Child in diaper discovered wandering a Charlotte street before parent found

A child in a pull-up diaper was found wandering a Charlotte street on Saturday morning before his parent was finally located later in the evening, police said. The child told … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

$2 Mega Millions tickets in North Carolina won top prizes — again. Check your numbers.

Two Mega Millions tickets in North Carolina scored $1 million prizes in Friday’s drawing, lottery officials said Saturday. A player who plunked down $2 for a ticket at Pikeville Mini … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Mystery NC lottery winner emerges to claim $1 million. Second winner unknown.

One of two big Mega Millions winners in North Carolina last week claimed her $1 million prize at lottery headquarters in Raleigh Monday, officials said. Another winning ticket — bought … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

1 killed, 2 injured in I-77 crash. Lanes closed near Cornelius before rush hour

A crash killed one person, injured two others and closed all southbound lanes on Interstate 77 in Cornelius Friday afternoon. A northbound Jeep in the express lane jumped the median … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

‘History gets forgotten, brushed aside…’ Polk site near Pineville tells untold stories

Violet and Lucy were two young girls forced to leave their families and home just north of Huntersville in 1794 after the death of the person who enslaved them. The … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Photos: Recovery efforts underway after tornado hits Rocky Mount, NC communities

Residents and workers began the process of cleaning up and assessing damage around Rocky Mount, N.C.. Thursday after an EF-3 tornado cut a path across Nash and Edgecombe counties Wednesday … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Authorities issued tornado warning for Eastern NC 6 minutes after storm hit the ground

The National Weather Service said Thursday that the warnings it issued six minutes after a major tornado touched down Wednesday in Nash and Edgecombe counties still saved lives. “There’s still … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Why were some asymptomatic with COVID? UNC Charlotte professor’s study offers an answer

Some people who have COVID-19 may be asymptomatic because of different genetics, according to a new study published this week in the journal Nature and co-authored by a UNC Charlotte … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Mooresville man faces charges he used $2.6M in COVID funds for investment fraud scheme

A Mooresville man is facing federal charges over claims that he fraudulently obtained more than $2.6 million in COVID relief funds, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday. Investigators say … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Drone photos show extensive tornado damage to Pfizer plant in Rocky Mount, NC

A EF-3 tornado left a trail of damage in Nash and Edgecombe Counties in North Carolina Thursday afternoon, July 20, 2023. A Pfizer pharmaceutical plant that produces medications was damaged. … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

StarMed Healthcare closes locations, lays off workers as it scales back operations

Charlotte-based StarMed Healthcare is closing two of its three locations and laying off 15 to 20 workers as the independent medical practice consolidates operations to battle rising costs, its president … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Family finds rare baseball card bought in Charlotte 100 years ago — what’s it worth?

A Charlotte-area family’s undiscovered 1910 baseball card may be among the rarest ever, according to a national baseball card auctioneer that says the card could fetch more than $1 million. … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Inside the Mint Museum ‘Vault’ exhibit, where couples collect and cherish Black art

For four couples in Charlotte, seeking, collecting, restoring and preserving Black art has become a longtime personal mission. Now these custodians of Black culture are being celebrated in a Mint … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Exclusive: CMS board chair Elyse Dashew says she won’t seek reelection in 2023

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board chair Elyse Dashew will not seek a third consecutive term, she told The Charlotte Observer Tuesday. Dashew is nearing the end of her second term on the … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Charlotte air quality among worst in the country now as Canadian wildfire smoke lingers

The air above Charlotte is some of the worst in the nation Tuesday. Smoke from the Canadian wildfires, combined with high pressure, trapped particulates close to the surface and tainted … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

SC has plans for a new state park to honor Catawba Nation. Here’s where it will be

A land conservation group has an agreement to buy 600 acres for a new state park in South Carolina that would emphasize the culture of the state’s Catawba Nation tribe. … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

NoDa Y sale is symptom of bigger financial problems at Charlotte’s YMCA

No one knows why there are still four working fireplaces in the Johnston YMCA. At one point, of course, they must have heated the 73-year-old building in the heart of … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Sledgehammers used in brazen lunchtime heist at Birkdale Village jewelry store

Police are searching for three masked robbers who used sledgehammers in a brazen lunchtime heist at a Birkdale Village jewelry store Tuesday. Officers arrived in minutes after employees at Fink’s … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Water search finds body of boater near popular Lake Norman sandbar, NC officials say

The body of a boater has been recovered from Lake Norman in the Cornelius area, the Cornelius-Lemley Fire Rescue reports. Investigators have not released the identity of the boater. The … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

New column installed on Fury 325 roller coaster at Carowinds to replace damaged one

The cranes are gone and a new support column has been installed on Carowinds’ largest roller coaster by Friday afternoon after the original pillar cracked, shutting down the ride last … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

North Carolina tribe may legalize recreational marijuana use, expand dispensary sales

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will soon vote on whether to legalize adult use of marijuana on tribal lands in North Carolina. If the measure passes, the tribe’s 57,000-acre … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

2 Mega Millions tickets in North Carolina won big prizes. Do the winners know?

Two Mega Millions tickets in North Carolina scored top prizes in Friday’s drawing, but the players remained a mystery Saturday, as no one immediately claimed the wins, N.C. lottery officials … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

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