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Dozens of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools parents and teachers told county commissioners Wednesday that the proposed funding for schools falls short of what is needed to fill staffing shortages and increase teacher … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Social media users are debating the validity of a UFO sighting after an object was spotted flying over a busy Charlotte road. “Please tell me if anyone in the East … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

So much for the “juicy” legal fight over dueling beer labels. Charlotte’s Sycamore Brewing Co. has dropped its trademark-infringement lawsuit against a well-known California competitor little more than a month … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Ella Scarborough, a longtime Mecklenburg County commissioner and the first Black woman to run for mayor of Charlotte and the U.S. Senate in North Carolina has died, her family said … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

A University City entertainment district that’s anchored by Topgolf could be joined by hundreds of apartments under a rezoning request before the Charlotte City Council. Cambridge Properties, a Charlotte development … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

It is no secret that Charlotte is home to an abundance of trees throughout the city. The city’s Tree Management department estimates there are about 200,000 trees aligned along streets … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

North Carolina residents hoping to see the U.S. National Whitewater Center’s Memorial Day fireworks display on Sunday might have to wait until next year. The recreation center, at 5000 Whitewater … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

An early morning 911 call about an assault with a deadly weapon led Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers to a crime in progress that ended with one person dead and two others … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

The maestro’s final bows came Sunday afternoon at the end of “Ode to Joy,” a fitting conclusion to the 12-year career of Christopher Warren-Green as music director of the Charlotte … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

With the Charlotte area recognized as a hot spot for corporate landlords, Mecklenburg County has included funding in its recently proposed budget to keep studying how to address the industry’s … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Strong storms packing half-inch hail and 40-mph wind gusts knocked power out to thousands in the Charlotte area on Saturday afternoon, officials said. About 10,600 Duke Energy customers in the … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Two nights after shots were fired into another public bus, Charlotte’s transit chief sought to reassure riders in a video address Friday night. John Lewis, CEO of Charlotte Area Transit … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Mecklenburg County would close its Juvenile Detention Center by Dec. 1 and freeze 90 vacant jobs under a $2.1 billion proposed budget released Thursday. County Manager Dena Diorio said closing … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

COVID-19 canceled the Davidson College Class of 2020’s graduation ceremonies. On Sunday, 75% of them will finally cross a stage with their diplomas, college officials said Friday. Many colleges postponed … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

A Charlotte cat kept one of its nine lives Wednesday due to the quick work of a Mecklenburg EMS paramedic. The heroic effort from paramedic Chris Noll was caught on … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

A 24-year-old man hit and sexually assaulted a worker on the eighth floor of the Mecklenburg County courthouse before fleeing Tuesday afternoon, police said. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police arrested Devante Johnson late … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

A Charlotte man crossing Interstate 77 on foot in South Carolina died Thursday when he was struck by an oncoming vehicle, officials said. The pedestrian who died at the scene … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

Mecklenburg County Manager Dena Diorio’s fiscal year 2023 budget proposal includes a $19.9 million increase from the current year’s operating budget for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools — less than half what the … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

A memorial service has been announced for a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer who was found dead on Monday. Angela Starnes died in her Gastonia home, according to her obituary on the … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

A federal judge in Charlotte sentenced a 54-year-old man to over eight years in prison for trafficking a drug generally used to tranquilize elephants, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

A fatal shooting occurred just after midnight Thursday, May 19, in a northeast Charlotte apartment community, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police. The name of the victim has not been released. It … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service

A homicide investigation is underway after a man was found dead on the side of the road Wednesday afternoon in northeast Charlotte, police said. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers working patrol were … Click to Continue » Top Featured Tags: – North Carolina News Press Release Distribution Service