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Until about a week ago, Olga Castaneda’s three sons sometimes had to go to bed with their stomachs growling. Castaneda and her husband lost their jobs in March due to … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

For the past month, the number of newly-detected COVID-19 cases in Mecklenburg has been falling, but county officials and hospital leaders say “It is critically important that no one become … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

An ethics complaint filed against a Republican City Council member will trigger “further review” by an outside investigator, city attorney Patrick Baker told elected officials in an email Monday. A … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Two more people were killed in Charlotte early Tuesday, bringing the city’s homicide tally to four since Sunday. Charlotte’s 2020 homicide total is now at 76 people, according to Charlotte … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

UNC-Chapel Hill’s move to remote classes for undergraduates applies only to that UNC System school, the system’s leader said Monday. President Peter Hans said each of the system’s 17 schools … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Brittany Cowick has become the first federal defendant awaiting trial in the Western District of North Carolina to be released from custody due to threats from COVID-19. Before her release … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Two men are dead and another person is hospitalized with gunshot wounds after a series of shootings Sunday on a street in southwest Charlotte, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police. The two … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Charlotte city attorney Patrick Baker told city council members Saturday that ethics complaints against council members Dimple Ajmera and James Mitchell warrant further investigation, weeks after the two Democrats questioned … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

After North Carolina came within one percentage point of its goal, the state’s percent of positive coronavirus cases ticked up Sunday for the first time in one week. The state’s … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

With her family by her side, a longtime Mecklenburg County jail officer died at a Charlotte hospital this week due to complications from COVID-19. Officer Coretta Jean Downing had been … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Fifty-nine Confederate symbols across the United States have been removed, relocated or renamed since the death of George Floyd in May sparked protests calling for an end to racism, according … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Another Charlotte area favorite annual event has been canceled because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. This time it’s the Southern Christmas Show, which was scheduled for Nov. 12-22. “The well-being … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

A Mecklenburg County Superior Court judge declined to order the city of Charlotte to release contracts related to the Republican National Convention, set to take place this month, according to … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board member says the district not allowing student-athletes to practice this summer is dangerous, and he’s ready to bring a vote to the board to change the … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

A woman rushed to save a boy who was chasing a ball in a Charlotte street when a driver hit and killed her Thursday night, police said. The woman, 51-year-old … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Mary Hill has to shout so her grandmother can hear her when, on her caller’s behalf, she poses the question — a question that (we’re sorry, but) just screams to … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

North Carolina families are getting an extra two months to get required vaccinations before their children won’t be allowed to attend school. Students are typically required to provide proof of … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Four pregnant Black Angus cows were fatally shot on a North Carolina farm owned by the co-host of Charlotte’s “John Boy & Billy” syndicated radio show. “I don’t know how … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

A 2-year-old child was critically hurt Wednesday evening during a shooting in west Charlotte, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police. The identity of the toddler has not been released. “Detectives are currently … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

As students return to colleges and universities, Mecklenburg County Public Health Director Gibbie Harris said she expects to see an increase in COVID-19 cases. “It’s an experiment,” Harris said at … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

As he drove through Charlotte carrying drugs and more than $220,000 in cash, Mitchell Gays watched an episode of “Unsolved,” a crime drama based on the killings of rival rap … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

One person was rescued and seriously injured in a house fire just north of uptown Charlotte Wednesday morning. The fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. at a home on Edison … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service