‘What’s our legacy?’ MLK’s work resonates in Charlotte to build connections, leaders

Making community connections and investing in future leaders to carry on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy reverberated Monday during the MLK Holiday Celebration in uptown Charlotte. Linda Alexander … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Rock Hill/Charlotte commute: A long-time driver is asking a really important question.

Ron Auvil lives in Rock Hill and for years lived the commuter’s life. He’s retired now. He recently was willing to be interviewed about his life as a commuter and … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Jury trial starts Tuesday in former Myers Park student’s sexual assault lawsuit

A jury trial begins Tuesday for a former Myers Park High School student who alleges administrators and police mishandled her report of sexual assault on campus in 2015. U.S. District … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Body found as police investigated shots into multiple homes and vehicles, CMPD says

A report of gunshots in a northeast Charlotte apartment community led police to a body and a lot of bullet holes in homes and vehicles, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police. The … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

2 people died after being shot in Charlotte on Friday, police say. What we know

Police on Saturday continued to investigate Friday’s fatal shootings of two people in Charlotte. Police haven’t said if the shootings are related. They also haven’t released the victims’ names or … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Stranger creeps out girls at south Charlotte school bus stops. Police ask: Who is he?

Police are asking the public for help identifying a stranger who tries talking with middle school-age girls as he drives past south Charlotte school bus stops, possibly in a light … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

SC police help nab man suspected of firing a shot before fleeing police on I-77

South Carolina police helped stop and arrest a Charlotte burglary suspect late Friday initially suspected of shooting at officers before fleeing onto Interstate 77, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said. One of two … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

NC community hit by earthquake this week, USGS confirms. What we know.

A 1.2 magnitude earthquake registered in western Catawba County on Tuesday, Jan. 10, federal seismologists confirmed. The quake struck at 2:57 a.m. and was centered about 3.7 miles southeast of … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Someone in North Carolina hit a top Mega Millions prize, lottery says. Do they know it?

Someone in North Carolina scored a $1 million prize in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing, and two other players in the state won smaller but sizable amounts, lottery officials said Saturday. … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Matthews Police inflated how successful they were at clearing crimes, town says

The Matthews Police Department intentionally misrepresented the town’s crime statistics from 2018-2022, according to an eight-month investigation requested by the town manager. The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Investigative … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Charlotte-area tornado touched down during Thursday’s severe weather, NWS confirms

A tornado struck Gaston County during severe storms that raced across the Charlotte region Thursday evening, a National Weather Service survey team confirmed Friday. The EF0 tornado touched down near … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Hyundai worker in NC takes joyride, uses homophobic term in viral video 

A local car dealership employee was fired after being accused of going on a joyride in a customer’s vehicle and using derogatory language in an incident captured on video. In … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

NWS lifts tornado watch for the Charlotte area as severe storms race to the east

Mecklenburg and surrounding counties were under a tornado watch for several hours Thursday afternoon and night before severe thunderstorms that could have spawned them swept to the east. Just after … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

The view from south Charlotte: Lots of traffic, with worries there’s more to come

Chris Soderberg can remember when N.C. 51 was nothing but trees, cows and barbed wired. It was the mid-1980s and the south Charlotte road was two lanes. “It was country,” … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

A once-in-a-50,000-year cosmic event will be visible in Charlotte tonight. How to see it

A rare green comet is scheduled to appear in the night sky for the first time in 50,000 years. The comet, named C/2022 E3 (ZTF), will make its closest approach … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

What percentage of Charlotte area households earn more than $200K? See the data

A village in Union County has the highest percentage of households earning more than $200,000 per year, according to five-year estimates from the latest American Community Survey released by the … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

What percentage of Charlotte area households earn more than $200K? See the data

A village in Union County has the highest percentage of households earning more than $200,000 per year, according to five-year estimates from the latest American Community Survey released by the … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Is $50 million enough for affordable housing? And 4 more Charlotte summit takeaways

The city of Charlotte’s regular $50 million allocations for affordable housing may be the wrong approach as construction prices and Charlotte’s population have grown. That question emerged from City Council … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Is $50 million enough for affordable housing? And 4 more Charlotte summit takeaways

The city of Charlotte’s regular $50 million allocations for affordable housing may be the wrong approach as construction prices and Charlotte’s population have grown. That question emerged from City Council … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Mooresville neighbors defeat Charlotte developer’s plan for more homes, citing traffic

Mooresville commissioners on Jan. 3 rejected a Charlotte developer’s request for 123 more homes in his Pecan Hills subdivision, after residents cited traffic-safety concerns. Pecan Hills is north of downtown … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Mooresville neighbors defeat Charlotte developer’s plan for more homes, citing traffic

Mooresville commissioners on Jan. 3 rejected a Charlotte developer’s request for 123 more homes in his Pecan Hills subdivision, after residents cited traffic-safety concerns. Pecan Hills is north of downtown … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

FAA lifts grounding of all US flights, including at Charlotte Douglas

Just before 9 a.m. Wednesday, the FAA lifted its grounding of flights all across the country, including at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, after a technical outage forced the agency to … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

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