Coming to Charlotte for Beyoncé? Better hurry, as hotels fill up, rates spike

Booking a room in the Queen City for Queen Bey’s Renaissance World Tour? Better do it soon and expect to pay up. Several Charlotte hotels already had no vacancy by … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

NC cop accused of sexual assault is fired, arrested with child porn, chief says 

An 11-year Mooresville patrol officer was arrested and fired Wednesday, just days after a girl reported to police that he sexually assaulted her over several years, Police Chief Ron Campurciani … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Rep. Jeff Jackson asked NC’s Tricia Cotham for refund because she ‘misrepresented herself’

Rep. Jeff Jackson said Wednesday morning he requested a campaign donation refund from N.C. Rep. Tricia Cotham after she “misrepresented herself” during the 2022 election. “I took her at her … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

In reversal, NC police no longer suspect SUV driver intentionally hit 6 migrant workers

The North Carolina driver who was charged with driving his SUV into a group of migrant farm workers, and injuring six of them outside a Lincolnton Walmart over the weekend, … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

The federal courthouse got a $130M upgrade. The result is very ‘un-Charlotte-like’

After 89 years, the federal courthouse on Mint Street in uptown Charlotte was in serious need of renovation. Conditions at the courthouse, Senior U.S. District Judge Bob Conrad said, were … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Drunk driver charged with killing a Charlotte bride denied bond, SC judge rules

The woman charged with killing a Charlotte bride on her wedding night in South Carolina will stay behind bars with no bond, a judge ruled Tuesday morning. Police say Jamie … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Mecklenburg County sells acres of uptown Charlotte land for Brooklyn Village project

Mecklenburg County has sold almost 6 acres of uptown property as part of the first phase of the Brooklyn Village Redevelopment Project, the county announced Monday. The sale was completed … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

In Mecklenburg, 10% of all revaluation appeals came from just one corporate landlord

Among the 23,000 property revaluation appeals sent to Mecklenburg County this year is a name that appears again and again. Charlotte attorney Lawrence Shaheen shows up in the appeals some … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Who are top earners among Mecklenburg County’s more than 6,400 employees?

Meck_top_earners_2023 To see the top earners for the city of Charlotte, click here. … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

13 injured, three seriously, in CATS bus crash in northeast Charlotte

At least three people were seriously injured and 10 also hurt in a “mass casualty bus” crash Sunday in northeast Charlotte, according to Mecklenburg EMS Agency. One person was being … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Rock Hill motorcyclist killed in York County crash, officials say

A motorcyclist has died after a one-vehicle crash in Rock Hill, officials said. A motorcycle driver ran off the roadway Saturday morning on Neely Store Road in Rock Hill, the … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Chester, SC, has hosted a special celebration. A famous actress helped make it happen

Famed actress Phylicia Rashad stood under the hot sun in Chester, S.C., Saturday evening wearing her mother’s embroidered Mexican-style dress. …”Was blind, but now I see,” she sang with a … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Popular NC fishing and boating lake reopens after months-long closure. What we know.

A popular North Carolina fishing and boating lake finally opened for the season on Saturday after a months-long closure due to staff shortages, city of Monroe officials said. When the … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Speeding driver in Charlotte careens out of control, dies in head-on wreck, police say

A speeding driver died in a head-on wreck on a busy Charlotte road after smacking a truck and careening out of control into traffic, police said Friday. The driver, 23-year-old … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Charlotte shooting ends in crash, multiple arrests, police say

A shooting in Charlotte Friday night ended in multiple arrests after a driver at the scene led officers on a high-speed chase and soon crashed, police said. The person who … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Second crack or break found on Carowinds’ damaged roller coaster, state confirms

A second crack or break was found in Carowinds largest roller coaster, the state agency inspecting Fury 325 confirmed Friday. Fury 325 has been closed since June 30 after a … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

NC mom passed out at Aldi. Liquid fentanyl found in baby’s cup, sheriff says.

Union County deputies found liquid fentanyl in an infant’s drinking cup after discovering the baby’s mother passed out in a car in an Aldi’s parking lot, the sheriff’s office said … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Parents asked. Did CMS listen? 4 things to know about controversial bus stop plan

Lavida Mickens is a teacher in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and parent to a ninth-grade student attending the Northwest School of the Arts. She’s still unsure how she’ll get her son to … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Wild Wing Cafe files for bankruptcy protection. Former Panthers star among its owners

A Charlotte restaurant chain known for its wings and live music has filed for bankruptcy after abruptly closing some of its restaurants this year. Wild Wing Cafe, owned by private … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Here’s how a new SC boating law will impact two-state, three-county Lake Wylie

A boating safety change in South Carolina will make the rules more standard across Lake Wylie. It’ll just take a long time. “I’m glad at least that something has occurred,” … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

East Charlotte is still waiting. Its big project could be the one residents don’t want

East Charlotte residents waited 11 years for their turn at a big economic development project, and now they could be waiting for an option many aren’t keen on. The message … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Is wood supporting Celanese Road bridge over I-77 in Rock Hill? Here’s what SCDOT said

As you travel in Rock Hill on Celanese Road under the Interstate 77 bridge, you might see a strange — and perhaps alarming — sight. Traveling west, you’ll see a … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

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