Loads of Gummy Bears seized by NC police. There’s more than a sugar high in these.

Mooresville police seized a handgun, $16,000 in cash and numerous packages of Gummy Bears during a drug raid at a home on Raintree Lane. The candies were found laced with … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Gotta be the shoes: Man gets 4 years for illegal buys of Air Jordans, other sneakers

Over a three-week period in 2018, Charles Brown and a few friends bought at least 565 pairs of high-end athletic shoes. To put that number in perspective, Brown could serve … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Trump supporters gather in Charlotte park for ‘back the blue’ biker parade

Hours before President Donald Trump was to formally accept nomination to a second term, his supporters filled a pavilion at Charlotte’s Park Road Park with a message Thursday afternoon. “Donald … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

4 people at the RNC in Charlotte test positive for coronavirus, county says

Two attendees and two support staff at the Republican National Convention tested positive for COVID-19, Mecklenburg County officials announced Friday morning. Those people were instructed to isolate immediately, and close … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Former Hurricane Laura remnants still threaten Charlotte region. Here’s the latest.

Remnants of Tropical Depression Laura could deliver severe storms with damaging wind gusts and possible tornadoes to the Charlotte region on Saturday, National Weather Service meteorologists said Friday. “Brief periods … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Snyder’s-Lance employee killed by delivery truck near company loading dock, CMPD says

A Synder’s-Lance employee died late Thursday after being hit by a company truck near the snack food company’s loading dock in south Charlotte, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police. The incident happened … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

An unlikely gift of the coronavirus: Cleaner air in Charlotte as traffic dwindled

Charlotte’s air grew cleaner as traffic plummeted in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, Mecklenburg County air quality analysts say, confirming a suspected link between the two. Traffic on … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

NC State University will close campus dorms, calling COVID situation ‘untenable’

N.C. State University will close its campus residence halls in response to continuing spread of COVID-19, the school announced Wednesday. The closing of dorms comes less than a week after … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

I-485 crackdown nabs more than 2,100 speeders, with some topping 100 mph

A nearly month-long crackdown on Interstate 485 has netted more than 2,100 speeders, the N.C. Highway Patrol told the Observer this week. A majority of the speeders were traveling more … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

NC district started with all in-person classes. A third of its schools are now online.

A small western North Carolina school district that reopened for face-to-face classes last week has switched more than a third of its schools to online classes because so many employees … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

College students should be held accountable as NC tries to slow COVID-19, Cohen says

North Carolina college campuses should be doing more to hold students responsible for activities that can promote the spread of the coronavirus, Dr. Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

NC schools and universities want lawmakers to give them $350 million for COVID costs

North Carolina’s K-12 and higher education leaders asked state lawmakers Tuesday for $350 million in additional funding to deal with coronavirus needs now that schools are in back in session. … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Masks are required at RNC 2020 in Charlotte. But many are not wearing one.

Face masks were supposed to be worn at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte. In addition to North Carolina’s COVID-19 statewide mask mandate, RNC staff agreed to enforce the rule … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

High school teacher arrested after parent finds ‘inappropriate’ messages, NC cops say

A 30-year-old math teacher in North Carolina was arrested Friday on charges of taking indecent liberties with a student, according to local law enforcement. She has since resigned, school officials … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Arrest made over RNC 2020 security violation after man jumped a four-foot fence

An arrest was made shortly after 10 a.m. Monday involving a man who violated the security perimeter surrounding the Republication National Convention in uptown. RNC Security, the Twitter account for … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

‘Major fire’ at industrial plant in Chester County, SC emergency officials say

A fire was ongoing Monday at an industrial plant in Chester County, emergency officials said. A “major fire” is being fought at the Carolina Poly plant on S.C. 9, said … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

RNC 2020 live updates: What to know in Charlotte on August 24

We’re updating with the latest on news from Charlotte as the Republican National Convention nears. President Donald Trump will arrive on Monday. Check back for updates. Monday’s roll call The … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Mom stabbed to death in east Charlotte. Her son was charged with murder, CMPD says

A man has been charged with murdering his mother, who was killed in a stabbing Sunday morning in east Charlotte, police said. Late Sunday, police identified the victim as 64-year-old … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

1 dead after an assault in Charlotte on Saturday as homicides mount, police say

A man died after suffering “life-threatening trauma” during an altercation in the common area of a northeast Charlotte apartment complex on Saturday, police said. Late Saturday, police identified the victim … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Open just 3 months, NC alpine coaster now temporarily closed due to COVID-19

The state has ordered a family attraction in the N.C. mountains to close, citing COVID-19 restrictions which prohibit amusement parks from operating. The owners of the Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

How many coronavirus cases are at NC colleges? Here’s how to keep track of them.

Since North Carolina universities and colleges opened up to in-person classes in early August, clusters of coronavirus cases have been identified and reported. UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State, East Carolina University … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Popular Lake Norman restaurant closes after employee tests positive for COVID-19

A popular Lake Norman restaurant became the latest in the Charlotte area Friday to close temporarily after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. Westlake Restaurant on N.C. 16 in Denver … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

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