael Moore’s case, a Charlotte jury took care of that late Wednesday. After a two-day trial, the 39-year-old Liberian national was … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service
‘We need you to stop.’ Putting mothballs on trails won’t deter snakes, Meck officials say
It’s a popular myth: Mothballs deter snakes. This fallacy hasn’t kept visitors to Mecklenburg’s nature preserves and trails from dropping the toxic balls, and county officials urge them to stop. … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service
How 3 young men overcame stereotypes, made history as Panthers’ first male cheerleaders
After hearing his ankle snap while landing wrong on a trampoline last spring, the day before final auditions for the Carolina Panthers’ TopCats cheerleading team this past spring, Melvin Sutton … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service
Woman charged with arson after her infant dies in Rock Hill fire, officials say
A Rock Hill woman has been charged with arson after her infant child died following a house fire Thursday in Rock Hill, officials said. Laquita Joyce Henderson, 30, was arrested … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service
SC man accused of luring Charlotte teen to SUV then exposing himself arrested, CMPD says
A South Carolina man suspected of driving around a Charlotte neighborhood then exposing himself to a teenage girl and making inappropriate comments to minors, was arrested in Rock Hill on … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service
Housing crisis, homelessness at ‘inflection point’ in Mecklenburg
COVID-19 has “shone a light” and worsened existing housing instability and homelessness in Mecklenburg County, according to a new report. The pandemic, which interrupted employment and caused thousands of local … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service
A call to find a person results in discovery of woman’s body in a wooded area, CMPD says
The discovery of a woman’s body in a wooded area in west Charlotte led to a suspect being charged with her kidnapping and murder, police said Tuesday. Shortly after 7 … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service
Controversial UNC journalism donor Hussman comes to campus, but isn’t meeting faculty
Walter Hussman Jr., the UNC-Chapel Hill donor who came under fire for meddling in the hire and controversial tenure case for journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, is expected to be back on … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service
COVID vaccine live updates: Here’s what to know in North Carolina on Oct. 14
We’re tracking the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus and vaccines in North Carolina. Check back for updates. Nearly 100 deaths added At least 1,443,699 people in North Carolina have … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service
